Millions of Myanmar migrant workers are thought to be stranded in Thailand after the border was closed and jobs were lost by the coronavirus lockdown.
Tribes along India-Myanmar border dream of a ‘united Nagaland’
Dozens of Naga tribes yearn to reunite the 3 million living in India with their 400,000 estranged cousins in Myanmar.
Finding Nagaland: Tribes On India-Myanmar Frontier Dream Of Unity
Those living hand-to-mouth in Myanmar are finding it very difficult, he said. “We just can’t help them.” Retreating British colonialists left behind the frontier after World War II, cleaving the …
Doctors dispatched to Pakistan, Myanmar, Laos to fight Covid-19
China has started sending military medical teams to Pakistan, Myanmar and Laos to fight the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Analysts said this shows the high-level of mutual trust and friendly …
Violence forced the Rohingya to flee Myanmar. Now the coronavirus is threatening their refugee camp
I live in one of the world’s most densely-populated countries, with limited healthcare and coronavirus cases growing exponentially. But there’s no way I’ll leave, writes.
Report exposes arbitrary detention, torture of Myanmar activists
On December 28, 2018, plain-clothes police officers in Myanmar arrested three student leaders, who had protested against the authorities and called for more safety measures on campus, following a …
Chinese carmakers move into Myanmar to battle Japanese rivals
Chinese carmakers are ramping up production in Myanmar as they go head to head with dominant and entrenched Japanese rivals in the fast-growing market. There was a fivefold increase in the number of …
UN condemns killing of WHO staffer in Myanmar transporting COVID-19 samples
Myanmar has reported 121 COVID-19 cases, including five deaths. Pyae Sone Win Maung died after being wounded in a security incident in Minbya township in Rakhine on the evening of April 20.
WHO employee gunned down while transporting coronavirus samples in Myanmar
The incident took place in the Rakhine state, which has been in conflict due to the ongoing civil war between Myanmar’s military and Arakan Army rebels.
Attack on WHO vehicle that killed Myanmar driver condemned
Top officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) and other aid groups have condemned an attack on a WHO team that killed a driver who was helping transport coronavirus tests in Myanmar’s troubled …