China’s top diplomat has visited Myanmar and met with the leader of its military government as growing instability from the neighboring country’s civil war causes concern in Beijing.
Indonesia presses Myanmar on peace commitments as ASEAN ministers meet
Indonesia’s foreign minister at a regional meeting on Thursday called out warring camps in Myanmar over their refusal to agree to dialogue, as fighting intensifies between the ruling military and an …
ASEAN seeks to tackle Myanmar crisis, South China Sea tension
The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN met in Laos on Wednesday as it seeks to advance a stalled bid to resolve a crisis in Myanmar and cool tensions in the South China Sea, days ahead of a gathering of top diplomats from the world’s biggest powers.
Serge Pun, one of Myanmar’s top tycoons, detained in Naypyitaw
Pun, who is also known as Theim Wai, was summoned to Naypyitaw in early June and has since been detained there along with eight senior employees of his Yoma Bank and Yoma Land property development …
Myanmar’s Patent Law takes effect: a new era for invention protection
As legislation reshaping Myanmar’s intellectual property landscape comes into force, Khin Myo Myo Aye and Yuwadee Thean-ngarm of Tilleke & Gibbins outline the key provisions and consider the implicati …
UN rights council condemns Myanmar abuses, urges immediate action
The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday reiterated its deep concern over the crisis in Myanmar, amid reports of widespread abuses by the military and opposition armed groups, including forced …
S’pore-listed Yoma shares plunge as firm says chairman cooperating with Myanmar authorities
SINGAPORE – Yoma Strategic clarified on July 10 that no charges have been filed against its executive chairman Serge Pun. The company issued the clarification in response to an article by news agency …
Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine state at risk of ‘genocidal violence’
“We are receiving frightening and disturbing reports from northern Rakhine state in Myanmar of the impacts of the conflict on civilian lives and property,” Ms Throssell told a briefing in Geneva.
Teenage Rohingya refugee killed in Bangladesh by shell fired from Myanmar
Teenage Rohingya refugee killed in Bangladesh by shell fired from Myanmar – Three hit by shell while fishing for crabs as fighting rages between military and rebels in Myanmar’s west …
Myanmar crackdown on property abroad hits Thai sales
A crackdown in Myanmar on the purchase of property abroad in a bid to halt a slide in the kyat currency has hit demand for condominiums in neighboring Thailand, where many Myanmar citizens have moved …