A number of tenants of a high-end office block in Myanmar that the United Nations said is built on military-owned land have moved out or are reviewing their leases, including McKinsey, Coca-Cola and …
100 days in power, Myanmar junta holds pretense of control
After Myanmar’s military seized power by ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, it couldn’t even make the trains run on time. State railway workers were among the earliest organized …
Myanmar reporters, activists arrested in Thailand
Three reporters and two activists from Myanmar have been arrested in Thailand for illegal entry and face possible deportation, the reporters’ news organisation and local police said on Tuesday.
Myanmar’s Generals Run a Nearly Sanction-Proof Business Empire
Two sprawling military conglomerates run almost everything in Myanmar, from banks to the gems trade. Here’s how the army built its vast empire.
Probe finds 10 Japanese firms with possible links to Myanmar junta
At least 10 Japanese companies have direct business ties or have taken part in projects with Myanmar military-affiliated firms, according to a probe by a Kyodo News team. Such entities include the …
Mental health and conditions in refugee camps matter when Rohingya living in Bangladesh consider returning to Myanmar
English News and Press Release on Bangladesh about Health and Protection and Human Rights; published on 10 May 2021 by ODI – HPN …
Body of Myanmar poet who wrote of ‘revolution in the heart’ returned to family with organs missing
A poet in Myanmar who wrote against the ruling military establishment, Khet Thi, died in detention on Sunday and was returned to his family with organs missing, is has been claimed. According to his …
Thousands suspended at Myanmar universities as junta targets education
The suspensions come as the resumption of universities after a year closed due to the coronavirus epidemic prompts a new confrontation between the army and the staff and students who are calling for …
U.S. and China could find common ground for cooperation in Myanmar’s escalating crisis
Scot Marciel, a former American diplomat, said the U.S. and China may have “shared interests” in ending the violence in Myanmar.
Myanmar’s journalists regroup on the run from the junta
On February 1, a few hours after Myanmar’s military coup, the team leaders of media group Mizzima held an emergency meeting in Yangon. The outlet’s senior journalists had begun devising a back-up …