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Magazine in Myanmar
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Shin Sung Hyun
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CONTENTS
METTA
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Restaurant Review
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HOTPOT & SUSHI
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22-25
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KOICA and More - Korea tries to get global change agenda in Myanmar
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BURMASIA PROJECT
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DICA
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Geo-Politics - New China Silk Road Has Myanmar still got a role?
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MILITARY
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Minority
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TOSEL
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Fashion Review
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GRACE Swe Zin Htaik is a Myanmar Academy Award-winning actress, acting in over
200 movies throughout her film career, debuting in 1971. She retired from filming in
1991. She currently works with Population Services International, an international NGO
in Burma, focusing on sex and HIV education. Swe Zin Htaik graduated from State
High School No. 2 Sanchaung (now BEHS 2 Sanchaung) and subsequently attended
the Rangoon Institute of Economics, graduating in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in
commerce.
She promoted an communication campaign launched in 1993 by UNICEF, the Ministry
of Health and the Myanmar Motion Picture Organization. She started working on HIV
prevention in 1999 to reduce the problems of HIV/ AIDS. Swe
Managing Director, Communications Services Group Co., Ltd
Zin Htaik continued to face a two-front battle against the
Topic: Understanding Myanmar Entertainment Industry
spread of HIV/AIDS in Burma.
- Now it's the right time for creative industry -
Dr. Tin Htoo Naing is a Director of Center for Economy, Environment and
Society (CEES Myanmar) and an International Research Associate at AsiaEurope Institute, University of Malaya, Malaysia. He was a visiting lecturer
at Yangon Institute of Economics, a Senior Policy advisor for the Garman
Agency for International Cooperation, GIZ-Myanmar, and a Research Fellow
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Zin Mar Aung is a NLD MP. Due to her involvement in Burma's democracy movement,
she served 11 years as a political prisoner. She created a cultural impact studies group to
spread the idea that Asian culture and democracy are compatible, as well as a self-help
association for female ex-political prisoners, and Yangon School of Political Science. She
also cofounded a women's empowerment group, and she leads an organization to
raise awareness of issues affecting ethnic minorities in conflict areas.She graduated with
botany subject from University of Distance Education, Yangon.
She is the first woman from Burma who received International Women of Courage award
in 2012. She received the International Women of Courage award in 2012 from U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama. Zin Mar Aung
has been working with IFES since April 2012 on womens political empowerment under
the Global Womens Leadership Fund. During a trip to the United States, she spoke with
IFES Senior Gender Specialist Jessica Huber about 2013 International Womens Day and
Myanmars womens movement.
Customer Service Specialist, Sales Advisor and Trainer. Senior Consultant at Simitri Group
International, Executive Director at Heptamix Creative Media and Managing Director at
Mahar Shopper Mystery Shopping Services.CEO and Founder of Kudos Business School
and Consultancy Services (KBS). Head of Consumer Electronic Channel in Samsung
Myanmar Office during 2013 and also the Director of Sales and Marketing in Royal
Modern Furniture from 2011 to 2013.
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Last Frontier
Myanmar looks to be on the path to a prosperous future and a
fast-growing, dynamic economy.
Myanmars explosive economic growth and untapped potential
have led many investors to dub the country as Asias final
frontier. Myanmars first truly civilian-led government in
over half a century. The country has come from international
isolation, pariah status, and a 2010 general election that the
UN dubbed deeply flawed to become Asias newest fledgling
democracy and the worlds fastest-growing economy, according
to the IMF.
Despite breakneck economic growth of around 8 percent
year-on-year, the country faces serious challenges and a lot
of catching up to do. Sixty years of economic isolation and
mismanagement has left a mark. Myanmar is the poorest
country in Southeast Asia, has the lowest life expectancy, and
the second-highest rate of infant and child mortality. Basic
infrastructure also presents a huge challenge, with just one-third
of the population having access to electricity and road density
standing at just 220 kilometers per 1,000 square kilometers of
land, according to figures from the World Bank. A lack of clear
land ownership, difficulties accessing commercial credit, poor
port and road infrastructure, and a large skills gap also top the
laundry list of investor gripes.
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A Good Signal
Although behind their Asian rivals, Western multinationals
are certainly taking advantage of Myanmars progress and
potential. TODAY Ogilvy & Mather, one of the countrys
biggest advertising and public relations firms, and part of the
global WPP marketing group, is seeing a number of big brands
enter the market, such as helping to introduce KFC to the
countryr. Shell, Coca-Cola, and Nestl are other big names on
their client roster that are working to build brand awareness and
increase their in-country profiles.
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Hidden Gems
As a new frontier market, almost every sector is seeing
growth, but certain areas are faring better than others. GAP and
H&M have been quietly doing business in the country for a
number of years now, with basic textile factories on the outskirts
of Yangon. These multinationals benefit from Myanmars low
cost of labor, as wages across the region, especially in China,
rise highlighting the countrys next factory floor potential.
