In a working class neighbourhood of Myanmar s Yangon, plastic waste is piled a metre high, the toxic product of what a recent
Myanmar’s Double Tragedy: Conflict and Floods Displace Thousands in Waterway Region
In the Waterway region of Myanmar, a dual crisis of conflict and floods has left at least 2,000 people from 15 villages displaced and in dire need of essential resources. Conflict and Displacement Unrelenting conflict and military aggression have wreaked havoc in Myanmar’s Waterway region,
Changes To Minimum Wages In Myanmar.
In May 2018, the National Committee for Setting the Minimum Wage determined that all workers in Myanmar should receive a minimum wage of MMK 4,800 per day (approx. USD 2.29), equivalent to MMK 600 per …
Changes To Minimum Wages In Myanmar.
In May 2018, the National Committee for Setting the Minimum Wage determined that all workers in Myanmar should receive a minimum wage of MMK 4,800 per day (approx. USD 2.29), equivalent to MMK 600 per …
Two allies of Myanmar junta chief jailed for high treason
Two allies of Myanmar’s junta chief have been jailed for 20 years for “high treason” including corruption and abuse of power, the military said on Tuesday (Oct 10).
2 senior generals purged from Myanmar’s military government are sentenced to life for corruption
A military tribunal in strife-torn Myanmar has sentenced two high-ranking generals to life imprisonment after they were found guilty of high treason, accepting bribes, illegal possession of foreign …
Police Officers Killed in Bhutt, Myanmar: A Wave of Violence Continues
Myanmar, a country that has been grappling with unrest and violence, witnessed another jolt of disturbance as two police officers were killed in the town of Bhutt. The unfortunate incident was said to …
Indonesia says it ‘never’ sold arms to Myanmar’s junta. But was there a go-between?
Activists have accused Indonesian state-backed weapons makers of dealing with Myanmar’s generals in defiance of a UN resolution that Jakarta backed Observers say it could hurt Indonesia’s reputation …
Women, children among 29 killed as artillery hits Myanmar refugee camp – sources, media
At least 29 people, including women and children, were killed in Myanmar in an artillery strike on a refugee camp near the border with China which sources said was carried out by the ruling military.
Myanmar truckers slog on as conflict clogs trade highway
Standing beside his cargo of Thai fruit and furniture, truck driver Ko Cho steels himself for a journey to Myanmar’s Yangon that will demand bribes, dodging landslides and navigating a raging civil war.