And thousands of kilometers away in Fukuoka, Takashi Takino, 78, who supports an orphanage and other organizations in Myanmar’s largest city of Yangon, receives a steady stream of messages from …
Australian adviser’s wife pleads Myanmar junta for his release
YANGON: The wife of a detained Australian adviser to Myanmar’s deposed leader pled on Sunday (Jul 18) for her husband’s release, citing worries …
COVID response goes underground in Myanmar
In Myanmar, efforts to get people life-saving oxygen have gone underground.The junta-ruled country is facing its worst surge in COVID-19 infections – something perhaps shown in the queues of people …
Chinese crackdown on online fraud forces citizens to leave Myanmar’s ‘Little China’
Tens of thousands of Chinese nationals have been caught up in a crackdown on internet fraud at the Myanmar border.
Chinese crackdown on online fraud forces citizens to leave Myanmar’s ‘Little China’
Tens of thousands of Chinese nationals have been caught up in a crackdown on internet fraud at the Myanmar border.
COVID response runs underground in junta-ruled Myanmar
For a week, 21-year-old student Phoe Thar has been out by dawn to gather oxygen cylinders from the homes of coronavirus sufferers in Myanmar’s second city of Mandalay.
Facebook often removes evidence of atrocities in countries like Syria and Myanmar – but we can preserve it
Nearly half of the worlds population owns a smartphone. For those living in conflict zones or suffering human rights violations, these devices are crucial. They help ordinary people record and share …
Japan’s Kubota has no plans to leave Myanmar despite crisis
Japan’s Kubota has ample experience doing business in foreign countries, but President Yuichi Kitao said it “never expected the situation to become this bad.” The farm machinery maker has maintained a …
Japan’s Kubota has no plans to leave Myanmar despite crisis
Japan’s Kubota has ample experience doing business in foreign countries, but President Yuichi Kitao said it “never expected the situation to become this bad.” The farm machinery maker has maintained a …
Tin hits record on supply concerns; much worries from political unrest in major producer Myanmar
Tin prices hit a this week due to supply concerns in major producer Myanmar, while lofty stainless steel prices boosted nickel to its highest in five months.