Yangon, Sagaing, Bago and Nay Pyi Taw have emerged as the best environments in which to do business in Myanmar, according to the Myanmar Business Environment Index 2020 (MBEI).
Anti-Myanmar Hate Speech Flares in Thailand Over Virus
Facebook came under heavy criticism for the role it played in spreading hate speech that fuelled violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar in 2017 and has since invested in sys …
Finding community at a COVID-19 quarantine centre in Myanmar
Only instead of staff, two fellow COVID-19 patients welcomed me at the door, with a plastic box filled with toiletries, snacks and masks, and showed me to a small room I would share with another woman …
Even Myanmar’s Currency Is Gaining Against the Dollar This Year
Zaw Moe Ko was happy that his boss in Myanmar’s commercial center of Yangon pays him in dollars — until the pandemic struck. Now he can’t get rid of them fast enough.
Myanmar Rebel Group Sentences Child Murderer To Death
A rebel ethnic minority group that unofficially controls a swathe of eastern Myanmar has sentenced a man to death for the kidnap, rape and murder of a six-year-old girl. A member of the armed group, …
Casinos, COVID or Drugs? Why China Is Building a Fence on the Myanmar Border
Media reports say Chinese authorities are putting up a barrier along their southeastern border with Shan State, a volatile part of Myanmar, a move some analysts believe will stop coronavirus-infected …
Myanmar banks to inspect borrowers’ income disclosures: Central Bank
Myanmar banks should inspect borrowers’ disclosed income before extending loans to them, according to the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM). This is to ensure the disclosures are legit and that borrowers …
Opportunities available for Myanmar businesses in the next five years
After winning the 2020 general elections, the National League for Democracy (NLD) party will once again lead Myanmar’s new government for the next five years. Despite setbacks from the COVID-19 …
Myanmar woman arrested for illegal entry
KANCHANABURI: A Myanmar woman was arrested by soldiers on Wednesday morning for illegal entry through Sangkhlaburi district. The woman, Dee Se, 36, was caught soon after she slipped through a wire …
Trash pickup takes a quantum spin in Myanmar’s biggest city
What is the fastest way to figure out the best routes for garbage trucks to take while collecting trash on the bustling streets of Myanmar’s largest city? Two Japanese partner companies say quantum …