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, …
Hate speech on ethnicity and religion in Myanmar
The IDS-led CREID programme found that hate speech spiked ahead of Myanmar’s recent national election, despite race and religion-based campaigning being prohibited under electoral regulations.
Ethical minefields: the dirty business of doing deals with Myanmar’s military
Foreign companies are failing to heed the UN call to stop doing business with Myanmar’s blood-stained military elite.
Myanmar: Kirin Should Sever Military Firm Ties
Japan-based Kirin Holdings Company, Ltd. should publish its investigation report on the military-owned Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. (MEHL) and swiftly cut ties with the company, Human Rights Watch …
Kirin says it is undecided on Myanmar business after inconclusive Rohingya probe
Japan’s Kirin Holdings said on Thursday it was undecided on the future of its Myanmar beer business after a third-party probe into its local partner’s military connections ended with inconclusive …
️ Southeast Asia’s battle of the superapps
Eleven nations make up Southeast Asia (SEA): Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, S …
Kirin undecided on Myanmar beer business after inconclusive third-party probe
Japan’s Kirin Holdings said on Thursday it was undecided on the future of its Myanmar beer business after a third-party probe into its local partner’s military connections ended with inconclusive …