By Park Jae-hyuk The National Pension Service (NPS) is maintaining silence on POSCO’s businesses in Myanmar. Amid the steelmaker’s continuous denial of its ties with the Southeast …
National Pension Service remains cautious over POSCO’s Myanmar biz
By Park Jae-hyuk The National Pension Service (NPS) is maintaining silence on POSCO’s businesses in Myanmar. Amid the steelmaker’s continuous denial of its ties with the Southeast …
Death Threats, Hate Speech Turn Rohingya Activist’s Malaysia Home Into a Prison
Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani, a Rohingya Muslim refugee and activist who fled persecution and ethnic strife in Myanmar, has called Malaysia home for nearly three decades. Now, it’s more like a prison.
Investors Press POSCO to Stop Business with Myanmar Military
Australian Financial Review reported that investors are urging South Korean industrial group Posco to exit a steel joint venture with a Myanmar military-controlled conglomerate as pressure builds on …
Myanmar’s online pop-up markets raise funds for protest
BANGKOK (AP) — With security forces in Myanmar having shot dead at least 570 protesters and bystanders in the past two months, many of the country’s residents see venturing out onto the street as a …
Myanmar’s brutal military was once a force for freedom – but it’s been waging civil war for decades
Sanctions and boycotts Today, Myanmar’s economy is almost entirely controlled by the military, from telecommunications to drugs. The military’s sprawling business networks – which some rights groups …
EXCLUSIVE-S.Korea steel giant POSCO weighs how to exit Myanmar military-backed venture -sources
Meanwhile Nordic investor Nordea told the Swedish arm of the Fair Finance network, initiated by Oxfam, that it had put POSCO “in quarantine until further notice” regarding its Myanmar plans.
Myanmar’s junta releases 8 of 11 people arrested after communicating with CNN
Yangon, Myanmar (CNN)At least eight of 11 people who were detained after communicating with CNN journalists in Myanmar were released on Monday, according to three sources close to those detained, who …
CNN reports from inside Myanmar. Here’s what we’re seeing
CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward is in Myanmar reporting on the protests that are taking place in the country. CNN is in Myanmar with the permission of the military and the team is …
CNN gets remarkable access to Myanmar. Here’s what we’re seeing
CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward is in Myanmar reporting on the protests that are taking place in the country. CNN is in Myanmar with the permission of the military and the team …