Myanmar parliament approves foreign investment bill
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's parliament approved a foreign investment bill on Thursday and lawmakers expect it to be signed into law quickly by the president since his office had come...
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Myanmar foreign investment bill in parliament again
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's new foreign investment bill was with parliament on Thursday, after amendments to address concerns of foreign firms eager to enter the country, and it could be...
Myanmar foreign investment bill in parliament again
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's new foreign investment bill was with parliament on Thursday, after amendments to address concerns of foreign firms eager to enter the country, and it could be...
Run on deposits gives Myanmar’s fledgling banks a fright
YANGON/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Panic set in, queues formed and depositors scrambled to withdraw savings. A brief run on Myanmar's largest bank last week highlights what economists and academics say is...
With Suu Kyi’s help, Myanmar inches towards investment law
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - A law intended to accelerate foreign investment in Myanmar will be signed soon by the president after pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi helped kill a clause...
Exclusive: Myanmar delays energy tender to improve transparency
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar has delayed an oil and gas exploration tender to meet the transparency standards of the Western energy majors lining up, many for the first time, to...
Exclusive: Myanmar delays energy tender to improve transparency
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar has delayed an oil and gas exploration tender to meet the transparency standards of the Western energy majors lining up, many for the first time, to...
Myanmar government abolishes direct media censorship
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar abolished direct media censorship on Monday, the latest dramatic reform by its quasi-civilian regime, but journalists face other formidable restrictions including a ban on private daily...
Myanmar government abolishes direct media censorship
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar abolished direct media censorship on Monday, the latest dramatic reform by its quasi-civilian regime, but journalists face other formidable restrictions including a ban on private daily...
Exclusive: Myanmar poised for cabinet shake-up, MPs say
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - Myanmar President Thein Sein plans to reshuffle his cabinet and appoint a new vice-president soon to reduce the influence of anti-reform ministers and accelerate changes in the...