BUSINESS IN BURMA THIS WEEK: Sponsors for the SEA Games; international oil firms post finals bids for Burma's offshore reserves; Japan in position to take over Dawei project; Singaporean bank looks to cater for increased bilateral trade; and Pepsi enters the cola wars.

This week: Telecoms firms think big; Japan remains to be convinced on Dawei; foreign firms eye wind power potential in Burma; and a project is approved for sky trains in Rangoon.

Ups and downs The Burmese currency rose by just one kyat this week against the US dollar. The buying rate on Thursday was 970, compared...

A parliamentary-backed commission has failed to identify the infamous blogger Dr Seik Phwa that the group had been tasked with investigating due to “technical difficulties”