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Prologue – Our Home in Myanmar
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...
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Reap what you sew
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...
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Myanmar’s beauty market poised for growth
Published in Cosmetics Business on 31 August 2016 But can multinationals compete with the popularity of local super-substance thanaka? Thanaka on display at a cosmetics fair in Yangon July 2016...
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Father’s Office brings community pub culture to Myanmar
Published in the August 2016 edition of Myanmore Hnin Yee Htun. Photo credit: Hong Sar Hnin Yee Htun opened up a bar in downtown Yangon a little over six months ago and has already had her fair share...
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Myanmar’s car market faces growing pains
Published in Wards Auto on 11 July 2016 Fewer cars of this vintage are seen on Yangon’s roads today Myanmar’s potential market for new cars is significant, but growth is hampered by regulatory...
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Introducing GPS Guided Travel Articles on my blog
What’s that, you ask? I’ve just joined an app called GPS My City that allows iPad and iPhone users to download my articles to use while they’re on the go (that is to say – offline). As it’s a pretty...
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‘Paddy to plate’ rice report launched
Published in Mizzima Weekly on 1 June 2016 Proximity’s Jim Taylor at the launch Social enterprise Proximity Designs launched a report on 31 May titled ‘Paddy to Plate: the Rice Ecosystem in Myanmar,’...
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Keeping a Chin tradition alive by bringing it online
Published in Mizzima Weekly on 22 May 2016 Photo supplied by Rosy Chin’s Fabrics Twenty-eight-year-old Cing Zeel Niang was born in Chin State but left home at an early age to attend boarding school in...
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State-run media to continue: Information Minister
Published in Mizzima Weekly on 15 May 2016 Newspapers come off the press at The Global New Light of Myanmar. Photo: Jessica Mudditt The Mizzima Media Group and Action Aid hosted a conference on media...
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Dr Nigel Gould-Davies on the world’s newest democracy, Myanmar
Dr Nigel Gould Davies Dr Nigel Gould-Davies a is lecturer in International Relations at Thailand’s Mahidol University and holds a PhD in Political Science from Harvard University. He taught at Oxford...
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Incubating the future in Myanmar
Project Hub Yangon co-founder Pete Silvester mentors a team of MBA students on planning a business start-up. Photo: Richard Edwards Starting your own business in Myanmar poses challenges that are...
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The business of media in Myanmar
Published in the April edition of Myanmar: All That Matters Myanmar language print media is a grossly overs-serviced market, according to Tony Child, Chief Executive Officer of The Myanmar Times....
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Firing the corporate cannons
Published in Myanmar Market Intelligence on 21 March 2016 Corporate governance is lagging behind, and it’s going to take more than a new stock exchange to fix it. Myanmar’s ambition to expand its...
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Yangon’s friendly shark and his secrets to cuisine success
Published in Mizzima Weekly on 20 February 2016 U Ye Htut Win (aka Sharky) For 16 years, Sharky’s has satisfied Yangonite’s cravings for delectable cheeses, breads, gelato and cured meats, to name but...
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Aviation sector’s downward spiral
Published in the October edition of Myanmar: All That Matters Passengers board a flight at Mandalay International Airport. Photo: Sherpa Hossainy Myanmar’s economy is on the rise and tourism is at its...
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The apprentice that gets hired: A vocational training success story in Myanmar
Published in The Global New Light of Myanmar on 11 December 2015 Photo supplied by the Centre for Vocational Training Myanmar has a large workforce comprising more than 30 million people, of whom half...
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How to play the rental game in Yangon – and win
Published in The Global New Light of Myanmar on 3 December 2015 Reams of razor wire are par for the course at most Myanmar homes. It’s hard to find a bargain in Yangon’s rental market. In fact it’s...
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Awed by Kalaw
Published in The Global New Light of Myanmar on 19 November This railway bridge dates back to the British colonial era. While Inle Lake and Bagan may be better known to foreign tourists in Myanmar, the...
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American duo on a moving mission
Published in Mizzima Weekly on 1 November 2015 The Pathway Moving Services team A husband and wife moving team launched their company in Myanmar this year with the aim of offering a stress-free...
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The stuff of fairy tales: A Bavarian prince comes to town for Oktoberfest
Published in The Global New Light of Myanmar on 14 October 2015 One of Bavaria’s stunning castles – though not one inhabited by Prince Luitpold. Photo : Wikicommons Two-hundred years ago, a prince and...
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