The US on Friday announced new sanctions against Myanmar, targeting aviation fuel suppliers of the military junta which seized power in 2021. The US Department of the Treasury issued a sanctions alert …
Life in Myanmar’s Yangon after COVID and a coup
Myanmar’s largest city has been cut off from the world for almost four years. DW spoke with Yangon residents about what life is like under a military regime.At first glance, Yangon seems to have …
U.S. Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Myanmar, Targets Jet Fuel Suppliers
U.S. Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Myanmar, Targets Jet Fuel Suppliers WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday announced further sanctions against Myanmar, targeting people and entities tied …
US Weighs Energy Sanctions on Myanmar That Risk Hurting Allies
(Bloomberg) — The US is weighing sanctions on Myanmar’s state-owned oil and gas company to choke funding to the nation’s military regime, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter, a …
Myanmar targets to expand four million acres of sunflower plantations to cover domestic oil consumption
YANGON, March 23 (Xinhua): Myanmar targets to expand the sunflower plantations up to 4 million acres across the country to cover domestic oil consumption, Ye Tint Tun, director general of the …
Barista becomes the largest coffee chain in Sri Lanka
Rajat Agrawal, chief executive officer of Barista, said the company is planning to increase its presence in Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and the Middle East …
FATF: The “Most Powerful Organization You’ve Never Heard Of” Strikes Again
and Yemen. On the “black-list” are North Korea, Iran and Myanmar. Being FATF gray-listed is meant to make a jurisdiction clean up its act ASAP due to the financial repercussions – borrowing money …
FATF: The “Most Powerful Organization You’ve Never Heard Of” Strikes Again
and Yemen. On the “black-list” are North Korea, Iran and Myanmar. Being FATF gray-listed is meant to make a jurisdiction clean up its act ASAP due to the financial repercussions – borrowing money …
China, Myanmar eye greater cooperation in fight against cross-border internet fraud, gambling
This joint effort will work towards safeguarding the friendly cooperation between Myanmar and China, and ensure the safety of people’s lives and property. In recent years, online gambling and …
Russian support for Myanmar junta ‘destabilising’ Southeast Asia – U.S envoy
Russia’s backing for Myanmar’s military rulers is unacceptable and destabilising, with its supply of weapons helping to fuel a conflict that has become a catastrophe for the country, a top U.S.