Myanmar Morning News For April 21

US calls out Myanmar in Security Council’s first ‘thematic debate’ on human rights The UN Security Council on Tuesday held its first debate on human rights not connected to a particular conflict. The debate was […]

US calls out Myanmar in Security Council’s first ‘thematic debate’ on human rights The UN Security Council on Tuesday held its first debate on human rights not connected to a particular conflict. The debate was […]

Mike Pence Signed 8 Billion Dollar Deal during Indonesia Visit The United States Vice President Mike Pence has signed a USD 8 billion business deals in presence of his Indonesian counterpart Jusuf Kalla during his […]

Singapore Shares May See Relief Rally On Thursday The losing streak has hit four sessions now for the Singapore stock market, which has given away more than 60 points or 2 percent. The Straits Times […]

Surging imports drive March BoP to biggest deficit in four months The Philippines’ external payments position stood at a $550-million deficit last month, the biggest seen since the $1.671-billion shortfall recorded in November last year. […]

Deeper Capital Markets Help Indonesia Unlock $70b in Annual Funding: McKinsey Indonesia can unlock $70 billion in additional funding annually from its capital market, should the government provide much-needed financial resources to develop ambitious infrastructure […]

Foreign investment booms in Myanmar telecoms Overseas companies spent big on building mobile phone infrastructure in Myanmar over the past year, while they took a break from exploring oil and gas. — Nikkei Asian Review […]

P&G makes US$100m digital innovation move at Singapore centre CONSUMER goods giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) will be pumping in US$100 million over the next five years in its Singapore digital innovation centre launched on […]

$200 M Panda bonds slated for H2 Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the government may issue Panda bonds or yuan-denominated securities in the second half of the year. — The Philippine Star Philippine economy […]

Government to build Rp3 trillion dam in Jayawijaya The Central Government will build a dam to cost Rp3 trillion in the regency of Jayawijaya, Papua to be completed in 2019. — Antara News Jakarta polls […]

Real estate development is 20% of Myanmar citizen investments Real estate development accounted for over 20 per cent of investments by Myanmar citizens, followed by the manufacturing and transport sectors. — Global New Light Of […]

Singapore home sales at four-year high Singapore home sales surged to the highest monthly total for nearly four years in March, a month in which the government rolled back some property curbs in March following […]

Remittances hit $2.17B in February Cash sent home by Filipinos overseas through banks stayed at the $2-billion level for the 13th straight month in February even as year-on-year growth slowed on seasonality. — Inquirer.net Manila […]