Of the total, ¥27.78 billion will be earmarked for a project to build a bridge on a road that crosses Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
Aung San Suu Kyi expected to keep power in Myanmar election
Mother Suu’ remains popular despite coronavirus, conflict in Rakhine state and genocide charges …
Suu Kyi party set to win Myanmar vote with weak opposition
Voting was underway in Myanmar’s elections on Sunday, with the party of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi heavily favored to retain power it had wrestled from the powerful military five …
Suu Kyi victory expected as voting underway in Myanmar
Voting was underway in Myanmar’s elections on Sunday, with the ruling party of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi heavily favored to be returned to power. More than 90 parties are competing …
Japan extends $414 mil. loans to Myanmar for road, corporate finance
Japan and Myanmar have signed a total of 42.78 billion yen ($414 million) in low-interest loans to allow the Southeast Asian country to build road infrastructure and facilitate financing for small and …
Suu Kyi forecast to triumph in virus-hit Myanmar election
Myanmar heads to the polls Sunday for a vote expected to return to power the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains a hero at home in spite of a reputation abroad shattered by the Rohingya crisis …
‘Spreading like wildfire’: Facebook fights hate speech, misinformation before Myanmar poll
In Myanmar, the stakes for Facebook are particularly high after previous accusations it helped incite genocide. Half of Myanmar’s 53 million people use Facebook, which for many is synonymous with the …
Suu Kyi’s Party Expected To Win Myanmar Election Amid Minorities’ Disenfranchisement
Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy won in a 2015 landslide and is expected to win again. But with voting denied or canceled in some areas, more than a million voters are disenfranchised.
US Delegation Looks to Boost Investment in Myanmar
The US International Development Finance Corporation says it wants to deepen bilateral ties with Myanmar to rebuild after COVID-19.
A Look at Myanmar’s Election and Suu Kyi’s Expected Victory
Myanmar holds national and state elections Sunday in which Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party will be looking to hold on to power.