When a husband-and-wife team took over KBZ Bank in remote northern Myanmar in 1996, it had all the trappings of a mom-and-pop operation. She was a local schoolteacher. He also had been a teacher …
Myanmar shuffles energy, finance officials amid slowing growth
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar has replaced its minister for energy, state media reported on Wednesday, as Aung San Suu Kyi’s administration looks to address concerns that the enactment of … …
Quad Summit: Foreign ministers vow justice for Pahalgam attack, slam China’s maritime aggression, back ASEAN on Myanmar | Key takeaways
The meeting was attended by Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya.
Photo shows quake-hit building in Myanmar, not proof of corruption in Bangladesh
A video circulating ahead of the first anniversary of protests that culminated in the ouster of Bangladesh’s former leader Sheikh Hasina shows a fire station damaged by an earthquake in Myanmar, …
China’s love for jade: Coveted gemstones smuggled out of Myanmar
Myanmar is the world’s leading producer of jade. Up to 90 percent of global supply of the precious stone is mined in the country’s northern Kachin state, despite a decades-long armed rebellion raging …
Myanmar’s central bank blacklists 197 companies for violating regulation
YANGON: The Central Bank of Myanmar has added 197 companies to a blacklist for failing to deposit export earnings into accounts in domestic banks within the prescribed periods, state-owned daily The …
Tortured But Unbroken: Student Leader Rejoins Myanmar Revolt After 4 Years in Junta Jail
Political prisoner Ko Wai Yan Phyo Moe reveals the horrors he endured in regime torture cells – and the deal he refused to make.
14 water supply projects planned in southern Myanmar in fiscal 2025-26
YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar’s Department of Rural Development will implement 14 water supply works across 12 villages in southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi region in the 2025-26 fiscal year, Ye Khaung, …
Tremors detected near Thai border in Myanmar and Nicobar Islands
BANGKOK: Several tremors were recorded in Thailand’s neighbouring countries on Sunday (June 29), particularly in Myanmar to the north and India’s Nicobar Islands to the south.
Nestlé to close operations in Myanmar | CNN Business
Nestlé has announced that it will close its sole factory and head office in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, as it switches to a more “sustainable” business model amid ongoing turmoil in the …