Nearly 15 months after the military coup in Myanmar, the junta’s relationship with China is warming up, with a recent resumption in diplomatic exchanges, though both sides are keeping a low profile.
India and US urge Taliban to follow UNSC resolution, call for ending Myanmar violence
The two countries’ ministers urged the Taliban to respect the human rights of all Afghans, including women, children and members of minority groups; and to uphold freedom of travel.
India and US urge Taliban to follow UNSC resolution, call for ending Myanmar violence
The two countries’ ministers urged the Taliban to respect the human rights of all Afghans, including women, children and members of minority groups; and to uphold freedom of travel.
India, US urge Taliban to respect rights, call for end of violence in Myanmar
India and the US have called on the Taliban leadership to abide by the UNSC resolution which demands that Afghanistan’s territory must never again be used to threaten or attack any country or to plan …
Offering partnership in name-only business: Rab arrests man for ‘swindling Tk 200cr’
He, with some foreigners, started vegetable and fish import business from Bangladesh and Myanmar. The arrestees at one stage laundered Tk 9 crore from the business to Hong Kong and fled to China …
Bangladesh, Japan to work together on Rohingya issue
Hayashi Yoshimasa, Japan’s foreign minister, has stated that his country will continue to assist Bangladesh in repatriating Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar.
UNODC Report – signs of increased opium production in Myanmar
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) opium survey for Myanmar has found that cultivation in Myanmar between September 2020 and January 2021 increased for the first time since a …
UNODC Report – signs of increased opium production in Myanmar
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) opium survey for Myanmar has found that cultivation in Myanmar between September 2020 and January 2021 increased for the first time since a …
Myanmar’s civil war has continued unabated for 60 years
Chris Mabey is a psychologist and emeritus professor at Middlesex University Business School in London. His latest book is Whispers of Hope: A Family Memoir of Myanmar (Penguin Random House). But …
Foreign businesses protest Myanmar foreign currency rules
Foreign business groups in Myanmar have raised concerns about new rules requiring businesses and individuals to convert all foreign currency held in bank accounts into the local currency.