British American Tobacco will cease all operations in military-ruled Myanmar and withdraw by the end of this year, the company said on Tuesday, the latest Western firm to pull out of the country in …
Plunging Currency, Dollar Drought Worsen Myanmar Economic Crisis
Myanmar is battling a plunging local currency amid an unprecedented dollar shortage, driving up the cost of imports and worsening the economy’s struggle with dual challenges of the pandemic and …
Plunging Currency, Dollar Drought Worsen Myanmar Economic Crisis
Myanmar is battling a plunging local currency amid an unprecedented dollar shortage, driving up the cost of imports and worsening the economy’s struggle with dual challenges of the pandemic and …
On business, research and garment workers in Myanmar: Interview with Sara Tödt
This week we caught up with Sara Tödt, a PhD candidate at the School of Management at RMT University. We discussed Sara’s international business background and how that led to an interest in the …
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi pleads not guilty to breaking virus rules
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former President Win Myint pleaded not guilty Monday to violating COVID-19 restrictions, their lawyers said, as the pair were formally indicted after the …
What hope for Myanmar? A Christian specialist comments …
What factors have led to the current and long-standing malaise in Myanmar? I think there are five reasons why Burma, since gaining independence from the British in 1948, has struggled politically and …
Soaring Fuel, Food Prices Hitting the Vulnerable in Myanmar
An unprecedented plunge in the value of Myanmar’s currency, the kyat, has driven up the prices of key imported commodities, placing basic commodities ranging from auto fuel to cooking oil beyond the …
U.N. fears ‘imminent attack’ in Myanmar after army build-up
The United Nations human rights office voiced deep concern on Friday at what it said was a build-up of Myanmar’s military deploying heavy weapons and troops in areas of the country where the internet …
Myanmar court bars translator at secrets trial of Australian
A court in Myanmar ruled Thursday that it will not allow a Burmese-English translator at the upcoming trial of Sean Turnell, an Australian economist who has been charged under the Official Secrets Act …
Serum Institute to send 10 lakh doses of Covishield to Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh
Serum Institute of India will export 10 lakh Covishield doses each to Nepal Myanmar and Bangladesh to help them fight against the pandemic sources said …