Region will ‘resolutely combat cross-border crime, especially cyber fraud and gambling’, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Lancang-Mekong forum.
Thailand, Myanmar to form aid task force as border unrest intensifies
Thailand and conflict-torn Myanmar will create a task force to boost humanitarian assistance to people displaced by fighting and could expand that to include other aid agencies, Thailand’s foreign …
Myanmar’ army is facing battlefield challenges and grants amnesty to troops jailed for being AWOL
Reports from Myanmar say its military government has been freeing soldiers and police who had been jailed for desertion and absence without leave as authorities seek to get them to return to active du …
Myanmar’s junta may be on the verge of ‘collapse’
For close to three years, Myanmar’s junta has held down the fort. But the junta’s opponents, within and outside the country, see a crucial opportunity.
Thailand to tighten rules for foreign firms selling baht bonds
THAILAND plans to regulate the sale of baht-denominated bonds by foreign entities to shield local investors, a move that risks driving away borrowers from Laos and Myanmar. Read more at The Business …
Myanmar central bank stops setting foreign exchange rates
(Reuters) — Myanmar’s central bank will no longer set exchange rates for foreign currencies and will allow banks and dealers to decide rates themselves, state media reported on Wednesday, in a rare …
China raises stakes in cyberscam crackdown in Myanmar, though loopholes remain
China has intensified a crackdown on online scams operated in border areas of Myanmar. The drive has been showcased by confession videos and national TV broadcasts of arrests of high-profile suspects.
Myanmar begins enforcement of new Copyright Law and implementing rules
Subsequently, the MOC issued Notification No. 73/2023 on November 20 2023, specifying the official forms for copyright and related rights matters to be filed with Myanmar’s Intellectual Property …
Myanmar’s shadow government says ‘military is ready to collapse’
An unprecedented armed resistance has left Myanmar’s military regime on the brink of collapse and another wave of attacks will come “in the next few weeks”, the foreign minister of the country’s …
No, China Is Not Intervening in Myanmar’s Civil War
Contrary to some speculation, Beijing is not supporting the ongoing rebel offensive in Shan State. Sunset at Ruili, on the border between China’s Yunnan province and Myanmar’s Shan State.