After being gang-raped by soldiers, steely-eyed Thein Nu went up against Myanmar’s powerful military in a months-long fight for justice — a fight that paid off with a rare legal victory. Her three …
Bangladesh to join Trilateral Highway with India, Myanmar and Thailand? Yet to be decided
Since India has been working towards increasing its engagements with South East Asia under its `Act East Policy’ the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway is one of the biggest infrastructure …
Myanmar doctor battles to keep country’s best known pet cemetery open
In a shady corner of a cemetery in Myanmar’s commercial capital of Yangon, pastel-colored headstones mark the final resting places of dozens of beloved pets: “Treasure”, “Blacky”, “Princess”, “Bark A …
Myanmar’s great hornbills threatened by poaching, habitat loss
A great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) also called concave-casqued hornbill and one of the larger members of the hornbill family, perching on the branch eats banyan fruits, Bago Region, Myanmar, 16 …
Myanmar: Foreign sales hit about USD5 bln
A data issued by the Commerce Ministry on Dec. 17 showed that, the whole sales between Myanmar and overseas states stood at more than USD4.92 billion in over two months of the current financial year …
KBZ Bank joins Myanmar’s interbank transfer system
KBZ Bank account holders will be able to transfer money to other banks in Myanmar after the bank launched its digital interbank transfer system on December 15.
China Building 1,200-Mile Southern Great Wall Along Myanmar Border: Reports
Chinese media says the barbed wire fence stops COVID-19 from entering the country, but the lengthy border wall could also prevent dissidents from leaving.
Myanmar Economic Monitor December 2020: Coping with COVID-19
The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is having a more severe impact on Myanmar’s economy than the first wave. Myanmar’s economy is estimated to have grown by 1.7 percent in FY19/20, a pronounced …
Myanmar’s Military Sentences Three Soldiers to 20 Years for Rape in Rakhine
2020-12-11 — A Myanmar military tribunal Friday sentenced three privates to 20 years for raping an ethnic Rakhine grandmother during army operations in her village in war-torn Rakhine state in June, …
Oxfam NZ questions New Zealand climate finance of dairy project in Myanmar
New Zealand’s overseas climate finance is a lifeline to many of the world’s poorest countries and communities on the frontlines of climate change, but the level of funding provided until now falls far …