A homemade bomb has exploded at an office of Myanmar’s state electricity provider, injuring at least seven people in the latest example of opponents of the military-installed government turning to vio …
Myanmar opposition targets state electricity company
A homemade bomb has exploded at an office of Myanmar’s state electricity provider, injuring at least seven people in the latest example of opponents of the military-installed government turning to vio …
India faces a no-win situation as Myanmar spins into civil war
As refugees pour into India for sanctuary, the Indian Government finds itself between a rock and a hard place. Pro-democracy forces in Myanmar are also objecting to Indian companies helping the junta …
Lawyer: US editor jailed in Myanmar fears he has COVID-19
BANGKOK (AP) — An American journalist being held in prison in Myanmar told his lawyer Thursday that he believes he has caught COVID-19, but prison authorities deny he is infected. Danny Fenster …
Myanmar funeral services overwhelmed as COVID toll mounts
Hundreds more bodies than usual are being taken for funerals every day in junta-ruled Myanmar as a new wave of COVID-19 sweeps through the country, services transporting the bodies and arranging …
Rights groups urge Japan to stop real estate project in Myanmar
TOKYO, July 15 (Reuters) – Human rights groups on Thursday called for Japan to cancel a real estate project involving Myanmar’s defence ministry, saying the project is linked to the military, which …
Japan: Stop Real Estate Project in Myanmar
Japanese business entities should stop their participation in a commercial real estate project involving Myanmar’s abusive military, Human Rights Now, Human Rights Watch, Japan International Volunteer …
Charities in Myanmar strained by soaring death tolls
Charity groups in Myanmar said Wednesday that the number of people dying in the country’s cities, which are facing a coronavirus surge and a shortage of oxygen to treat patients, has been climbing so …
Climate-related risks have financial statement impacts
These climate-related risks and strategic decisions could impact their financial statements – and KPIs … KPMG in Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. “Companies that do not align with this global practice …
US urges ASEAN to press for return to democracy in Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken asked his Southeast Asian counterparts Wednesday to press for an end to violence in Myanmar, its return to democracy and the release of all political prisoners …