E-commerce and food delivery have flourished in Myanmar since the lockdown and other restrictions to contain COVID-19 took hold in the country.
The KBZ heiress bringing digital development to Myanmar
No country faces a greater challenge in turning cashless than Myanmar. But KBZ’s digital wallet is making progress, under the supervision of a 29-year-old member of the family dynasty.
Party Chairman Arrested on Fugitive Warrant has $18m in Assets: Myanmar Government
Myanmar’s authorities say they are investigating whether United Democratic Party boss U Kyaw Myint’s businesses legally generated his considerable assets.
UN urged to take action against Myanmar over civilian abuses
First-hand testimonies, images obtained by Amnesty show the Myanmar military’s ‘utter disregard for civilian suffering’.
‘Not scared of the virus’, Myanmar taxi driver’s pilgrimage to a sacred pagoda
Defying the threat of contracting coronavirus and a citywide lockdown, Myanmar taxi driver Ko Naing, 50, still travels each day to pray outside the sacred Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, the country’s …
Myanmar detains large amount of unlawful drugs
The Myanmar authorities have confiscated a large quantity of ammonium nitrate in Kachin state, according to an update from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Sunday, October …
Myanmar army ‘burning villages and killing civilians’ in growing civil war, Amnesty reports
Villages have been burnt and civilians killed by the Myanmar army as the civil conflict in the country’s western Rakhine state continues to escalate, according to a report by Amnesty International.
WHO admires India’s support to Myanmar in fight against Covid-19
Nay Pyi Taw [Myanmar], October 12 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation representative in Myanmar has admired India for its assistance to Myanmar in the fight …
Myanmar releases voter app criticised for Rohingya label, despite EU objection
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s election commission has released a smartphone app criticised over its use of a derogatory label for Rohingya Muslims despite entreaties by its European Union funders to …
Myanmar: Villages burned, civilians injured and killed as Rakhine State conflict escalates
English News and Press Release on Myanmar about Protection and Human Rights; published on 12 Oct 2020 by Amnesty …