REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Three Indonesian state-owned enterprises have obtained operational license to enter Myanmar, Minister of State-owned Enterprises, Dahlan Iskan, stated. The three companies are PT Wijaya Karya (Wika), PT Timah, and PT Semen Indonesia.

"They are ready to open their business in Myanmar. As a preliminary step, they will open a branch," Iskan said on Tuesday. The three companies are among the 15 state-owned enterprises wishing to expand to Myanmar.

Wika obtains a permit to become a construction consultant as well as opening concrete factory by partnering with a Myanmar's company. PT Timah, which is engaged in tin mining, has received mining concession. 

Meanwhile, PT Semen Indonesia, the Indonesia's largest cement producer, will build a new factory with the capacity of a million tonnes per year.

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