Beyond resources and manufacturing, it is the service sector
which is seeing the fastest rates of growth in big demand in
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Exponential Potential
As one would expect in a country largely cut off from the world
for decades, the development of technology services and ICT
infrastructure is well behind that of Myanmars neighbors and
presents a huge area for potential growth, but also a huge headache
for businesses operating in the country. The government, too,
is looking to ICT and e-government systems to improve and
modernize antiquated government bureaucracy and is setting
up a dedicated committee to put more government services
online, in an attempt to replicate the successes of neighboring
countries e-governance systems, such as Thailand.
For those willing to take the plunge, deal with the difficulties,
and invest for the long haul, Myanmar now looks to be on
the path to a prosperous future and a fast-growing, dynamic
economy. More importantly though, it is Myanmars people that
are now experiencing the benefits that greater political freedom
and economic growth is bringing, from jobs to development.
It is for this reason that Myanmar is now past the point of no
return. The genie is now well and truly out of the bottle.
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Biz News
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INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW With
U Thura Htet Oo Maung
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INTERVIEW
potential to deliver important economic and strategic
benefits to both countries. Mutual benefits on both sides
can be achieved through closer economic cooperation.
How
about
Metta
capitalism
different from the other countries to
pave Myanmars way?
The word Metta actually has a meaning of goodwill
and non-violence. Myanmar people basically have
the empathy and it is the willingness to see the world
from anothers point of view. People cultivate Metta
for ourselves, friends, neutral person and also for the
difficult person. "Metta is the answer to almost every
problem the world faces today. All in all, it is not too
different from the other countries, especially the Asian
countries.
Ideas promoting the relation between the two countries, innovation are
still in the wanting. We need to upgrade the relationship by exchanging
students, experts, scientists, doctors and engineers. More Research and
Developments should be thickened.
FDI and Korea factories and shipyards, Roads and Bridges, Real Estate
Development should be expanded in the near future with high speed.
Sports and medical phama factory should be operated by Korean in
Myanmar. Arts and culture sector should be more exchange for the
rosy relation between two lovely countries.
In terms of economic cooperation, we need to cooperate more closely
in the future by doing the activities such as holding economic forums,
dispatching the business missions, promoting trade and investment
between two countries and creating a safer environment for investors
and foreign entrepreneurs. The expansion of Korean- Myanmar
bilateral relations into a long-term economic partnership will have the
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Myanmar needs to retain stabilization in the countrys economic and politic sector for the development of the economy.
Speaker of this seminar in Yangon pointed out on the 3rd of January. Aiming to raise awareness of the countrys trend
and the cases of relation with neighboring countries. A seminar titled 'understanding global leadership' was held by
Myanmar Public Administration Network (MPAN). At the seminar the speaker, professor of Seoul Digital University,
pointed out that the country has many advantages in its transition to democracy.
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Teachers and students from Yangon Economic University, the officials from MPAN and
the guests attended this seminar.
The event discussion of collaboration between Myanmar
Public Administration Network (MPAN) and MYANKORE
was held in 3rd of January 2017. In this event, they
discussed about the changes of democracy within
Southeast Asia and discussed about the development
of China, letting Myanmar people know more about the
ideas of democracy in Myanmar.
MRTV
Mg Lwin Naing Oo
Of course there are changes in every country
from all around the world. So we need to learn
and update the news for ourselves to learn more
and improve our country and ourselves. This
event is about sharing knowledge to the people
of Myanmar about what is happening outside of
Myanmar.
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University of Yangon
MYANKORE
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Director) 'KOREA SECTION'
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Business & Life Style Magazine
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Yet in recent years, the state grant aid provider has been
diversifying its project portfolio to help combat climate change,
gender inequality and other emerging challenges in line with
the UN Millennium Development Goals and its successor, the
Sustainable Development Goals.
Under its midterm framework and the SDG agenda, KOICA
introduced five key initiatives last year, scaling up existing
programs. They are designed to support inclusive and
sustainable rural development, women empowerment, fight for
infectious diseases, science and technological innovation, and
environmentally friendly development.
Saemaul Movement
The Saemaul (new village) Movement is modeled on Koreas
rural and agricultural reform initiative that unfolded nationwide
A girl fetches water from a spring installed by the KOICAin Kampong Cham, Cambodia.
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KOICA
As a donor (1990s-present)
After successfully overcoming the 1997-98 financial crisis
and the following economic recession, South Korea is today
recognized as a post-war success story. Through properly
designed development strategies and effective use of foreign
assistance, South Kv orea has grown into the world's 11th
largest economy and Korea proudly joined the Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD).
As early as the 1980s, the South Korean government designed
a program for the purpose of sharing its experiences of rapid
and dynamic development based on the spirit of SouthSouth cooperation. Korea's first-hand experiences could be
of great help in assisting other developing countries. In 1982,
International Development Exchange Program(IDEP) began to
invite government officials and policymakers to participate in
training courses composed of lectures, seminars, workshops, and
field trips. In 1987, the South Korean government established
the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF)
through which concessional loans for development projects
were provided to the governments of developing countries. In
1991, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
was established to manage grant aid and technical cooperation
programs.
