PT Telkom wins licence to construct network
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Indonesia-based PT Telkom (Telco) has been selected to construct a mobile-phone network in Myanmar. Telco, a majority state-owned company, is the largest telecom company in Indonesia.
Myanmar last month awarded network-operating licences to Norway-based Telenor and Qatar-based Ooredoo. Ooredoo will likely choose PT Telkom to carry out the construction of its mobile network, according to reports.
Former governor re-appointed to head Central Bank
Parliament on Tuesday approved President Thein Sein’s nomination of Kyaw Kyaw Maung as Central Bank governor.
Also approved as vice governors were presidential nominations Set Aung, Than Nyein and Khin Saw Oo. Kyaw Kyaw Maung is a former governor of the Central Bank, while Set Aung is the deputy minister for national planning and economic development, and Khin Saw Oo is a professor at the Yangon Institute of Economics.
The Central Bank of Myanmar, currently under the Ministry of Finance and Revenue, is in the process of becoming an independent branch of government.
Journalists to campaign against press bill
The Myanmar Journalists Network (MJN) has started a petition against the Printing and Publishing Enterprise Bill that journalists say blocks the right of the public to news and information.
Signatures began to be collected from the public on Wednesday, according to MJN Secretary Myint Kyaw. The move comes after parliament’s lower house approved the bill drafted by the Information Ministry earlier this month. Journalists say the bill is designed to control or oppress press freedom.
Tourist guides object to temple dinners in Bagan
The Myanmar Tourist Guides Association (MTGA) has slammed the holding of temple dinners for foreigners near pagodas in the ancient city of Bagan.
The Bagan archaeological department has permitted temple dinners for tourists in front of ancient pagodas at three main sites.
“It is not religiously appropriate to see dinners held near the pagodas. We have submitted the issue to the Ministry of Hotel and Tourism,” said Zaw Win Cho, chairman of MTGA.
