GE teams up with Thai AirAsia on press workshop

 

The workshop on May 8-9 was organised at Kasikornbank’s representative office in Yangon as part of the capacity building and good corporate citizen programme offered by Nation University from Thailand with support from GE and Thai AirAsia. 

It was designed for local business reporters to accelerate their knowledge and skills, including reporting economic and financial news, and gathering and generating stories to enhance digital content. More than 30 editors and reporters from various Myanmar publications attended the two-day workshop.

The programme was conducted by Gwen Robinson, who has extensive experience in both journalism and academic affairs on several Asean countries, such as Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

“As part of the capacity building in Myanmar, GE is proud to be part of Myanmar’s progression to improve its infrastructure, technology and foundation of skills and knowledge. With this Myanmar Press Workshop, the two-day programme will help to enhance skills and knowledge for the press to catch up with international media and to stay ahead of the fast changing world,” said Stu Dean, CEO of GE Asean.

“At AirAsia, there is a great emphasis on continuous learning and we are very honoured to contribute to a deeper understanding of fundamental concepts that are necessary for journalists to develop insightful analyses,”,said Topaz Subunruk, communications Head of Thai AirAsia.

“We recognise the important role of the media, who need to explain such fast and important changes that are taking place in Myanmar’s new business and financial era. Because we are committed to our markets, we are proud to be a part of this learning opportunity and we look forward to making more positive contributions in the destinations that AirAsia family flies to.”