Each weekend in Singapore, the Myanmar diaspora congregates at the Peninsula Plaza for news — and a taste — of home. Customers stream into a pop-up food stall graced by a life-sized image of …
Thailand’s businesses appeal to government to lower labour import cost
Thai businesses say they need more workers, and have appealed to the Labour Ministry to reduce costs of importing migrant workers from surrounding countries like Myanmar and Cambodia. Labour ministers …
Myanmar Upheaval Prompts Axiata to Delay Listing Telco Unit
Malaysia’s largest mobile-phone carrier by market value, has put on hold the planned listing of its telecommunication unit because of the political unrest in Myanmar. Most Read from Bloomberg U …
Review: “The Wa of Myanmar and China’s Quest for Global Dominance,” by Bertil Lintner
Since Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup in early February 2021, a widening civil war has erupted, pitting a nationwide resistance in which fighters in areas dominated by ethnic Bamar have …
New round of EU-Myanmar sanctions garners praise
a spokesperson for Justice For Myanmar, a research activist group. She said these sanctions are “essential to deny the junta the funds it needs to finance its increasing and intensifying violent …
New round of EU-Myanmar sanctions garners praise
a spokesperson for Justice For Myanmar, a research activist group. She said these sanctions are “essential to deny the junta the funds it needs to finance its increasing and intensifying violent …
EU Sanctions Myanmar Oil Firm for Providing Junta Resources
Myanmar’s oil and gas sector has become a target of international pressure of late as one of the junta’s most important sources of income and foreign exchange given oil products are priced in …
U.N. Myanmar expert says junta using new Russian, Chinese arms against civilians
Myanmar’s military and the foreign ministries of China … reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via …
UN expert criticizes China, Russia for arms sales to Myanmar
GENEVA (AP) — An independent human rights expert working with the United Nations is criticizing China and Russia for allegedly supplying weapons used by Myanmar’s military against civilians since it …
EU sanctions Myanmar oil firm for providing resources to junta
Both these companies have operated in Myanmar for decades in production sharing contracts or joint ventures with MOGE and have come under criticism for engaging in business with military government.