Six months after its coup, Myanmar now faces a mushrooming COVID-19 pandemic. Deaths have risen sharply daily during the third, delta variant, infection wave that began May 25; 326 deaths were …
Myanmar: CSOs file complaint against Telenor to Norwegian NCP over its sale of Myanmar business to Lebanese company
“SOMO representing 474 Myanmar CSOs vs. Telenor ASA”, 27 July 2021 On 27 July 2021, the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) on behalf of 474 Myanmar-based civil society …
Myanmar: CSOs file complaint against Telenor to Norwegian NCP over its sale of Myanmar business to Lebanese company
“SOMO representing 474 Myanmar CSOs vs. Telenor ASA”, 27 July 2021 On 27 July 2021, the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) on behalf of 474 Myanmar-based civil society …
Uncovering the shadowy business empire bankrolling Myanmar’s military generals
Just before boarding a flight from the capital Yangon to Australia, a military intelligence officer pulled him aside, warning it “was not an accident”. The attack was never investigated but Swe …
Uncovering the shadowy business empire bankrolling Myanmar’s military generals
Just before boarding a flight from the capital Yangon to Australia, a military intelligence officer pulled him aside, warning it “was not an accident”. The attack was never investigated but Swe …
Isolated Myanmar calls for international help as COVID cases surge
Myanmar’s military ruler is looking for greater cooperation with the international community to contain the coronavirus, state media reported on Wednesday, as the Southeast Asian country struggles …
Bangladesh evacuates 10,000 Rohingya from landslide-hit camps
KUTUPALONG, BANGLADESH — Bangladesh has evacuated 10,000 Rohingya from around refugee camps on the Myanmar border after monsoon landslides and flash floods killed at least 14 people, officials said …
Groups say Myanmar journalists in peril amid crackdown
Journalists in Myanmar face extreme peril as the military-controlled government cracks down on independent reporting, human rights and media advocates say. The government installed by the military in …
Myanmar-based rights groups submit a complaint to the OECD against Telenor sale
A total of 474 civil society organisations have submitted a complaint to the OECD against Norway’s Telenor after the telecom giant earlier this month sold its Myanmar business to M1 …
‘I believe in democracy, that shouldn’t be a crime’ — Myanmar refugees hope for junta’s fall
Hundreds of refugees from Myanmar, including members of the fallen govt, are taking shelter in Manipur, where residents have stepped up to provide housing, food and clothing.