The Confederation of Indian Industry in partnership with the Union ministry of commerce and industry has organised a virtual business conclave with Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam on Thursday …
A Hitch in the Belt and Road in Myanmar
Since 2018, Rakhine has seen increasingly violent conflict between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army, with over 230,000 people displaced and hundreds killed. Though Kyaukphyu has largely …
Live COVID-19 updates: COVID-19 death toll surpasses 2,000 in Myanmar
The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. – – – – YANGON — The death toll of COVID-19 has risen to 2,028 in Mya …
Myanmar’s Kachin State Sees Boom in Chinese Banana Cultivation
Seeking quick returns, Chinese investors are driving a scramble for plantation land in parts of northern Myanmar.
Without tourists, Myanmar has travelled back in time – and its people face devastation
One million people rely on tourism to make a living in Myanmar, but now there are more snakes than visitors in its ancient temples …
Growing Fears Over Thai Coronavirus Cluster From Myanmar
A coronavirus cluster in Thailand grew to 10 on Wednesday amid fears scores of other Thai women connected to a hotel in a notorious Myanmar border town could be infected and may attempt to return home …
Investigation into shooting attack on Myanmar journalist goes nowhere
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for an independent inquiry into a clearly targeted shooting attack on Swe Win, the Myanmar Now news website’s well-known editor, in which both civilian and …
Myanmar’s Long COVID-19 First Wave Continues
The coronavirus continues its rapid spread in Myanmar, with the number of confirmed cases surpassing 90,000 and threatening to spread to neighboring countries. After months of being relatively …
Thailand Finds More Virus Infections Among Illegal Entrants
Thailand reported six new coronavirus cases among people who illegally entered the country from neighboring Myanmar, prompting authorities to warn of criminal charges against anyone sneaking into the …
China seeks greater cooperation with Myanmar’s NLD
CHINA wants to see greater cooperation with Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD)-led government during its upcoming second term.