Author: Maruto Sugiyanto

Have you ever been confused by the terms “Burmese language” and “Myanmar language”? Are they two different languages? Or is it two names for the same language? In this blog, we will explore the difference between Burmese and Myanmar as well as provide some useful information about both languages.  Burmese language overview The Burmese language is the official language of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). It belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family of languages, which includes Tibetan, Chinese, and Karen. Burmese is spoken by an estimated 33 million people in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and surrounding countries. It is written…

“Through the cold chain transportation on the China-Laos Railway, we hope that more Chinese consumers can enjoy the fresh and delicious Thai durians just like Thai people,” said Orathai Euatrakool, a 67-year-old former plant import and export expert for Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. LAEM CHABANG/KUNMING, April 20 (Xinhua) — A “fruit train” carrying 23 containers of durian and mangosteen arrived in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan province, on Wednesday, as Thai exporters increasingly turn to the China-Laos Railway for quick access to the Chinese market. The train left Laem Chabang, Thailand’s major port, and was transshipped by…

AS the world braces for an economic slowdown in 2023, we believe Asean will hold its weight, with many economies in the region coming in for a soft landing. Taking a longer lens, we see Asean growing into an economic powerhouse, fuelled by recent developments across the economic and investment space. We are particularly encouraged by investment flows into Asean. The latest United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) report on Asean investments showed that inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the region rose 42 per cent in 2021 to US$174 billion. Second only to China, the rebound…

Ambassador of Kazakhstan Bolat Imanbayev met with the Chief of Staff, Secretary General of the National Assembly of Armenia David Arakelyan and Armenian deputies, during the meeting issues of further development and strengthening of Kazakh-Armenian inter-parliamentary cooperation were discussed, Kazinform has learned from the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry. Ambassador Imanbayev informed about the large-scale program of political and socio-economic modernization initiated by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Particular attention was paid to the issues of constitutional reform and the preparation and holding of the upcoming parliamentary election in Kazakhstan. The Armenian side highly appreciated the ongoing political and…

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) chairman Hasyim Asy’ari stated said that the commission will continue to carry out the stages of the 2024 Election according to the schedule, as they have already been stipulated as a legal product in the form of the KPU Regulation (PKPU). Previously, the Central Jakarta District Court ordered the KPU to postpone the 2024 election stages as part of its ruling in favor of the Prima Party’s lawsuit against the KPU. The KPU was also asked to carry out the election stages from the start. “This ruling does not refer to PKPU No.3/2022 on the…

Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kazinform haslearned from the Akorda press office. The sides discussed the current state and prospects of further strengthening the bilateral relations in the context of the implementation of agreements reached earlier at the highest level. Special attention was given to the issues of expansion of the transit-transport routes and trade-economic ties. The leaders of Kazakhstan and Russia also discussed the schedule of upcoming activities.

The fifth consultative meeting of the heads of state of Central Asia and the regular meeting of the founding council of the heads of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea will be held on September 14-15 this year in Dushanbe, Kazinform learned from KABAR Agency. The fourth consultative meeting of the heads of state of Central Asia was held in the city of Cholpon-Ata of Kyrgyzstan on July 21, 2022. Then the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke at a consultative meeting and put forward a number of proposals. In addition, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, suggested inviting representatives…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation that bans government officials from using foreign words in official documents and correspondence as well as while carrying out their duties. “When using Russian as the state language of the Russian Federation, it is not allowed to use words and expressions that do not correspond to the norms of modern literary Russian language,” the law published Tuesday said. The exception, according to the law, is the use of “foreign words which do not have widely used corresponding equivalents in Russian.” A list of foreign words that can be used will be compiled by a government commission…

A free-trade-zone project in Thailand, launched in 2018 by Alibaba Group Holding while company founder Jack Ma was still chairman, has finally started trial operation. The digital hub in the so-called Eastern Economic Corridor – a special economic zone made up of three provinces in eastern Thailand – is part of the electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP), a multinational initiative backed by Ma to promote global trade. The initiative is currently being featured by the Global Digital Trade Expo, a six-day trade fair that opened on Sunday in Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province and home to Alibaba’s headquarters. Alibaba…

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently launched a pioneering program on Transformational Agricultural Innovation Systems for the New Future (Trains) to provide innovative solutions to the rising challenges in agriculture and the environment. According to Searca Director Glenn Gregorio, there are 30 participants from various Southeast Asian (SEA) higher education institutions, government ministries and agencies, non-government and farmers’ organizations, and private and civil society organizations who are involved in research and extension activities. Trains is a nine-week online training workshop that…