Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Scientists from a Norwegian aquaculture research institute will help Myanmar fish farm operators raise hatchlings to offset declining stocks of hilsa shad, a staple food in rural areas, the Myanmar …
Norway to assist fish farmers in Myanmar Read MoreMyanmar Communications ministry hails operators’ retail rollout roadmaps, which will see cost of SIM cards fall substantially. Ooredoo and Norwegian Telenor, the successful applicants for two mobile licenses in …
Myanmar SIM-cards will be 200 times cheaper with Telenor Read MoreNorway has established a US$7 million Norwegian ASEAN Regional Initiatives Fund (NARIF) to boost its engagement with the 10-member regional grouping, the ASEAN Secretariat announced on Friday. According to Norwegian …
Norway establishes fund for ASEAN Read MoreNorway is going to provide assistance to Myanmar to address the problem of shortage of high-valued hilsa fish in Myanmar sea water, according to general secretary Win Kyaing of Myanmar …
Norway to help Myanmar with resupplying hilsa fish Read MoreDenmark based Carlsberg and its partner Myanmar Golden Star (MGS) will begin operating their first factory by the end of 2014, according to MGS Company. Early this year, Carlsberg and …
Carlsberg to open Myanmar factory by end of 2014 Read MoreThailand’s Jay Mart (JMART), the mobile handset retailer, is tapping the undeveloped telecom market in Myanmar with a plan to open 20 shops there this year. The move comes after …
Thai retailer readies for mobile phone rush in Myanmar Read MoreTelenor Group, the major shareholder of Thailand’s Total Access Communication (DTAC), plans to introduce commercial third-generation (3G) mobile service in Myanmar next year after winning a license in a …
Telenor to launch Myanmar 3G Read MoreThe European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the Union of Myanmar signed a Joint Declaration of Cooperation (JDC) on June 24, at an EFTA Ministerial meeting in Trondheim, Norway. The …
EFTA and Myanmar sign Joint Declaration of Cooperation Read MoreThe Danish documentary ”The Act of Killing” continues to impress and and Joshua Oppenheimer now receives award in Myanmar. The critically acclaimed documentary tells the story of the 1965 purges …
Aung San Suu Kyi delivers award to Danish documentary Read MoreBlacklisted journalist Bertil Lintner returns to Burma after nearly 30 years Long a fierce critic of the authoritarian military government, Lintner believes only Aung San Suu Kyi can unite …
Swedish blacklisted journalist returns to Myanmar for book launch Read More