A new book by Hugo Slim analyses the current state of humanitarianism and should be required reading for aid agencies in Myanmar.
Talks held to operate direct flight between Myanmar and GBIA
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has organised a discussion programme to conduct direct air service from Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, to Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) in Bhairahawa, with …
Myanmar civil war: Children perish as bombs rain on resistance
He didn’t think it was his village – Pa Zi Gyi in north-east Myanmar – that had been hit. But when he phoned his wife, he learnt that the military had bombed the place where villagers had gathered for a rare feast of curried noodles, rice and pork. Their seven-year-old daughter, Soe Nandar Nwe, had been among them.
Myanmar Supreme Court agrees to hear some Suu Kyi appeals
A legal official says Myanmar’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s convictions and requests for reduced sentences in several cases in which she was charged …
EU-Funded Workers’ Program in Myanmar Faces Opposition
Officially launched last month, Multi-Stakeholder Alliance for Decent Employment in the Myanmar Apparel Industry, or MADE in Myanmar, builds on the earlier SMART Factories program, which helped more …
Myanmar: trade unionists in the firing line
The EU should suspend trade preferences for Myanmar and end support for projects under the military regime. Women workers in a Myanmar garment factory (IndustriALL Global Union, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) On …
Myanmar military mocked over altered images showing ‘misspelt sign’ at new year festival
Burmese-language Facebook posts shared repeatedly in Myanmar have mocked the ruling military junta for apparently using a misspelled banner at a Buddhist new year water festival. Comments on the posts …
‘Our country is sick’: survivors in shock after deadly Myanmar airstrike
On 11 April 168 people were killed in deadliest attack since coup as locals were celebrating opening of village hall …
Notorious Myanmar Junta Crony U Tay Za Reemerges After Year-Long Public Absence
The long-time supplier of weapons to the Myanmar military accompanied revered Thai Buddhist monk Maing Hpone Sayadaw on a religious trip to northern Myanmar.
PTTEP asserts itself in Myanmar and plans to relaunch new offshore project
Thailand’s national upstream company PTTEP is preparing to relaunch a new development phase of its Zawtika project offshore Myanmar, where it is facing pressure over its continuing investment in the …