Burma needs to encourage small business, but entrepreneurs who choose their niches and are willing to be patient can thrive, says Tanyatorn Tongwaranan.

BUSINESS in BURMA THIS WEEK: China remains the country's top trading partner; Myeik to Bangkok flights launch; Austria offers technical expertise on hydropower projects; and corruption in Burma still worries investors.

Business in Burma this week: ADB reaffirms support for Burma's reforms; MPE invites bids for Irrawaddy delta refinery; Pepsi goes pop in Burma; three new Novotel resorts in the pipeline; and Burma's 100 top taxpayers are awarded.

Foreign firms bid for Thilawa SEZ; foreign investors invited into Rangoon housing market; new bidders call to re-tender for Hantharwaddy Airport; garment sector exports riding high; and Thai soda firm refuses to recall 'fungus-ridden' drinks.

Thousands of Burmese migrants face unemployment after new minimum wage requirements imposed by the Thai government earlier this month forced several factories and workshops to close down

Police set up blocks on roads leading to shoe factory in Burma's industrial hub as 2,000 workers strike