A great hornbill is seen in Bago Region, Myanmar, Dec. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/U Aung) YANGON, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) — Public participation plays the main role in the conservation of endangered wildlife species …
Report Details Military Links of Major Myanmar Telco Firm
Mytel, Myanmar’s second-largest telecoms network, functions as a major source of revenue for the Tatmadaw. Among those engaged in tracing the knotted web of economic ties surrounding the crouched …
British banks under pressure over £45m loans to firm with links to Myanmar military
Campaigners say £45m deals are a breach of firms’ human rights responsibilities …
Three Myanmar men held with drugs worth RM145,000
The police detained three Myanmar men suspected of possessing drugs worth RM145,000, in a raid carried out at Taman Prima Selayang, Batu Caves on Tuesday (Dec 15) morning.
Advancing Myanmar’s Cashless Journey
Currently, over half of Myanmar consumers (52 per cent … as well as educating the public about the cashless benefits and the importance of personal finance. Now more than ever, the collaborative …
Myanmar Gang Rape Victim Wins Legal Battle With Military
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 …