INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER Economic Reforms in Myanmar: Pathways and Prospects Hank LIM and Yasuhiro YAMADA This chapter should be cited as: Lim‚ H. and Yamada‚ Y.‚ 2012. “Economic Reforms in Myanmar: Pathways and Prospects.” In Economic Reforms in Myanmar: Pathways and Prospects‚ edited by Hank Lim and Yasuhiro Yamada‚ BRC Research Report No.10‚ Bangkok Research Center‚ IDE-JETRO‚ Bangkok‚ Thailand. Introductory Chapter Economic Reforms in Myanmar: Pathways and Prospects Hank LIM and Yasuhiro YAMADA
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for a sustainable future. “ Not everything that counts can be counted. Not everything that can be counted counts.’ Albert Einstein ABOUT THE COMPETITION The theme for this year is Planning a Clean and Green Township‚ Heritage City‚ Yangon‚ Myanmar. Targeted at youth leaders between 14 - 26 years old. We are inviting teams from the whole Southeast Asia‚ especially the case-study country to participate. This is in line with our vision to reach out to as many youths as possible because the
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MANAGEMENT The first private port terminal in Myanmar owned and operated by National Entrepreneurs. Managed and operated by Asia World Port Management Co. Ltd. A subsidiary Company of Asia World Co. Ltd. LOCATION OF AWPT ASIA WORLD PORT TERMINAL Located upstream of the Yangon River‚ about 47 miles away from the Pilot Station. Terminal facilities lie right in the heart of Yangon City. YANGON RIVER ESTUARY Sea access channel: 32 km long between port and river mouth near Elephant Point
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Myanmar opening up and what it means for the geopolitics in the region Long due political and economic opening of Myanmar has finally triggered a power game in the region where China’s traditional influence on the erstwhile reclusive country is fast being challenged by newer players as Myanmar becomes another playground to assert influence. While energy and resources remains a key issue‚ political change is resulting in new constituencies of power being created highlighted by changing attitude
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culture and custom of Myanmar people. From the poorest to the richest in Myanmar‚ this is the greatest event for the year. Every body‚ poor‚ rich‚ uneducated‚ educated‚ young and old all participate and enjoy in this once a year event. For every Burmese‚ this is the event not to be missed. Even for those Burmese people in foreign countries‚ this is the time for a celebration in the memory of their homeland and their culture. Thingyan is indeed the event for every Burmese‚ in Myanmar or outside. Thingyan
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About Myanmar [pic] Facts about Myanmar Location Climate Geography Natural Resources Neighbouring Countries General Info Location Myanmar is situated in southeast Asia and is bordered on the north and northeast by China; on the east and southeast by Laos and Thailand; on the south by the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal; and on the west by Bangladesh and India. It is located between latitudes 09°32’N and 28°31’N and longitudes 92°10’E and 101°11’E. The country covers an area
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Thingyan festival – Water Festival – Myanmar New Year - in April The country Myanmar is Known as the "Golden Land" in the world since every pagoda is decorated and painted with gold. Myanmar is full of very colourful and deep rooted festivals. There are 13 most popular year around festivals in Myanmar. One of them is the celebration on Thingyan Festival‚ as the Water Festival or Myanmar’s Traditional New Year Festival. Myanmar people celebrate the Water Festival all over the country for 4 days
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Guide has been created for the high school and undergraduate student who is either taking classes in history‚ or who intends to major in history in college. The purpose of The History Guide is to better prepare yourself for your history classes and to make your time in class more enjoyable and proficient. The History Guide contains the complete content of three undergraduate courses in European history which will certainly be of use to those of you studying such topics at the college level or in A.P
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can see that Myanmar is moving up the DB ranking as well‚ like paying taxes from 113 to 107 and trading across borders from 114 to 113. All happening from 2013 to 2014‚ this ensure more business hence more profit for the country thus more resources to provide for the country so in conclusion a more peaceful state. Elections After a difficult election‚ with Suu Kyi herself winning a parliamentary seat‚ and possibly even taking a cabinet post alongside President Thein Sein‚ Myanmar can be said to
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effective and efficient global supply chain involving rice in Myanmar. In this report‚ we will describe the decisions we made in designing this supply chain‚ and the rationale for these decisions. Background Myanmar is a nation located in Southeast Asia‚ bordered by China‚ Thailand‚ India‚ Laos and Bangladesh. It has a population of over 60 million‚ and a GDP of approximately 6.8 billion USD (estimated for 2013). Myanmar is known for its resources in jade and gems‚ oil‚ natural gas
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