At least two people were killed, over a dozen injured, and hundreds displaced after fresh flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain hit parts of Myanmar’s Shan state bordering Laos, China, and …
Thailand Grants Some Myanmar Refugees Right to Legal Work
The policy change will grant the right to legal work in Thailand to around 80,000 refugees, many of whom have been living in the camps for more than 40 years, the government said. Among the eligible …
Rohingya in Bangladesh demand justice and safe return on 8th year of exodus
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh gathered at the Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar on August 25 to mark eight years since their mass displacement from Myanmar. Refugees carried placards reading “No more refugee life” and “Repatriation the ultimate solution,
HRW accuses India of forcing Rohingyas into Bangladesh, Myanmar
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused India of expelling scores of Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh and Myanmar without …
Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar face aid cuts and a bleak future
More than a million Rohingya refugees living in dozens of camps in coastal Bangladesh are still hoping for a safe return to their previous home in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
TrueMoney Myanmar ties up with AYA Pay to enable remittances from Thailand
The service enables customers to send money from a TrueMoney Wallet in Thailand to an AYA Pay Wallet in Myanmar.
Myanmar’s new government will spur even faster growth – World Finance
Zaw Lin Aung, Deputy Managing Director of KBZ Bank, discusses the progress Myanmar’s banking sector has made since 2010, and recommends four key industries for investment as Myanmar’s new government …
Myanmar (Burma) Property Stock Soars In Singapore – Forbes
Exposure to Myanmar cuts both ways; a political setback could cool investors’ passion for Yoma’s property story. Expect a spike in coverage this week when Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader …
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh demand safe return to Myanmar on 8th anniversary of exodus
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have marked the eighth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar.
Will new policies boost Myanmar’s property market?
Although Myanmar remains distinctly off the radar for most property investors, new pro-development economic policies have the potential to take the country’s real estate sector in a new direction, …