Even as Myanmar struggles with more than 88,000 Covid-19 cases Myanmar Tourism Marketing (MTM) presents ‘White Paper’ recommendations on “reopening and safety first.” MTM gained valuable observations …
Coronavirus: Vietnam, Thailand on alert for outbreaks, Malaysia to charge Top Glove
Vietnam reported its first Covid-19 cases in three months, while Thailand called for calm after four women tested positive after visiting Myanmar.
Fourth woman who sneaked back from Myanmar infected
Senior health officials announce the new Covid-19 infection in Chiang Mai, as another woman who crossed the border illegally from Myanmar to Mae Sai district tests positive. (Photo: Disease Control …
Myanmar military extends non-operation period against armed groups
The Myanmar military on Tuesday announced the extension of the suspension period of its operations against armed groups until the end of December.
Festival of Lights marked in Myanmar
The Tazaungdaing Festival, also known as the Festival of Lights, falls on the full moon day in the eighth month of the traditional Myanmar calendar. It is celebrated in Myanmar as a national holiday …
First record of long-lost Ruellia bella reported in Myanmar
Ruellia is a very large genus of chiefly tropical American herbs and shrubs (family Acanthaceae) that have showy solitary or paniculate flowers with the simple or two-lobed style recurved at the apex …
Thailand tracking 200 people as infected returnees skip COVID-19 quarantine
Thailand was racing to track down about 200 people in its northern provinces on Monday to stop a potential coronavirus outbreak, after three Thai nationals entered the country illegally from Myanmar …
Amid Tensions in Myanmar, An Indigenous Park of Peace Is Born
The Karen people of eastern Myanmar have long fought for autonomy over their lands. In a bold move, they have turned a war zone into a protected area that respects their cultural traditions and looks …
Stimulants worth over 2.15 mln USD seized in Myanmar’s Yangon region
YANGON, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) — Myanmar authorities seized 4,660,000 stimulants in Myanmar’s Yangon region, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Monday.
COVID-19 second wave drives Myanmar business closures to new record
A record number of businesses in Myanmar were shut amid an ongoing second wave of the coronavirus pandemic as lockdown orders since September hit swathes of the economy, according to an Asia …