Category: Myanmar (Burma)

Our Home in Myanmar was published in May. Here is how it begins. If you’d like to read the rest, it’s available on Amazon, Booktopia and all major online retailers globally. There is a paperback, ebook and audiobook. I hope you enjoy it! PROLOGUE JUNE 2016   The tide was out. But when it came […]

Published in Red Bull Amaphiko on 24 October 2016 In a country such as Myanmar where two-thirds of the population live below the poverty line, income-generating activities are much needed but in desperately short supply. The social enterprise Hla Day, which is a play on the Burmese phrase for ‘beautiful,’ is helping hundreds of people […]

Myanmar’s cosmetics market is expected to grow significantly in coming years, however consumer sophistication and spending power remains low compared with many countries in the region.

Hnin Yee Htun opened up a bar in downtown Yangon a little over six months ago and has already had her fair share of ups and downs in starting a new business. However she’s well-placed to face the vicissitudes of life with a smile on her face, because the 27-year-old is no stranger to drama.

Myanmar’s potential market for new cars is significant, but growth is hampered by regulatory uncertainty.

Rice expert Daphne Khin Swe Swe Aye said that the government’s ad hoc policies of the past have held back the sector and contributed to high poverty rates amongst Myanmar’s agriculture workers.

Cing Zeel Naing talks to Mizzima Weekly about ending her full-time career in medicine to launch a start-up online business selling traditional Chin fabrics to people in Myanmar and the US via her Facebook shop.

The Information Minister said that state media can “act as a bridge between the government and the public” and that it will continue to have a role in Myanmar under the National League for Democracy government.

This reminds us that mature democracies should be neither complacent nor overly didactic: democracy is always an unfinished journey.