Now in Myanmar
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BURMASIA PROJECT
Proposal for Investment Opportunities in Myanmar
We intend to upgrade our country by finding investment
opportunities in Myanmar as our dream projects. We want
to awaken our citizens to attract more foreign investments
and inspire the business men to create new businesses and
innovations as possible as they can.Regarding with investment
opportunities in Myanmar, we would like to propose/mention
some business opportunities to make investment in Myanmar
in the following area of:
(1) Forest Restoration, Teak/Wood production and
Plywood Industry
(2) Environmental Conservation and Eco-tourism with
Hotel/Resort Project
(3) Education business
(4) Bamboo production and bamboo products manufacturing
with forest restoration
(5) Agriculture
(6) Industrial Zone Project
(7) Textile Industry
Among the projects and business industries, our State
Chairperson or State Counsellor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is more
interested in Education sector and made-in-Myanmar products
such as bamboo and wood products. She also encourages local
business men and Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) to invest
for sustainable development of Myanmar. So, your business
enterprise should be a responsible business organization for
sustainable development of Myanmar if you would like to
invest in Myanmar. So, we would to suggest some business
scope or area that can inspire your business organization to
make investment in Myanmar.
Education, First
First of all, we would like to propose you to invest in Education
Industry. In the past, education budget is only about 10% of
the military expenses. But in this new government led by our
State Counsellor - Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, education budget is
much more than military budget. Myanmar is now accelerating
to upgrade its education standard. Our State Counsellor is much
enthusiastic to change the education system to produce the
quality citizen.
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Handicrafts made with bamboo are very popular and the best
type of bamboo for making handicrafts is produced from
Myanmar (it is not from Thailand, indeed). We can plant such
type of bamboo here, a lot. Also paper production industry can
be built in Myanmar for its demanded paper-market.
Agriculture Business
Green Projects
Also we would like to propose Agriculture business. As
Myanmars economy is based on agriculture, Myanmar is
expecting more investors in agriculture sector and foreign
investment with new technology knowhow is extremely welcome
to Myanmar. We would like to propose to make investment in
agriculture with new agricultural item, Sacha inchi, also known
as the Inca peanut. Sacha Inchi has been cultivated and used as
a food source for 3,000 years in the Amazon rainforest. Sacha
inchi is much more than just a pleasant snack food.
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MeTTa Capitalism
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Less is More
8) Eco-Logic
6) Desire/Greed, Necessity/Need
7) Controlled Folly
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KOREA-ASEAN CENTER
When the law comes into effect in April this year, various
regulations will be eased to the favor of investors, the Myanmar
Directorate of Investment and Company Administration
highlights. To elicit Korean investment, a delegation of
Burmese officials from the investment agency and ministries
of construction, transport and communications, and energy
and electricity went to Korea last December. They participated
in the Investment and Business Environment Seminar on
Myanmar in Seoul , where they presented the countrys
business environment and held one-on-one meetings with
some 100 Korean company representatives.
Participants pose at the Investment and Business Environment
Seminar on Myanmar in Seoul, jointly organized by the ASEANKorea Center and the Myanmar Directorate of Investment and
Company Administration.
Participants pose at the Investment and Business Environment Seminar on Myanmar in Seoul, jointly organized by the ASEANKorea Center and the Myanmar Directorate of Investment and Company Administration.
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Promoted Sectors
Manufacturing
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Tourism
Endorsement application
to the Commission
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Prohibited Investment
Restricted Investment
Business:
the hazardous or poisonous wastes;
technologies, medicines and instruments which are still being
tested abroad or which have not obtained relevant approvals for use,
planting except for the purpose of R&D;
may affect the traditional culture and customs of the racial groups;
may affect the public health
may cause damage to the natural environment and ecosystem;
manufactured goods that are prohibited in accordance with existing
laws.
Treatment of Investors
National Treatment for
the Foreign investors
and investments
Most-Favoured
Nation Treatment
From any
government body
or government
organization
From private landholders
Initial 50 years
Initial 50 years
Any Citizen
Conditions for
expropriation
Senior Manager
Expert
Advisor
Only Myanmar
Citizens
The work which does
not require skills
Income Tax
Exemption & Relief
From any
government body
or government
organization
From private landholders
Initial 50 years
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Other
Exemption & Relief
Zone(1)
Least- Developed Regions
and States
Seven Years
Income Tax
Income Tax
Zone(3)
Adequately Regions
and States
Income Tax
Five Years
Five Years
FDI in Myanmar
FDI Situation in Myanmar
Inflow of FDI
2014-2015 USD 4 Billion
2016-2020 USD 6 Billion
2021-2025 USD 8 Billion
2026-2030 USD 11 Billion
10000
9000
8010.533
9481.275
8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
4107.054
4343.978
3000
1419.467
2000
1000
0
300.482
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
Other Services
- Oil and Gas
3293.616 - Mining
- Industrial Estate
- Hotel and
Tourism
- Real Estate
- Livestock &
Fisheries
2016-2017 - Agricultural
(the end of - Other
22410.368
2 Power
20290.314
3 Manufacturing
7313.920
6701.229
5 Real Estate
3111.451
6 Mining
2897.606
2543.591
547.773
9 Agriculture
249.866
10 Industrial Estate
203.113
11 Construction
37.767
12 Other Services
Total
705.192
Hotel and
Tourism
Transport &4%
Communication
Mining
10%
4%
Real Estate
5%
Agriculture
0%
Livestock &
Fisheries
1%
Industrial Estate
0%
Other Services
1%
Construction
0%
Manufacturing
11%
Power
30%
67012.190
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Type of Business
Hotel Development and Operation
Type of Business
Service Apartment, Hotel,
Office Spaces and Shopping
Mall on BOT basis
Location
Hlaing Township, Yangon Region
Investment Amount
US $ 198.21 million
Location
Shwe Man Thu Bus Compound,
Corner of Wayzayantar Road &
Parami Road, Plot No.(148,149),
Block No.(4+5 Kaytumarlar),
South Okkalapa Township,
Yangon Region.
