China has locked down a city on the border with Myanmar and announced plans to launch a mass coronavirus testing programme after authorities detected two new coronavirus cases the …
Myanmar locks down Yangon region after record jump in COVID cases
A stay-at-home order has taken effect across Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, after the country reported a record-high number of new COVID-19 cases, just weeks before its November elections. The region …
Report: Violations Mar Lead-Up to Myanmar’s National Election
GENEVA – A U.N. official documenting the human rights situation in Myanmar warned that the country’s national election on November 8 will be neither free nor fair, and will not accurately reflect the …
Suu Kyi Pledges More Than $758m Fund to Myanmar’s COVID-19 Battle
Myanmar’s State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has promised more than 1,000 billion kyats (US$758 million) to fight COVID-19. Currently, the country is fifth in Asean in terms of COVID-19 cases after …
For Myanmar Voters, the Election Is a Chance to Cast a Ballot for Democracy Itself
For most voters in Myanmar, election day is a chance not only to vote for their chosen candidates, but to express their rejection of the authoritarian rule of the past.
Church joins Myanmar’s battle against second COVID-19 wave
No one in Myanmar expected a second wave of COVID-19 to hit the impoverished nation as cases had been relatively low for nearly five months. However, a locally transmitted infection was reported in …
Candidates From Four Parties in Myanmar’s Kachin State Face Off in Debate
Three hopefuls from popular ethnic parties and a ruling party lawmaker touted their policies and grilled one another in a pre-election debate in Kachin State on Monday.
Tropical storm Noul leaves 11 dead in Cambodia – it’s havoc in South East Asia
Tropical storm Noul is creating havoc in South-East Asia. First it was Vietnam, then Laos followed by Myanmar and now Cambodia.
Myanmar elections going to be the most crucial and controversial in country’s history
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi remains the frontrunner, as Myanmar gears up for General Elections – its second since it emerged from decades of military rule. Myanmar plans to push ahead with a …
Varsity autonomy in Myanmar may take 3 years: official
Myanmar’s 16 government universities that were recently granted autonomy will fully realise their freedom after three years, a senior educator said.