However, the overwhelming focus on ASEAN – both in Myanmar and abroad – has been misplaced. Regional experts consider ASEAN the primary regional institution because it is recognized as such by …
Malaysia’s Political Crisis Is Dooming Its COVID-19 Response
But unlike every other Southeast Asian state save Myanmar, Malaysia’s response is being hampered by chaotic governance and persistent political infighting. With Parliament suspended since January due …
Myanmar to use Chinese vaccines to fight COVID-19 in border area
China is delivering two million COVID-19 vaccine shots to Myanmar this week to help fight a growing outbreak in the border area, officials said, as a spike in infections in the Southeast Asian country …
Batch of 736,000 Chinese vaccines arrives in Myanmar
A batch of Chinese Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Myanmar on Thursday, an AFP reporter said, the country battles a devastating new surge in cases.
Doctors treating COVID-19 patients arrested in Myanmar
Doctors treating patients for the coronavirus are being arrested in Myanmar, colleagues and local media say, Reuters reported.As hospitals are being overrun due to a surge of infections in the country …
Myanmar Now: Telenor’s irresponsible Myanmar sale puts us all at risk
The Myanmar news agency, Myanmar Now writes in a recently published article that Telenor’s “irresponsible” sale of its Myanmar business “puts us all at risk” and that the Norwegian government …
Myanmar trade unions call for comprehensive economic sanctions
The Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM) is calling for comprehensive economic sanctions against the country, and for the international community to isolate the military regime. The CTUM is …
Telenor is raising the forecast for this year despite selling its Myanmar business
Telenor ended a dramatic first half of the year with a sale of its business in Myanmar. The company still does not have the final calculation ready for the investment, but …
Telenor is raising the forecast for this year despite selling its Myanmar business
Telenor ended a dramatic first half of the year with a sale of its business in Myanmar. The company still does not have the final calculation ready for the investment, but …
Myanmar military accused of arresting doctors while COVID-19 infections rise
Angered by doctors’ support for anti-junta protests, Myanmar’s military has arrested several doctors treating COVID-19 patients independently, colleagues and media said, as the health system struggles …