Investment Amount
US$ 100.000 million
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www.dica.gov.mm
maymarlar@gmail.com
ASEAN
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AWAKENING
MYAN
Career path
Dr. Koo's career has two different distinctive features. One is
a 30 years' investment banker's career in international market
in London and Seoul market as a president and director. The
other is a 12 years' professor and advisor's career in Seoul.
He has an well mixed and unique career path with teaching
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KORE
Now doing in
Myanmar?
Dr. Koo, a WFK Advisor by KOICA, has been actively
involved in sharing his accumulated knowledge and
experience with faculty members in Co-operative
university, Sagaing in Myanmar from July, 2015
onward. His advanced knowledge and his passion for
the subjects make him such a well fit for the university
that he has been actively having seminars with faculty
members. Thus, faculty members in four key major
departments (Finance, Management, Economic, and
English department) are very much looking forward
to participating his 4 different seminars every week.
In addition, graduate students in Sagaing as well as
in Thanlyin campus are expecting his special lectures.
Finally, he has initiated many new projects for the
university in collaboration with Korean universities
and foreign interested parties .
PROJECT
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Im here in Eumseong.
to find out the solutions of how we can stay healthy while eating every day.
Over 90km away from Seoul, Eumseong county is also homes for farmers.
Perilla leaves and seeds are widely eaten in Asia.
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Lets take a closer look how Korean people live active and healthy.
Of course, the secret of Perilla oil
Originated from Eastern Asia, including Korean Peninsula,
Perilla has been a Korean traditional crop since ancient times.
And it has been widely consumed in Korea and Japan.
Currently, over 50 perilla farmers joined together in the countys
perilla farming society.
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I think our ancestors have discovered the usefulness of perilla since long ago.
That's why they planted and ate it. Probably we didn't appreciate its value
enough and didn't know about The Omega 3 richly contained in it.
Recently after discovering the richly containment of Omega 3 and its benefits,
The size of the perilla plantation becomes bigger and bigger in Korea.
10 years ago, the rate of perilla cultivation in Korea ranked No.5. Since last
year the rank has increased to No.2 among agricultural products grown
widely in Korea. Basically the amount of Omega 3 contained at both animal
fats and vegetable Fats are the same. But Omega 3 obtaining from vegetable
oil is much better and safer than the Omega 3 from the animals. You will be
more healthy if you consume Omega 3 daily. School children and young people
will become brilliant for taking perilla. What's more it'll give them healthy
skin.
Now there are 50 farmers joining this society of perilla. We are hoping to
boost it. Mr. Chung Hoon-Baek is one of the brilliant registered farmers
in Korea. He is also the leader of the Perilla Farmers Industry.
He is a person who can bring high hope for farmers in the future. We
hope this industry to grow bigger. Now there are 50 farmers joining this
society of Perilla. At the moment, the income it can provide isnt much
larger than other products.
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here is Because only Korean people plant and eat the perilla. But Korean perilla is the only
vegetables that contain higher amount of Omega 3 Among others.
My intention is to produce the best perilla oil that can make our consumer healthy. There are 1.5
acres of perilla plantation on the land that belongs to our ancestors.
About 160 acres of the farmland are used for cultivation in this region.
I am the first to produce perilla oil and export it to other countries.
Was it difficult to grow it? Among the crops perilla is the easiest one to be grown.
It just takes 3 months to fully grow and doesn't need much water. The whole plant is useful.
You can pickle it, as well as you can eat it as a wrap for barbeque. Plus you can also extract oil
from the seeds. So it means we can use all of that. The whole plant is useful and insects, animals
and pigs don't enter the perilla plantation due to the pungent smell of the leaves.
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We have to fill the oil according to the standards of exporting countries, including
Japan, Taipei and others. To export to Japan, we put the oil according to the
standards. We do the same to export to Taipei.
Sarah: Are all labels the same? Are they different depending on the countries?
We use different labels for different countries. We stick respective labels for export
to Japan, Taipei, and Hong Kong. The labels are different between selling in local
and exporting to America.
Sarah: Has labeling finished here?
After labeling, packing and checking, we export oil to the respective countries.
We stick respective labels for exporting to Japan, Taipei, Hong Kong, US and
Singapore as well as domestic market.
After labeling, packing and checking follow. And then we export perilla oil to the
respective countries.
Perilla oil was consumed mostly by Korean in the world. Foreigners don't know
about its qualities. We had a very hard time when exporting to Japan.
