Sweating under his protective gear, volunteer Sithu Aung lays another coronavirus victim to rest – offering crucial funeral rites to his Muslim community in Myanmar’s virus-ravaged commercial capital.
Report Details Controversial Purchases of Myanmar’s Military
Myanmar’s military continues to attempt to acquire European-made equipment in apparent violation of European Union sanctions and embargoes, according to a new report. An investigation by the Organized …
The Asia Foundation launches Myanmar Business Environment Index 2020
Second edition of MBEI tool shows progress in governance for private sector development December 10, 2020 — Today, The Asia Foundation released the Myanmar Business Environment Index 2020 (MBEI). The …
Burying The Dead: Myanmar’s Muslim Covid Volunteers
A team of volunteers is collecting the bodies of Muslim coronavirus victims from Yangon’s hospitals, to ensure they are buried according to Islamic law Photo: AFP / Sai Aung Main.
Fear over Myanmar COVID strain
The coronavirus spreading in Myanmar is a different strain that spreads 20% faster than the original one in Wuhan, according to Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj …
How’s Business? We Have a Benchmark for That
The Myanmar Business Environment Index is a piece of statistical legerdemain that starts as a public perceptions survey and ends as a powerful tool to mobilize both government and the private sector …
Fear over Myanmar strain
Govt says returnees not superspreaders © Officials check disease control measures on Tuesday at the Maela Temporary Shelter in Tha Son …
Myanmar’s COVID-19 cases increase to 103,166
The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 103,166 as of Wednesday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports.
Leaked Myanmar Ministry of Defence documents reveal military’s systemic corruption, business networks
The publishers assert this is evidence of wide scale misappropriation of funds from military businesses at a massive loss for the people of Myanmar …
Leaked Myanmar Ministry of Defence documents reveal military’s systemic corruption, business networks
The publishers assert this is evidence of wide scale misappropriation of funds from military businesses at a massive loss for the people of Myanmar …