Stronger coordination’ needed to ‘resolutely reverse’ rampant cyber fraud in Myanmar, envoys of China, Thailand and Laos say in joint statement.
Thai bank debuts mobile remittances to Myanmar
BANGKOK — Major Thai lender Kasikornbank said on Tuesday it has partnered with Myanmar’s Kanbawza (KBZ) Bank to start a smartphone-based remittance service for sending money from Thailand to Myanmar.
Why H&M, Zara, and others are stopping sourcing garments from Myanmar
H&M, the world’s second-largest fashion retailer, has made a significant decision to halt its sourcing of products from Myanmar, citing reports of labor abuses within the country’s garment factories.
A Chin Village’s Unique Protest Against the Military Junta in Myanmar
Villagers are expanding a hydropower project on their own to show that they are not dependent on the regime in Naypyidaw.
Myanmar arrests 14 including Swiss national over film deemed offensive to Buddhism
A Swiss national and 13 Myanmar citizens were arrested by the military junta on August 8 for working on a film authorities say harms Buddhist culture and tradition, state-funded media has reported.
Future Bleak for Rohingya in Bangladesh, Myanmar
(Bangkok) – One million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face little prospect of safely returning home, six years since the Myanmar military launched a campaign of mass atrocities in Rakhine State on August 25, 2017, Human Rights Watch said today.
Indonesia, Asean approach to Myanmar crisis complicated
Asean chair countries always have many issues to deal with, and everyone seems to have their own opinion on what each chair’s authority entails.
Myanmar monks extend shelter to over 400 Manipur refugees amid strife
This act of compassion comes at a time when the issue of refugees from Myanmar was under discussion in the Parliament of India.
UK police question ousted Myanmar ambassador over residence row: lawyer
British police have questioned Myanmar’s ex-ambassador to London, stripped of his post by the military junta after a 2021 coup, over his refusal to leave a diplomatic residence, his lawyer said …
H&M’s Forced Exit Leaves 42,000 Myanmar Workers Asking How They Will Eat
Women workers bear the brunt of Myanmar’s fall from fashion, as global brands recoil from post-coup labor abuses.