Ahead of a general election on Nov. 8, the Myanmar government, ruled by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, has started to demonstrate its seriousness in buttressing the …
Wave Money sets record breaking 1.1 Million Monthly Active Users of WavePay
Introduced by Wave Money, WavePay is a mobile wallet application that delivers a new era of digital finance for Myanmar. WavePay was launched in 2018 to make every day financial transactions more …
Wave Money sets record breaking 1.1 Million Monthly Active Users of WavePay
Introduced by Wave Money, WavePay is a mobile wallet application that delivers a new era of digital finance for Myanmar. WavePay was launched in 2018 to make every day financial transactions more …
Timeline: Myanmar’s troubled recent past, ahead of November 8 polls
Myanmar goes to the polls on November 8 in its second general election since the end of full military rule in 2011. November 2015: The National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi wins …
Early Voting Begins in Myanmar Election
Despite Myanmar’s growing coronavirus caseload and continuing unrest in some areas, early voting began Thursday for the November 8 general election, which involves nearly 100 political parties and …
COVID-19 vaccine development: India increases engagement with Myanmar, Bangladesh
Recently India s foreign secretary Harsh Shringla had visited both the countries and cooperation on the COVID 19 vaccine was one of the key focuses of the meet …
Vote cancellations raise serious doubts about integrity of Myanmar poll
Now, 1.2 million people in Rakhine will no longer be able to vote in the country’s November 8 general elections, the first poll since de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy …
Suu Kyi Kicks Off Advance Voting For Elderly In Myanmar Election
Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi cast her ballot Thursday ahead of Election Day next week with hundreds of thousands of elderly voters across the country expected to follow suit to reduce …
Myanmar Decision to Cancel Voting in Many Precincts Hurts Ethnic Regions — HRW
Decisions by Myanmar’s Union Election Commission to cancel Nov. 8 elections in dozens of townships, including in war-torn Rakhine state, without consulting local political groups will disenfranchise …
Vote cancellations trigger outrage among Myanmar minority voters
Some 1.5 million people denied their vote in November 9 poll in move experts worry will increase further alienation.