Later we export perilla oil to Japan, Taiwan and Singapole to expand our markets.
As I want to improve the quality of our perilla oil produced in traditional method,
I always observe what kind of products what Japanese customers are looking for.
So far only Singapore and Japan tourists have come to observe perilla in Korea.
If I have a chance, I also would like to share our farming technologies With
Myanmar people in the future.
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Contact: 099 6881 4850 , 097 7061 7640 , 099 7022 1281
Address: No.1005,10F, Yuzana Tower, ShweGonDanig, Bahan Township, Yangon.
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2016 ASIA
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Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma of India is one more digital disruptor. His and others e-commerce and digital wallet
offerings are likely to benefit from India Prime Minister Narendra Modis efforts to demonetize and digitalize
India. With Forrester research projecting the Asia-Pacific e-commerce market to reach $1.4 trillion in 2020, these and
other digital disruptors are likely to see many more good years ahead.
Jan / 2017 / Vol 15
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Geo-Politics
Geo-Political Issues:
With the recent lifting of sanctions by the USA, there has
been a warming of business relations and trade with the US. It
has been suggested that this has cooled the Myanmar / China
relationship creating the conditions for China to rethink its
strategic investment in infrastructure. However this does not
appear to be borne out by what is occurring on the ground.
These actions would suggest that the soft diplomacy by China
still sees Myanmar as being an important piece in the Asia
supply chain puzzle. Examples include:
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superimpose the earlier map with the one reproduced below, you
soon realize the central hub status played by Mandalay. There
are however some practical issues that need to be resolved,
including rail gauge and the creation of special economic zones
to facilitate transshipment. Furthermore we can see the various
transport corridors connecting the West to the East, highlighting
the potential risk to Singapores hub status as China looks to
secure trade and energy routes without the need to use the
Malacca Straits.
mix will translate into savings along the supply chain. One need
consider the amount of time/money tied up in L/Cs and Value of
Goods whist in transit on lengthy Sea Voyage Journeys. Shippers
may well respond by pushing and or developing super ports /
break bulk hubs to improve transit times and reduce the cost per
mile per shipped container, but these concerns have been taken
into the strategy with key ports and canals under consideration.
All these elements will help reduce the LC exposure period as
well as improve shipping times.
Conclusion
With the shipping and rail complementing each other as
evidenced by the transport maps above, Myanmar still has an
important role in the One Belt One Road strategy. If the country
takes lessons learned from Dubai, we will vessels diverting
from the main trade routes on the basis of huge container loads
that can be offloaded onto rail. Dubai has built its logistics
strength on this model and Myanmars location lends itself to
carve a niche within the China One Belt One Road roll out.
What it needs to ensure is that they have deep water ports with
large break bulk areas developed within SEZs to make this
niche a reality..
DIGITAL
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Land of Ruby
MOGOK
Every week, Aye Min Htun prays he will find the ruby that
changes his life, one of thousands of people scratching a living
in Myanmars mines, set to gain little from the end of U.S.
sanctions on the military-dominated industry. For centuries,
emperors, kings and warlords have vied for control over the
valley of Mogok, north of Mandalay, once known as the land
of rubies for its extraordinary treasure trove of jewels.
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Smuggling
The highest-quality stones are smuggled across the country's
porous eastern borders to Bangkok or Hong Kong, where they
are polished and made into jewellery. "Red (rubies) and blue
(sapphires) mostly went to the black market in Thailand," said
Tun Hla Aung, from industry body the Myanmar Gems &
Jewellery Entrepreneurs Association.
In the tourist hub of Mandalay, dealers are hopeful the end of
US sanctions will bring a surge in American visitors looking
to buy their wares. "The (ruby) price will go up in the next
three or six months," Khine Khine Oo speculated at her stall
in the city's gems market, where customers sift through small
piles of unpolished stones on trestle tables. "We estimate about
a 50 per cent increase... [or] at least a third," she said grinning,
adding that dealers were stockpiling the best rubies. For their
part, US companies are already sniffing around. Weeks after
the end of sanctions were announced, the American Gem Trade
Association sent a delegation to visit Mogok and hold talks with
the industry. "US dealers will be returning to do business," said
chief executive Douglas Hucker. All will "work with licensed
dealers" and "seek to determine that the gemstones they are
buying are sourced responsibly," he said, without giving further
details of how.
Myanmar STORY
The Kite Tales Project acts like a digital archive which records
the lives of everyday Myanmar people. In June 2016, Ma Thin
Lei Win and Kelly Macnamara took leave from their jobs as
journalists and travelled the country to capture stories that had
been silenced for decades.
You can find so many different perspectives, said Macnamara,
who worked with AFPs Myanmar bureau. By sharing peoples
recollections, we want to celebrate the countrys extraordinary
diversity, said Ma Thin Lei Win, who helped launch The Kite
Tales after eight years working as a journalist with the Thomson
Reuters Foundation. We wanted to make it more than an
exhibition with pretty pictures. We wanted to actually bring
people to these places.
The pair also recalled travelling to Taunggyi to meet with 92year-old U San Aung one of the only surviving journalists who
reported on the 1947 Panglong Conference. He was happy to
see us. He told us that he was hoping someone could come and
ask him about his history, Ma Thin Lei Win said. There are so
many Myanmar ethnic people with so many stories.
