Melvyn Pun

Yoma called for a trading halt of its shares after news of the coup broke in the early hours of Feb 1. It last traded at 28 cents.

SINGAPORE (May 27): On April 22, Yoma Strategic Holdings announced a strategic partnership with Tokyo Century Corp for its vehicle leasing service in Myanmar. The latter will acquire a 20% stake in Yoma subsidiary Yoma Fleet for US$26.6 million ($36.6 mil

(Jan 17): When Melvyn Pun agreed to take his former boss to Myanmar in 2012, little did he know that the trip would cause him to quit his high-profile job at Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

(Jan 5): Thousands of tourists have floated in a hot-air balloon over Myanmar’s historic Bagan plains dotted with more than 2,200 ancient Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries. Chances are they rode one of Memories Group’s inflatables.

SINGAPORE (Sept 8): Yoma Strategic Holdings on Thursday announced that wholly-owned subsidiary Convenience Prosperity Company Limited (CPCL) has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for J C Bamford Excavators Limited (JCB) in Myanmar.