improve the ecosystem for business, continuously enhance regional economic integration, and jointly build a closer Lancang-Mekong community with a shared future. Myanmar’s Union Minister for …
Myanmar: Young people attempt to flee ahead of conscription order
Justine Chambers, a Myanmar researcher at the Danish Institute of International Studies, says mandatory conscription is a way of removing young civilians leading the revolution.
Myanmar youth look to flee conscription or join armed rebels fighting junta: ‘the army is losing control’
A conscription order by Myanmar’s weakened junta has seeded dread among the nation’s youth, with many making plans to flee or join pro-democracy fighters to avoid being drafted.
Skywalker gibbons confirmed in Myanmar for the first time
This acoustic approach was recently adopted by a team of specialists in Myanmar, resulting in the discovery of previously unknown populations of Skywalker hoolock gibbons (Hoolock tianxing), an …
Ahead of ‘White Lotus’ Season 3, Book These Luxurious Thailand Resorts Before the Reservation Rush
The property consists of a wing built on the site of a 14th-century … Tucked into northern Thailand, near the borders of Myanmar and Laos, at the meeting of the Ruak and Mekong Rivers, this …
Myanmar wants war with Bangladesh, RAB chief says as border skirmishes resume
According to Sajjad, the RAB conducted a midnight raid near Khurushkul Bridge. They acted on a tip-off about people stockpiling food for smuggling into conflict-ridden Myanmar. When they arrived, 4-5 …
RAB DG: Myanmar trying to wage war against Bangladesh
M Khurshid Hossain on Saturday said that the Myanmar junta has long been trying to wage a war against Bangladesh by employing various tactics. “Myanmar is always instigating Bangladesh starting from …
148 Thais among 689 people held over online gambling, scams in Myanmar border town
BANGKOK: As many as 148 Thai nationals were arrested in Myanmar’s border town of Tachileik in a crackdown on scam call centres and online gambling businesses, Myanmar media reported on Saturday (Feb …
Many in Myanmar consider fleeing to Thailand to escape conscription into an army they despise
Ever since Myanmar’s military announced it is implementing conscription to fill its ranks, Thwel sees very few options.
Vietnamese tech firms earn big from foreign markets
Outside of telecom, Viettel’s foreign investment includes forays into the information security sector in Japan, Myanmar, Timor Leste, and Hong Kong. It is also involved in digital finance and has …