One of the guests, Pyone Thet Thet Kyaw, was surprised by
the range of topics portrayed in the exhibit. We only learnt
about them from textbooks and speeches from the government.
However, in this exhibition we can know more about them as
individuals.
For more information visit kite-tales.org.
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MILITARY
Minority
For all the girls, we teach them how to protect themselves when
someone tries to sexually assault them and how to fight back,
instructor Hkun Naw said. Basically teaching the girls to make
themselves safe. We wanted to make sure all the internally
displaced children have the right to do something that gives
them joy, and to be confident.
More than 100,000 people in Kachin state, in Myanmars
north, have been forced from their homes by fighting between
government troops and ethnic Kachin rebels who have sought
greater autonomy for decades. A 17-year-long cease-fire
ended in 2011. A community-based organization operating
under the Kachin Independence Organization has held karate
classes in Kachin-controlled areas since the year the cease-fire
ended, seeking to teach girls and boys self-defense and selfconfidence. They (the military) rape women and thats why I
was interested, and decided to learn karate to protect myself at
least, Hkawn Ra said.
Mostly between 13 and 16, they have lost their homes, and
in some cases their families, to the long-running civil war
in Myanmars Kachin state a war in which soldiers have
been repeatedly accused of raping girls and women, but rarely
prosecuted. This karate class offers some small sense of power
to the vulnerable.
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After the event, Aye Kaong Zaw, an audience member, said that
the performances were quite amazing, adding, It was something
like classic Burmese music, deep down in our culture. Min
Nay Thway Aung, another guest, said that, while he couldnt
understand the lyrics, he could feel what the music was about.
They both agreed that the event was unique and different, and
they appreciate+d it because it is hard for them to get to know
Italian opera.
Responses like these are music to the Italians ears, showing the
potential for the future of Italy-Myanmar relations. DAlonzo,
however, was quick to point out Italys positive relationship
with Myanmar in the past. We never left, he said, explaining
that the Italian embassy has always remained open, even as
other countries embassies closed their doors. He added, We
have always believed in Myanmar.
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CHANGING SCENES OF
MYANMAR'S ART FIELD
From dealing with censors to coping with rising costs, how are Myanmars artists faring as the
country opens up to the world? Let's look at the challenges the artists face.
A POST-CENSORSHIP SCENE
The successful, and some say historic, public screening
of The Road To Mandalay was in contrast to how he
made his first feature film back in 2011. Swept up by
the optimism of Myanmars general elections the year
before, he had decided to return to his hometown of
Lashio to shoot the film Return To Burma. But back
then, he had to do it in secret.
Things have changed. We dont need any more
permission to shoot. You can use your camera to shoot
what you want, he said.
Myanmar artist Nyein Chan Su's The Brother And The Sister
I was there and I felt quite nervous but excited, because I really cared
about the reactions of people from my home country, recalled the
director.
The Golden Horse-nominated film about two illegal immigrants from
Myanmar who sneak into Thailand to work in a factory struck a chord
among the audience, he told During the Q&A, two journalists were
crying, because 30 years ago, one of them reported about the same issue
discussed in the film, and was put in jail for five years, he said.
They werent crying because the film was good or touching but because
they realized things are changing. Although the film expressed a darker
side of the country, it was allowed to be shown.
A still from Midi Z's The Road To Mandalay
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conditions to a certain extent, reckoned Maung Day, a poetwriter and one-time performance artist, who was recently
in town for the Singapore Writers Festival. Its an opinion
echoed by contemporary artist Htein Lin, who was a political
prisoner under the military regime from 1998 to 2004. There
is more freedom of expression, more opportunity to do political
commentary and less formal censorship, he said.
One of his works that looks back to those years can be seen at
the Singapore Biennale - an installation featuring hundreds of
soap blocks in the shape of Myanmar, which alludes to the time
he had carved a figure within a block of soap while in jail.
The changes can also be seen in the subtlest ways, said MariePierre Mol, the co-founder of Intersections, a Singapore-based
gallery that specializes in Myanmar art. An avid follower of
contemporary Myanmar art, she has done 10 shows and visited
the country 15 times. For the past few years, she noted, there
has been an explosion of paintings that normally wouldnt have
been seen years ago, because these featured elements that were
previously frowned upon by military authorities.
Such instances may seem relatively amusing, but there are also
occasional reports of films being pulled out from festivals.The
film 'Twilight Over Burma', which tells the story of an Austrian
woman who married a Shan prince, was removed from the lineup
of a human rights festival for supposedly endangering national
reconciliation and the image of the army. There are still constraints
and red lines, like criticizing the army or even criticizing Aung
San Suu Kyi, admitted Htein Lin. Although the democraticallyelected government has got rid of some repressive laws, there are
new ones like the 2013 Telecommunications Act, which is used to
prevent freedom of expression.
