This was a sidebar to a story about a new way for domestic and overseas migrants to send money home using mobile phones. In short, most Myanmar migrants probably still prefer the traditional "underground" route, although many are transitioning to digital.
* Report on 5th Conference on Media Development
I served as the rapporteur at this annual conference in Yangon and wrote the attached report (as pdf). The subtitle is "Inclusive Independent Media in a New Democracy." The presentation of a study at this conference about gender equity in media gave me the idea for this story for Mizzima. The conference's chief sponsor is... Continue Reading →
* The Crowning Fortune—Forbes Asia
The bureau's other assets are easier to value. Its 30% share in the Siam Cement Group, the country's second-largest company, is worth $1.9 billion and its 25% share in Siam Commercial Bank is worth $1.1 billion. As of July it also owns virtually all of Deves Insurance, worth $65 million, and stakes in various other public and private companies that Aviruth says are worth $600 million.
* Forbes Asia’s 2018 Heroes of Philanthropy—Forbes Asia
The boys stay in a family-owned building directly across the street from the Menam Riverside Hotel and take meals in a hotel staff canteen. Malee's seven children help out with supervision and field trips.
* Binod Chaudhary Helps Rebuild Nepal—Forbes Asia
Since then Nepal's first billionaire has pledged $2.5 million through his Chaudhary Foundation to restore schools and homes destroyed or damaged by the quake. The foundation will bear all the costs of building 1,000 transitional bamboo-and-plaster homes and is working with other donors to construct another 9,000
Susan J Cunningham 