Should ASEAN fail to make concrete progress on Myanmar by the end of the year, it should refer the situation to the UN Security Council, which in December passed its first ever resolution on Myanmar.
Talks Underway to Resume Work on Trans-Myanmar Railway Linking China to Bay of Bengal
After pandemic-related delays, Myanmar’s government says field inspection and reports are complete for the railway that would give China a shipping route bypassing the possible chokepoint at the Strai …
Myanmar army kill more than 28 in monastery attack – insurgent group
Myanmar’s Shan State has experienced some of the fiercest fighting in an ongoing civil war At least 28 people were killed by the Myanmar army at a monastery in southern Shan State, an insurgent group …
Myanmar: Concrete UN Security Council Action Needed
The United Nations Security Council should build on its December 2022 resolution on Myanmar by adopting tangible measures to hold the junta accountable for ongoing abuses.
Myanmar’s Keppel sells Sedona Hotel in Yangon to Spring Blossom Ventures from Singapore for US$57.4mil
As Myanmar’s hotel industry struggles to recover from the double whammy of the coronavirus pandemic and the 2021 military takeover, Keppel Corporation will sell Sedona Hotel in Yangon for US$57.4 …
Could Myanmar Be Implicated in Russia’s War Against Ukraine?
Ukraine’s top intelligence official says Russia is attempting to get supplies for the war from anywhere it can …
Over 10 million stimulant tablets seized in eastern Myanmar; durgs street worth almost US$2mil
Myanmar authorities have seized 10.17 million stimulant tablets in the eastern Shan state, according to a statement from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control has announced.
Prominent Myanmar Monk Disappears After Being Detained by Regime Forces
Pyigyitagon Sayadaw was arrested in Sagaing Region by a notorious junta task force responsible for a massacre of villagers in early March.
Swiss food giant Nestle to close factory and head office in Myanmar
World famous food producer Nestle is set to halt all production in Myanmar, but it has yet to give a time frame, according to international media.
Singapore’s Keppel to sell its Myanmar hotel for $57 million
According to Keppel Corporation, divestment from Sedona Hotel Yangon is going to allow it to unlock capital which can be used for new growth opportunities …