As buyers in Myanmar continue to flip properties, the country’s prices will continue to head north in the next few years, noted Presidential Adviser U Aung Tun Thet. “We’ve seen that property prices …
Myanmar Junta Looks for Foreign Energy Investment
The Myanmar Investment Commission this month reported that the energy sector topped foreign investment categories, accounting for 28 percent of all investment across 12 key economic sectors. Myanmar …
Chinese EVs take center stage at Myanmar’s intl auto expo
Among the most visible brands at the expo was BYD, a Chinese EV giant, imported by industry veteran U Min Min Maung, chairman of EV Power Company. With over 30 years in the automotive business, he …
Myanmar flags environmental, human rights concerns over rare earth mining in China-bound Kachin exports
The rapid increase in rare earth mining in Kachin State, Myanmar, is causing severe environmental degradation and health risks for local communities, raising alarms over human rights violations.
Manipur police arrest Myanmar-trained cadre of banned outfit PREPAK in Imphal East
Security forces in Manipur apprehended a self-styled Sergeant Major of the banned outfit People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) from Imphal East district on Saturday, July 19.
Young girl in Myanmar injured after falling from two-storey building while scrolling TikTok
A teeanger was injured after falling from a two-storey building while scrolling TikTok on her mobile phone in Mandalay, according to the Mandalay-based Myayinanda Social Rescue Organisation.
Myanmar’s military leader puts in rare appearance at event honoring Aung San Suu Kyi’s father
The head of Myanmar’s military government made a rare appearance at a ceremony on Saturday honoring General Aung San, an independence hero and father of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi …
Myanmar to offer low-interest loans to drive growth in agriculture, livestock sectors
The Myanmar government will disburse low-interest loans from the State Economic Promotion Fund, aiming to promote the country’s agriculture and livestock sectors …
This is why Myanmar is critical to China’s rare earths dominance
CNBC’s JP Ong and Elaine Yu discuss China’s dominance in the global rare earths supply chain, highlighting Myanmar’s pivotal role — both as a key source of rare earths and as a nation increasingly …
Myanmar military recaptures strategic town from rebels after a year, government says
State media in Myanmar say the Southeast Asian nation’s military government has recaptured a strategic gateway town after nearly a year of effort, marking a rare turnaround in the country’s northeast, …