Last week, the International Monetary Fund sent $350 million in cash to the Myanmar government, part of a no-strings-attached emergency aid package to help the country battle the coronavirus pandemic.
UPDATE 1-Days before coup, IMF sent Myanmar $350 mln in emergency aid; no precedent for refund
The International Monetary Fund last week sent $350 million in cash to the Myanmar government, part of a no-strings-attached emergency aid package to help the country battle the coronavirus pandemic.
Days before coup, IMF sent Myanmar $350 million in emergency aid it cannot get back
Last week, the International Monetary Fund sent $350 million in cash to the Myanmar government, part of a no-strings-attached emergency aid package to help the country battle the coronavirus pandemic.
Myanmar coup: China blocks UN condemnation as protest grows
China has blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning the military coup in Myanmar. The military took power in the south-east Asian nation on Monday after arresting political leader Aung San …
U.S. could push Myanmar closer to China if Biden slaps sanctions on Southeast Asian country
U.S. sanctions on Myanmar could open the door for China to extend its influence in the Southeast Asian country, said an analyst from Stratfor.
Thai businesses in Myanmar worried about survival after coup
Thai investors are worried that sanctions and boycott of Myanmar after the military-led coup on Monday will affect their business in the country, the Thai-Myanmar Business Council …
Noisy anti-coup protest reverberates in Myanmar’s largest city
The din of banging pots and honking car horns reverberated through Myanmar’s biggest city of Yangon late on Tuesday in the first widespread protest against the military coup that overthrew elected …
The Latest: Japan Expresses ‘Serious Concern’ About Myanmar
Japan is expressing “serious concern” about the military’s actions in Myanmar and demanding the release of leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other officials.
Asian Insider, Feb 1: Myanmar’s military coup; Calls for greater security in Indonesia’s Natuna region
Myanmar’s military says it will hold elections after one-year of emergency; Chinese and American airplane incursions near Taiwan; Indonesian lawmaker calls for security beef up as tensions escalate in …
Biden threatened Myanmar sanctions. What are his options?
U.S. President Joe Biden, facing his first major international crisis after Myanmar’s military seized power, could impose a new program of sanctions, cut aid or target generals and the companies they …