-- NEWS FLASH! A LEADING ASIAN WATER INDUSTRY EVENT IS COMING TO MYANMAR

YANGON, Myanmar, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM is proud to announce the arrival of a new show in the Asian Water Series - Myanmar Water 2013.

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Set to run from 24 - 26 October, 2013 at Tatmadaw Exhibition Hall in Yangon, Myanmar Water will be the first international water and wastewater exhibition to be held in the country. The event is being supported by the Myanmar Industries Association and the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry (UMCCI). This inaugural edition is expected to attract around 5,000 trade visitors.

Myanmar Water 2013 will be a springboard for all industry players and foreign investors in the region interested in carving out a niche in this exciting new market. The event will feature more than 200 industry professionals and provide a unique showcase for the latest technology and a variety of solutions designed for all water sectors in Myanmar.

The show will be held in conjunction with Intermach and Subcon Myanmar 2013 (an international industrial manufacturing and subcontracting exhibition). It is expected to attract city councils, government ministries, water-supply companies, consultants, architects, building contractors, developers, sewerage companies, research institutes and other related industry professionals.

Be the first to get your business booming in Myanmar! Please contact Ms. Vicky Tan at +603-2176 8788 or email vicky.tan@ubm.com to book your booth now.

UBM is also the organiser of the globally renowned Asia Water & Wastewater Industry Show Series that includes: Asiawater, Vietwater, Thai Water and Water Philippines.

Please visit the MyanmarWater 2013 Expo site for details about this event: http://www.myanwater.com

Note to Editors:

1. About UBM Asia (www.ubmasia.com)

UBM Asia is part of UBM plc which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. UBM Asia operates in 19 market sectors with headquarters in Hong Kong and subsidiary companies across Asia, including UBM China in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Beijing. We have over 240 products including trade fairs, conferences, trade publications, B2B/B2C portals and virtual event services. As Asia's leading exhibition organiser and the biggest commercial organiser in China, India and Malaysia, we stage the leading events of their kind across Asia. Our 200 events, 24 publications and 16 vertical portals serve a 1,000,000 plus quality exhibitors, visitors, conference delegates, advertisers and subscribers from all over the world with high value face-to-face business-matching events, quality and instant news on market and industry trends and round-the-clock online trading networks and sourcing platforms. We have 1,100 staff in 21 major cities across Asia, stretching from Japan to Turkey.

2. About UBM plc (www.ubm.com)

UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online and in print, and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,500 staff in more than 40 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently

For more information, please contact Ms. Vicky Tan at +603-2176-8788 or email vicky.tan@ubm.com

This press information is issued by:
The Marketing Communication (MARCOM) Department

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