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Nyein Chan Su's Near Sule Square, which was done in 2014,
featured elementsthat would have been a no-no during the
military regime, such as the use of the colour red and images
of a pro-democracy rally
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ARTIST
NUDE
PAINTINGS
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TOSEL
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Agency
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hotel for around two years and later on moved to a better one
which I also thought I could learn something new. After that I
moved to Sales & Marketing Company and attended Diploma
in Business Management including LCCI level 3. When I worked
at the company as the marketing staff, I attended university by
distance education. My major had to attend on weekends as
well and I did not get the permission on Saturdays so I decided
to go work and school at the same time. It wasnt easy at all for
me but my friends and teachers also helped me out. Of course
there were students who prioritized their work and quit school
but I endured the difficulties and finally graduated.
was relaxing and not a very tiring job. Its closed on weekends
as wellso I had a lot of time to think about starting my business.
My passion, age, experience and mind was telling me to decide
wisely about the business and thats where it all began. I had a
partner which he was also a worker like me so we didnt really
have any investment of making huge companies. He works in
sales department and I had my experience in Marketing so we
decided of making an agency for marketing sector. So we started
small and rapid as we only focused on the customer needs and
their satisfaction because during that time, there were only a
few agencies who thought about the customers. We thought
about giving good services and being close to the customers
will make us know the need of the customers. Since then we
started below the line marketing. We started our business on
the 8th of June, 2010. I rented an office room from a manager
and as soon as we got our projects, I thought of the strategies
and planning. The manager did for execution and gave report
to me. We usually got the feedbacks and directed the manager
what she should do. After one year passed by, the market
started growing rapidly. Many foreign and local companies
started to migrate here so we were worried of having conflict
in our business. She also had her work and I was still working in
NGO, so I decided whether she quits her job and focus more in
this business or I quit my job. She couldnt and I did quit my job
and started my business professionally around 2011.
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INTERVIEW
This is also one of the most difficult parts of having your own
business. But my main thinking, till now, is that all my workers
should be happy at work. I think carefully choosing their roles
in the business that were doing and staying as colleague rather
than a boss is a better way of working together. A certain
business can only achieve success with passion, interest and
fun. I even invested my own money on their training courses
and their exam fees.It is not as easy as the old days to keep
a staff for a long period of time because in
todays time, huge salary is not the only
option to keep a worker in your business for a
long time. It is how much you can guarantee
a workers future in your business. Since
the living expense in Myanmar just keep
increasing, increasing their salary or making
a workplace more lively and fun or finding
a place for them to live. Sometimes it even
takes me around 6 months trying to get closer
with my staffs. It also benefits me as well as
them at the same time.
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Are there any advices that you can give to the youth
of Myanmar?
The current generation of people is very lucky compare to our
days. The culture is too different and people have become
more open-minded. Unlike the old times, woman rights are
everywhere around the world and everybody will have the
same opportunity. Even if youre a woman, you dont have
to feel mistreated anymore at this age. That is why all of you
people have to choose the right decisions. Currently we have
many supports for all the young women who are looking for
new ways and opportunities in life. Even I have many problems
that I dont dare to risk it but I always try to motivate myself
more to become a stronger person day by day. Even our
national leader itself is a woman and she shows us that its not
about the gender, its all about the mindset. It could be politics,
business or even the countrys leader is all within our reach. So
unlike the old days, we all have similar chances and we all need
to think carefully of our decisions in life. With that way, we all
will be united together and everyone will be treated the same
as one another.
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FASHION
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CHARLOTTE BARJOU
Charlotte Barjou is a fashion designer and a very determined person. She came all the way from France and wants to
introduce her unique fashion all across Myanmar. Fighting all her way through the difficulties to create her own label and
is a perfect role model for all of us who are willing to achieve our dreams and goals. Shes one of those few people who
proved that anything is within our reach but it hasnt been also easy for her. She shared her past experiences and the
journey about her becoming who she is today. And she is finally about to achieve what her 12 years old self has dreamt
of till now. All about Charlotte herself and the grand opening ceremony of Charlotte Barjou on 18th December will all be
introduced. So you can learn all about Charlotte Barjou together with us in MYANKORE.
Q. When did you arrive Myanmar and
what makes you want to move here?
I first arrived in Myanmar about 3 years ago on March 2014 as a
visitor while touring around Asia. And i fell in love with the country
more and more and decided to stay here.At the beginning, we were
staying and working in France together with my boyfriend which
is now my husband and we decided to go abroad to be more open
minded and learn about new cultures. The main reason i chose
Myanmar out of all the countries is mainly about the people here.
Everyone here is so kind and always willing to help and i love the
weather too. Sunny days with only blue sky above makes my mood
so lively and active all the time.
Q. When did you start doing fashion and
how did it make you more interested in the subject?
I started fashion when i was 12 years old nothing but out of passion
in the beginning and i had my first teacher who was teaching me
how to sew and she was making costumes at the opera. She mainly
makes ballerina costumes so although she was teaching me how
to sew and others, basically was sharing me her passion especially
things about ballerina. So technically i was very familiar with
the ballerina environment since when i was young. I had other
personal teachers permanently teaching me 20 to 22 hours every
week learning about making patterns which are very technical. So i
learned till the age of 18 and till that time i havent lost any passion
about fashion .
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about that is we need to be very communicative with our customers and we
share our ideas and get a better outcome of the dress. It is a better way of
dealing with a customer which will satisfy both us and them.
