He was one of some 7,000 people released from scam compounds in Myawaddy, a town on Myanmar’s border with Thailand that is among the world’s largest online-fraud hubs. According to some estimates, …
Thai river turns orange as dangerous toxins from Myanmar mines flush downstream
Authorities say arsenic levels in the Kok Thai river now exceed safety limits, sparking fears of ecological disaster Dangerous levels of arsenic in a northern Thai river contaminated by chemicals used …
Thai river turns orange as dangerous toxins from Myanmar mines flush downstream
Authorities say arsenic levels in the Kok Thai river now exceed safety limits, sparking fears of ecological disaster Dangerous levels of arsenic in a northern Thai river contaminated by chemicals used …
Myanmar to hold forum on post-quake economic recovery
YANGON: Myanmar will hold a forum on post-earthquake economic recovery in Naypyidaw on May 30 and 31, according to the country’s Ministry of Information on Friday (May 16).
Bangladesh recalls ambassador from Myanmar
Bangladesh has recalled its ambassador from Myanmar, a Bangladeshi foreign ministry official said on Thursday, after it acknowledged opening a communications line with a rebel army fighting its …
Bangladesh’s interim leader denies diplomatic spat as ambassador to Myanmar recalled
Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor of the government of Bangladesh, dismissed online rumours that the ambassador had been declared persona non grata in Myanmar …
Marcos seeks cease-fire in Myanmar ahead of polls
PRESIDENT Marcos is pushing for a cease-fire in the ongoing armed-conflict in Myanmar as the war-torn country prepares to hold its elections next year. Marcos said the cease-fire will halt the …
Marcos seeks cease-fire in Myanmar ahead of polls
PRESIDENT Marcos is pushing for a cease-fire in the ongoing armed-conflict in Myanmar as the war-torn country prepares to hold its elections next year. Marcos said the cease-fire will halt the …
Three Japanese Firms Ditch Myanmar Port Project
Kamigumi, the Sumitomo Corporation and Toyota say they are withdrawing from the Thilawa port project in Yangon.
Thai Man Smuggled Cash Through “Doraemon Door” from Myanmar
Police in Sangkhlaburi district have arrested a 25-year-old Thai man for illegally transporting nearly 18 million baht ($552,000) in cash across the border from Myanmar into Thailand.