The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday (May 24) called for Myanmar to open up and ensure life-saving aid can get to parts of the country hit by deadly Cyclone Mocha.
Border clinics open a window into Myanmar’s dire healthcare needs
The number of patients seeking treatment in neighbouring countries for ailments – ranging from dengue and malnutrition to HIV – is on the rise.
Myanmar: The drift within
The conflict between the military, ethnic groups and political parties has affected Myanmar’s stability.
India to ship grains to Indonesia, Nepal, Senegal, Gambia
Wheat and non-basmati rice exported as humanitarian assistance from central pool stocks during FY15 to FY22 to countries like Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Bhutan, Myanmar, Mozambique among others …
Traffickers switch to Myanmar after China erects border fence
The electrified metal fence, topped with razor wire and cameras, has prompted criminals to seek out new destinations.
Amitav Acharya on the Tragedy of Modern Myanmar
The country’s prospects of democracy and development “have been repeatedly thwarted by a predatory military and an indifferent international community.”
Cyclone-hit Myanmar, Bangladesh need $375 million in aid – UN
Western Myanmar and provinces in neighbouring Bangladesh, where there is a large population of Rohingya Muslims and refugees, bore the brunt of Cyclone Mocha on May 14, which is estimated to have …
Cyclone-hit Myanmar, Bangladesh need $375 mln in aid – UN
The United Nations on Tuesday said it needed $375 million in funding to get food, medicine and other relief supplies to millions of people affected by a cyclone that devastated parts of Myanmar and …
U.S. traders flouting sanctions on buying Myanmar teak, report says
By Carolyn Cowan Vast quantities of timber from Myanmar continue to enter the United States despite sanctions on the country’s state-controlled timber monopoly, according to a new report from U.K.-based watchdog group the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).
Massacre in Myanmar’s Kalay Jail
Since its coup in February 2021, Myanmar’s military has massacred hundreds of innocent civilians. One such mass killing happened in Kalay jail in Sagaing Region on March 15 of last year, when prison guards shot dead inmates in cold blood. Among the …