While details remain unclear amid the global coronavirus pandemic, as of now the Southeast Asian state is set to hold its expected polls as the ruling party faces manifold challenges that could pose ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh quarantines hundreds of Myanmar’s Rohingya boat people on island
The Bangladesh navy has rescued around 280 Rohingya Muslims from the Bay of Bengal, towing their stranded boat to an island where they will be quarantined as a precaution against the coronavirus, ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar: Humanitarians maintain life-saving support to internally displaced people as COVID-19 outbreak evolves
English Other on Myanmar about Food and Nutrition, Health, Children, IDPs, Epidemic and more; published on 06 May 2020 by OCHA ... ( read original story ...)
Outgoing UN Envoy Hopes Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Can Change
Outgoing UN human rights envoy for Myanmar Yanghee Lee says she believes State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi can change after failing to live up to her reputation as a humanitarian. But that seems ... ( read original story ...)
Medical experts from PLA provide training to Myanmar’s military medical staff in Yangon
A Chinese military medical expert demonstrates how to take off protective gloves at a hospital in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2020. Medical experts from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar Military Column, Artillery Firings Displace Rakhine Villagers
Large numbers of civilians have been forced to flee their homes in rural Rakhine state after a Myanmar military column deployed in three villages fired artillery into a forested area where it believed ... ( read original story ...)
Despite U.S. Sanctions, Iran Expands Its Nuclear Stockpile
Two years after Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, Tehran has cut in half the time it would need to produce enough weapons-grade fuel for a nuclear bomb. International relations scholars ... ( read original story ...)
Rohingya refugees arrive at ‘de facto detention island’ in Bangladesh
Rights groups decry relocation of people picked up at sea after fleeing camps in Cox’s Bazar ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Pakistan lifts lockdown amid jump in virus cases
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: What did China do about early outbreak?
The US and other countries have raised questions about whether China was fully transparent when the virus first emerged there. So what do we know about what happened in China, and what did it say and ... ( read original story ...)