On this day 85 years ago, US missionary Brayton Clarke Case was honored with a medal for his imports of cowpea, swine, chicken and corn into the country.
Thai protest demands help for shrimp sellers after virus outbreak
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai protesters demonstrated on Saturday to demand more … Most of those infected have been migrant workers from Myanmar. Seafood sellers say business has fallen in a country …
Bangladesh Set to Move Second Batch of Rohingya Refugees to Remote Island: Officials
Bangladesh is set to move a second batch of Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar to the remote island of Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal this month, officials said on Sunday, despite calls by …
Myanmar Navy inducts Indian submarine INS Sindhuvir
It is the first submarine in the Myanmar Navy’s arsenal. The former Soviet-era submarine was in operation in the Indian Navy since 1988.
Anti-Myanmar hate speech flares in Thailand over virus; Yangon says Covid-19 cases surge past 120,000 mark
Wherever you see Myanmar people, shoot them down,” read one Thai comment on YouTube after a surge of coronavirus cases among workers from Myanmar.
Myanmar men caught crossing illegally from Malaysia
Eleven Myanmar men who said they had been working on trawlers in Malaysia have been arrested in Sungai Kolok district after illegally crossing the Sungai Kolok River into Thailand. They could produce …
Myanmar companies score slightly better in transparency this year
After opening up its economy in 2011 following decades of cronyism and opaque business dealings under military rule, Myanmar has been making efforts to catch up with global standards in governance …
Myanmar’s currency gaining against the dollar
Zaw Moe Ko was happy that his boss in Myanmar’s commercial centre of Yangon pays him in dollars – until the pandemic struck. Now he can’t get rid of them fast enough.
Casinos, COVID or Drugs? Why China Is Building a Fence on Myanmar Border
Media reports say Chinese authorities are putting up a barrier along their southeastern border with Shan State, a volatile part of Myanmar, a move some analysts believe will stop coronavirus-infected …
Myanmar Plans to Buy India’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Emergency authorization of the vaccine expected by the end of December with Myanmar vaccinations to roll out by April.