China has executed 11 members of a notorious family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, state media report. A court in Zhejiang province sentenced the Ming family members for crimes including homicide, …
Myanmar pipeline loan bid
The Myanmar government is seeking approval for a $131 million loan from South Korea that will enable it to upgrade the nation’s gas pipeline infrastructure. “The financing is meant to be used for a …
Myanmar’s U9 partners with TrueMoney for digital financial services
Mobile operator U9 (formerly Ooredoo Myanmar) revealed on Tuesday it has signed an MoU with TrueMoney Myanmar to enable broader access to digital financial services for individuals and businesses …
Landmines destroy limbs and lives on Bangladesh-Myanmar border
In the dense hill forests along Bangladesh’s border with war-torn Myanmar, villagers are losing limbs to landmines, casualties of a conflict not of their making.
Trump admin signals possible shift as Myanmar election takes place
Myanmar started a multi-phase national election late last month as the Trump administration showed openness to renewed engagement with the Southeast Asian country. The first phase of voting began on …
Myanmar junta to free 6,000 prisoners in independence day amnesty
The military has arrested thousands of protesters and activists since its February 2021 coup that ended Myanmar’s brief democratic experiment and plunged t …
Myanmar releases 6,000 prisoners in New Year’s amnesty but no sign of Aung San Suu Kyi
“The Acting President of the Union of the Republic of Myanmar has pardoned 6,134 male and female prisoners who are serving their terms at respective prisons, detention centres and camps,” the junta’s …
Myanmar junta to release over 6000 prisoners in annual amnesty
Photo / Sai Aung Main, AFP Myanmar’s junta said it would release more than 6000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country’s independence day. The military has arrested thousands of …
Military-backed party leads in early election results in Myanmar
Myanmar’s military-appointed election body has begun announcing the winners of the first phase of its three-part general election, saying that the military-backed party has won the majority of seats, …
Military-backed party in Myanmar takes lead in first phase of polls
Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is leading after the first phase of a contentious general election, early results cited by state media showed, in the first vote since …