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 …
Myanmar President Orders Mining Firms to Publish Contracts, Boosting Transparency
All oil, gas, timber and gem contracts must be published on Jan. 1, lifting the lid on a sector dominated by Myanmar’s military, its cronies and ethnic armed groups.
Human Rights Watch Statement: Impacts of Covid-19 on Internally Displaced People in Myanmar
Get updates on human rights issues from around the globe. Join our movement today. Study of the Impacts of Covid-19 on Internally Displaced People in Myanmar Thank you to the Chairperson and Honorable …
Live COVID-19 updates: Myanmar’s cases increase to 109,512, deaths reach 2,292
The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. – – – – YANGON — The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increas …
CVC buys Myanmar’s largest telecom tower company for $700m
CVC Capital Partners has agreed to buy Myanmar’s largest telecom tower company in a deal that sources said was valued at about $700 million and which marks the global buyout firm’s first foray into …
25 Myanmar migrants caught for illegal entry
Myanmar nationals were arrested on Saturday night after they illegally crossed the border into Thailand at a village in Muang district. At about 11pm a combined military-police patrol spotted the 25 — …