Q. What are your future plans and
goals for Charlotte Barjou?
My wish for Charlotte Barjou is to be like a big label one day, mainly Haute
Cotour but maybe it will take like at least 50 years and ill still try my best.
And of course i think about expanding my label to nation wide but ill firstly
focus on the current situation in Yangon. Maybe i will open like a showroom
in Mandalay to let the people know more about us. One day i will also aim
for overseas but that is a long way to go and i only want to focus the present
and make it better.
Q. Do you have any inspirational person in your life
and what are your favourite labels?
If i have to choose, my favourite brands will be CHANEL, Christian Dior
and YSL. They were made at least 5 decades years ago so i look up to them.
My favourite designer is someone who used to work for Christian Dior,
Givenchy and his own label John Galliano. John Gallianos techniques and
collections amazed me every time.
Q. Why do you name your brand Charlotte Barjou
and what are your fashion and your price raanges?
The reason i chose Charlotte Barjou is because it is my name. It is easier to
recognise as it also proves my identity and of course i wish my brand will
go on at least 100 years. My fashion is basically elegant, feminine, model,
exclusive, unique fabric, unique designs and mostly dresses. There are wide
ranges of prices starting from 250,000Kyats for short dresses, long dresses
starts from around 750,000Kyats and wedding dresses have different ranges
of prices usually above 1,000,000Kyats depending on the customer. I always
discuss the ideas with customer first, meeting around 3 or more times, to
make a perfect clothing which will satisfy the customer.
Q. What is your relationship with Vestige?
Vestige and us collaborated my first ready-to-wear collection here in
Myanmar. We together creates unique mixtures items and dresses within
us and make new designs together for the ready-to-wear collection. Vestige
started as a souvenir and they also have a cafe which is really amazing.
Q. How is running business in Myanmar and
how did you achieve it so far?
Doing business in Myanmar is very different from France. In France there
are majority of ready-to-wear clothing but not a lot of make to measures.
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Restaurant Review
David Aung
With the reunion of old childhood friends, this one delicious
restaurant is now finally open in West Shwegondaing Ward near
Yuzuna Hotel. Long wishes of the old friends having the same
thought of making business together were finally achieved.
The name 101 hot pot & sushi was named for the customers to
memorize it easily and it is also connected to Taiwan because most
of the owners among the childhood friends also came back from
Taiwan. And 101 Taipei tower in Taiwan was once the worlds
tallest building.
The chefs are basically the professionals from Taiwan and they
themselves manage the staffs and the food recipe. Instead of focusing
on the appearances and the designs for the restaurant, they basically
focus on the healthy food and the cleanliness of the surrounding
when one customer is enjoying a certain meal. They also make sure
that all staffs are in good health to serve the customers.
Even though the name of our restaurant is 101 hot pot & sushi,
it doesnt only consist of hot pot & sushi. There are other side
meals you can enjoy with plain rice and also various kinds of fried
rice depending on which country is also available there!Seafood,
Japanese food or Chinese food is anything within your range to
enjoy and feast yourself up.
Hot pot is a meal where commonly enjoyed by families or groups of
friends. So they also have set menus of different sizes for different
number of people who will be dining at their restaurant. It can go
up to ten people or even two is fine. This is the place where you can
relax with your family, co-workers or friends.
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01 hot pot & sushi basically has a unique fact which makes
them stands out from other hot pot restaurants.
When you hear a hot pot restaurant, youll imagine
choosing your favorite kinds of meat and picking up your
ideal vegetables for the hot pot. But this shop is pretty
different from other restaurants which arethat you can
order any kinds of meat youd prefer and you can order
in two options, fried or with hot pot. For the fried option,
for example Fried Shrimps in Hot Spicy Sauce which you
can eat the shrimps first handedly then later you can enjoy
the remaining meals from the fried shrimps dish like a hot pot.
They will also add more vegetables and any kind of meat youd
prefer for the hot pot as well. Its made up of 18 different kinds of
ingredients to have a rich flavored curry.
Fried Shrimps in Hot Spicy Sauce
nother special dish is for all the fish lovers out there.
This hot pot is one of the most popular among
our customers. There is no need to add any more
ingredients to this hot pot because it is readily made and
the taste is so delicious. The combination of fish filets in
Hot Chili Oil and Boiled Fish Filets with Pickled Cabbage.
Both the spicy fish filets and the pickled cabbage fish
filets have their own unique taste. And it is not all about
fish fillets, you can choose either chicken, shrimps, beef
or pork. And in the pork category as well, there is a dish
which is very famous among the foreigners from all around
the world. It is a Doubled Boiled Pork Bone and Ribs
Soup which is traditionally made by the ancient Chinese
method.
f you are a big fan of Japanese food and is willing to try out new things, you wont be going to the wrong place.
They have a special sushi known as the Volcano Roll. Instead of serving raw meat like the Japanese sushi, they
made a twist which they boiled and fried and it is also popular among foreigners. After every heavy meal, you
need any kinds to dessert for satisfaction. And this Fried Sesame Cake wont let you down. This is one of the most
favorable among the customers.
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