The junta’s Central Bank of Myanmar can no longer afford to offer fuel importers its official exchange rate of 2,100 kyats per dollar.
The Eastern Window: Myanmar’s civil war poses risks for India
Myanmar’s insurgent groups are pushing away government soldiers from key military points including some near the Indian border. As Myanmar’s military junta comes under terrible pressure, China is …
The Eastern Window: Myanmar’s civil war poses risks for India
Myanmar’s insurgent groups are pushing away government soldiers from key military points including some near the Indian border. As Myanmar’s military junta comes under terrible pressure, China is …
China’s Myanmar conundrum
Myanmar, China’s gateway to the Bay of Bengal region, has become a concern for Beijing due to conflicts along the common land border. On November 24, a convoy of trucks bringing goods into Myanmar …
Myanmar: A strategic challenge for China amid border tensions
Chinas frustration with the military-led governments inability to deal with the financial scamsters has led Beijing to adopt a more hard line and Chinas anxieties therefore, with regard to Myanmar are …
ASEAN needs an emergency meeting on Myanmar, a failed state in waiting
Reports have it that resistance groups in Myanmar are now intensifying their attacks on the military, which could hand the junta’s army a defeat.
Flight to Freedom: 121 Malaysians rescued from Myanmar’s battle zone return home
According to Malaysia’s foreign ministry, 121 people, mostly Malaysians suspected of being victims of job scams, were evacuated from Myanmar on Friday (Dec 1) after being stranded by fighting …
Myanmar to Malaysia: Midnight rescue mission saves 121 job scam victims
According to Malaysia foreign ministry 121 people mostly Malaysians suspected of being victims of job scams were evacuated from Myanmar on Friday Dec 1 after being stranded by fighting …
Thailand ready to receive Myanmar war refugees
“Under the present situation, [an influx of refugees] is unlikely. But from now on, if violence increases, there might be refugees going in all directions, not only towards Thailand,” the foreign …
Rebel attack against Myanmar’s military escalates. Is China involved?
A major offensive launched by ethnic militias has forced Myanmar’s military dictatorship to fall back on almost every front. It is a critical moment for the army, which ousted democratic leader Aung …