DHAKA, Bangladesh Myanmar is under fire for the conviction of a popular Burmese poet under the country’s Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law.
Army Chief, Foreign Secretary on two-day visit to Myanmar from tomorrow
Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Naravane and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will be on a two-day visit to Myanmar from tomorrow.
How Will Myanmar’s Clothing Factories and Their Employees Cope With a Second Lockdown?
The Irrawaddy talks with a representative of the Confederation of Trade Unions about factory closings, diminished salaries and COVID-19.
Myanmar election app goes offline, has been criticized over label for Rohingya
A smartphone app produced for Myanmar’s Nov. 8 election with help from international organizations appears to have been removed from circulation and may be amended after criticism over its use of a …
Myanmar’s COVID Quarantine Campaign Raises Questions Over Election
From a quarantine centre in northern Myanmar, aspiring lawmaker Maw Htun Aung, wearing a bright yellow surgical mask, lays out his plan for an upcoming general election in a Facebook broadcast. The 37 …
Myanmar Accelerates Arrests of Student Anti-War Protesters
The Myanmar government is tightening the screws on a nascent antiwar movement, with a student group claiming earlier this week that 14 protesters have been arrested for taking part in demonstrations …
Blame game hampers Rohingya return to Myanmar
Rohingya refugees enter Bangladesh through Shah Porir Dwip island in Cox’s Bazar district on Sept. 30, 2017, after a brutal clampdown by Myanmar’s military. (Photo: Stephan Uttom/UCA News) Myanmar’s …
Singapore to send Covid-19 diagnostic tests, surgical masks and hand sanitiser to Myanmar
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has spoken to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi about the Government’s additional contribution of 25,000 Covid-19 diagnostic tests, one million surgical masks and …
India, Myanmar discuss early operationalisation of Sittwe port, repatriation of Rohingya refugees
India and Myanmar held virtual foreign office consultations on Thursday. The Indian delegation was led by Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla and the Myanmar delegation was headed by U Soe Han, Permanent …
SCB sets up local bank in Myanmar
Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has set up a bank in Myanmar after receiving a subsidiary business licence from the Central Bank of Myanmar, aiming to expand in the neighbouring market via offline and …