A fire destroyed hundreds of homes in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. Thousands of refugees, who fled war and persecution in neighboring Myanmar, saw their makeshift homes go up in flames.
Joint Government-UN Meeting on Myanmar’s LDC graduation
Myanmar is one of the five countries that will be reviewed by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) in February 2021 and may be recommended for graduation from the category of least developed …
Myanmar’s Shangri-La Hotel Temporarily Closes Amid COVID-19 Impact
By the end of December, nearly 30,000 hotel staff have been made unemployed, according to Myanmar’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. The Sule Shangri-La said the temporary closure from February 1 …
Myanmar Sends Rohingya Back to Rakhine
However, since Myanmar reported COVID-19 in March last year, immigration departments have not filed lawsuits and sent them straight back to Rakhine State. However, police opened a case against the …
617 foreigners granted permanent residency in Myanmar since 2015
The Myanmar government has granted permanent residency to 617 foreigners out of 705 applicants since 2015, according to the Ministry of Labor, Immigration and Population on Thursday. “Former Myanmar …
China helps Myanmar beat Covid
China will stand firm with Myanmar to jointly fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, push for economic recovery and build the China-Myanmar community with a shared future, …
China to mediate Myanmar-Bangladesh meeting on Rohingya on Jan 19
Bangladesh will hold a tripartite meeting in Dhaka on Jan 19 with Myanmar and China on the Rohingya refugee crisis.
Chinese vaccines to aid Myanmar
China has decided to provide Myanmar with COVID-19 vaccines and is providing epidemic control supplies to help it fight the virus as State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi wrapped up his two-day …
Thailand looks for answers as Covid cases surge
Nearly all the new coronavirus cases have been traced to migrants, some of whom entered the country illegally. Returning Thais and citizens of Myanmar have been slipping over the two countries’ long …
Myanmar tech companies adapt to COVID-19 environment
Wave Money said it moved a total of K12 trillion (US$ 8.7 billion) in cash funds, across Myanmar amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which is double the amount handled in 2019 and equivalent to around 11.5 …