A top executive of Myanmar’s military-linked telecommunications company was fatally shot Thursday near his home in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital, in an apparent assassination linked to the …
Telecom executive linked to Myanmar junta gunned down
YANGON: A top executive from a major Myanmar telecoms firm was shot dead on Thursday (Nov 4), the military said, the most senior figure to be hit in a spate of assassinations of junta-linked officials …
Myanmar’s Missing Millions
Millions of dollars in pandemic relief funding from the IMF have gone missing under the military regime, even while Myanmar battles a surge of COVID-19 cases.
Cambodia Set to Take Global Stage Again as ASEAN Chair
The Myanmar crisis will loom large in longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen’s third, and likely last, stint as the regional bloc’s chair.
Myanmar military assault in Chin echoes Rohingya crackdown
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Myanmar news every morning. Myanmar soldiers have torched more than 100 homes and two churches in the country’s restive north-west Chin …
Dispossession, deforestation and deceit in Myanmar
Past attempts to attain palm oil self-sufficiency resulted in widespread extortion and the theft of lands from local communities around the country.
Myanmar and Russia’s Close Post-Coup Relationship
While the international community continues to condemn Myanmar’s military for overthrowing the civilian National League for Democracy (NLD) government in its February 1 coup, bilateral ties between …
Myanmar and Russia’s Close Post-Coup Relationship
While the international community continues to condemn Myanmar’s military for overthrowing the civilian National League for Democracy (NLD) government in its February 1 coup, bilateral ties between …
Former US diplomat Bill Richardson meets Myanmar leader
Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson, on a humanitarian mission to strife-torn Myanmar, met Tuesday with the head of the Southeast Asian nation’s military-installed government. Myanmar’s …
U.S. former diplomat Richardson meets Myanmar junta chief
Former U.S. ambassador Bill Richardson held talks with Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing on Tuesday on the COVID-19 situation in the country, state media said, a rare meeting for a military chief …