On this day in 1939, colonial authorities opened the Burma Road, creating a short-lived lifeline for Chiang Kai-shek’s Chinese nationalist forces fighting the Japanese.
Myanmar migrants leave field hospital
Almost 300 Myanmar migrants left the field hospital in Samut Sakhon yesterday, becoming the first large group of migrants to have recovered from Covid-19.
Momen: Myanmar’s lack of sincerity delaying Rohingya repatriation
Speaking at an event in Chittagong on Sunday, Momen, however, said that he was optimistic about the repatriation initiative, but was not sure when it would start. The foreign minister made the remarks …
Bangladesh making all efforts to repatriate Rohingyas: Momen
Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen said it was not possible to send back the Rohingyas to their homeland in three and a half years due to the lack of sincerity of Myanmar. “The Rohingya do not want …
Mae Sot expects mass return of Thais working in Myanmar casino
The border district of Mae Sot is on alert for a large number of Thais working in a casino in Myawaddy to flee the continued spread of the coronavirus in Myanmar. Opas Kankawinpong, director-general …
Myanmar orders 30 million coronavirus vaccines from India
Zaw Htay, the President Office director-general said that Myanmar chose the vaccine because it can be stored in a temperature between 2 to 8 degrees centigrade that is suitable as per the country’s te …
Will Glimmers of Good News Continue as Myanmar Moves Into a New Year?
The Irrawaddy discusses the year just ended and the challenges facing the country in the year that has just begun.
China seeks to shore up its influence in Myanmar
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to arrive in Myanmar on Monday on a critical two-day visit. It is intended to further strengthen Chinese influence in the country, in light of the …
Myanmar’s Migrants Face Discrimination Amid Surging COVID-19 in Thailand
In wake of December outbreak at wholesale seafood market in Mahachai near Bangkok, Myanmar migrants still feel targeted for spread of coronavirus.
17 Thais back from Myanmar have Covid-19
Seventeen of 40 Thai returnees from Myanmar have been found to be Covid-19 positive during quarantine in Tak. Mae Sot Doctor Facebook page, administrated by a doctor at Mae Sot Hospital in Tak, …