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Fire guts Coca-Cola warehouse
Four hundred fire fighters and forty-four fire engines were called to the scene of a vicious blaze at a Rangoon warehouse rented by Coca-Cola.
Coca-Cola hits back at military link claims
Coca-Cola has defended its business practices in Burma after a NGO revealed connections with blacklisted company Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited.
Coca-Cola comes to Burma
Coca-Cola Co. opens a factory on the outskirts of Burma’s commercial capital to begin production in the country for the first time in more than 60 years.
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Kawthaung police seize kratom drug haul from longboat
Kawthaung’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force say they found 299 bags of kratom leaves, with a street value placed at 4.119m kyat.
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US dilutes Burma investment reporting requirements
Rights groups criticised the move, which they said would increase the risk of undermining political and economic reforms.
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Some US sanctions eased, but most remain in place
The US government has decided to maintain most economic restrictions on Burma in an effort to punish those Washington sees as hampering the country’s newly elected government.
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This week in business; Coca-Cola defends claims of links to military company, the Thilawa Special Economic Zone steams ahead and KFC opens in Rangoon.
US aims to boost investment in Burma
US companies remain under the microscope as they navigate sanctions to invest in an opening Burma.
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Burma’s emerging rich
As Burma’s economy steadily grows, a higher percentage of Rangoon’s population are finding themselves with more cash to spend.
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DVB talks to Vicky Bowman, MCRB
DVB Interview International spoke to Vicky Bowman from the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business about the centre’s work, ways in which companies can adopt responsible business practices and how to tackle issues such as corruption and human rights.
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BUSINESS WEEKLY: January 25
Burmese kyat and fuel prices remained much the same this week, two Indian hydro projects are said to be stalled, more int’l flights for Mandalay, and Burma gears up for the census.
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BUSINESS in BURMA THIS WEEK: Burma files trade deficit; gold is up in Rangoon; private gas stations are licensed; Ooredoo inks deal with Nokia.
Burma needs investors with staying power: experts
Burma’s investment suitors should be prepared to commit long term to the rapidly opening nation, experts said, as foreign firms weigh the risks of doing business in the former pariah state
Burma to flaunt reforms to the world at economic forum
Hundreds of global leaders, industry chiefs and foreign media are descending on Burma’s once-reclusive capital as the former pariah showcases its political and economic reforms in a bid to entice investment
Burma joins the consumer age
From toothpaste to tinned fruit, cosmetics to Coca-Cola, global firms have Burma firmly in their sights as the nation’s 60 million people find themselves thrust onto the frontline of consumerism.[…]
NLD spokesperson defends alleged rape of ‘Muslim’ girl
A spokesperson for the National League for Democracy has defended one of their members accused of drugging and raping a 15-year-old girl in a statement that highlights that both he and the alleged victim are Muslims
US-Burma detente threatens China: experts
After years of almost unchallenged dominance, China’s influence in Burma is under threat as the United States and other nations seek closer ties with the former pariah state, experts say.
Obama to visit Burma later this month: official
Newly re-elected US President Barack Obama will visit Rangoon later this month, a Burmese government official said Wednesday, in the latest sign of Washington’s support for reforms in the former pariah state
MPs approve ‘business friendly’ investment bill
Burma’s parliament on Thursday approved a revised, more business-friendly foreign investment bill aimed at boosting the struggling economy as it emerges from decades of junta rule
Obama signs Burma finance bill
President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a measure making it easier for the United States to back international financial institutions, which support Burma’s reform drive
Thein Sein puts the brakes on investment law
Burma’s president has delayed an eagerly awaited foreign investment bill, an official said Monday, asking for amendments to the law that aims to open up the long-isolated nation to overseas trade
US ups ante in Burma’s economic future
On Thursday, the US government fired the starting gun for American investors to get down to business in Burma, announcing two general licences permitting new investment in almost all of the country’s sectors
China’s ebbing red tide meets union spirit
The decision to scrap the Myitsone dam may be more to do with astute politics than bowing to popular demands, and demonstrates a sea-change from past subservience to China
