From building schools, libraries and education centers to funding conservation initiatives, exchanges are channels through which funds can arrive in Myanmar, without the friction associated with …
BBC Burmese: Young Reporter workshops in Myanmar
Here you can see a BBC Young Reporter workshop in a secondary school in Yangon, Myanmar, exploring the issue of “fake news” in Burmese.
Thailand: COVID outbreak among Myanmar workers sparks anti-migrant backlash
After keeping the pandemic largely under control for almost a year, a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases among workers from neighboring Myanmar has ignited anti-migrant sentiment among some Thais.
Stimulants cost over USD1m confiscated in Myanmar
According to a report from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control on Sunday, December 27, Myanmar authorities confiscated more than 1 million stimulants value over 1.5 billion kyats (over USD1.1 …
Myanmar’s COVID-19 cases increase to 122,534, deaths reach 2,618
(Xinhua) — The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 122,534 as of Monday with 648 new infections, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. The death toll reached …
403 tonnes of illegal timber seized in southern Myanmar
Myanmar authorities have seized over 403 tonnes of illegal timbers in the southern Bago region in a week, the Forest Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation s …
Quader for more international pressure on Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation
The minister said social environment and ecological balance of Ukiah and Teknaf is now at a stake due to living of excessive number of people …
Myanmar smugglers caught with tonnes of rubber
Seven Myanmar nationals were detained with 7 tonnes of smuggled rubber sheets in three long-tail boats on the Kraburi river in Muang district on Sunday, Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre …
The Day a US Missionary Was Honored for His Contribution to Myanmar’s Farming
On this day 85 years ago, US missionary Brayton Clarke Case was honored with a medal for his imports of cowpea, swine, chicken and corn into the country.
Thai protest demands help for shrimp sellers after virus outbreak
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai protesters demonstrated on Saturday to demand more … Most of those infected have been migrant workers from Myanmar. Seafood sellers say business has fallen in a country …