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Singapore firm to invest USD 26 million in Myanmar ISP

Singaporean fund manager Ascent Capital will make a USD 26 million minority investment in Frontiir, one of Myanmar’s leading ISPs and supplier of the Myanmar Net internet service. The investment will represent Ascent’s first Myanmar ventu

Myanmar-focused investment fund to be launched

Singaporean firm Ascent Capital Partners has launched a private equity fund focusing on Myanmar businesses in a range of sectors. Partners include a Myanmar firm, as well as a number of other high-profile investors. The Ascent Myanmar Growth Fund (AM

Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted
February 26, 2021
German containerline Hapag Lloyd has announced a decision to temporarily suspend cargo bookings into Myanmar …
Facebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect
February 26, 2021
In a February 24th update to its February 11th statement, Facebook through its Director of …
Luxury Japanese real-estate complex called out for funding military
February 26, 2021
Despite distancing itself from other major Western states imposing sanctions on military-linked individuals and entities, …