The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced political parties in Myanmar to take their campaigning online, but fake news and hate speech are hurting their efforts. Leong Wai Kit reports.
Myanmar government chides army chief for criticising election run-up
The Myanmar President Office hit back at the army chief on Wednesday for criticising the government’s handling of an upcoming general election, warning that his remarks risked creating fear and unrest …
Myanmar | FAO and the United Kingdom join forces to restore agriculture production and livelihoods
English News and Press Release on Myanmar about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, Epidemic and more; published on 02 Nov 2020 by FAO …
With an eye on China, India gifts submarine to Myanmar
Taking their bilateral defence co-operation to new heights, India is giving a Soviet-era Kilo-class submarine to Myanmar, a move that many analysts see as an attempt by New Delhi to counter China’s …
India plans big push for Myanmar ties as neighbour heads for election this week
This is going to be the second election in Myanmar since 2011, when decades of rule by the military junta ended. India has been actively engaged in pitching for Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar.
National Defence College opens doors for 5 countries; Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh get more seats
The famed institute, from which India’s Crème de la crème has passed has only 100 seats currently–75 for Indian nationals, 25 to foreign nationals.
‘Buddhist bin Laden’: Hardline monk hands himself over to police in Myanmar after a year on the run
A fugitive hardline Buddhist monk once dubbed the “Buddhist bin Laden” for stirring up religious hatred has turned himself over to the Myanmar authorities less than one week b …
Employment in Myanmar during the COVID-19 Outbreak
Many Thai and international companies have expanded rapidly into Myanmar in recent years, in what had seemed to be an unstoppable expansion of cross-border trade resulting from the country’s emergence …
Firebrand Monk Surrenders to Police Days Before Myanmar Vote
A nationalist Buddhist monk in Myanmar noted for his inflammatory rhetoric has surrendered to police, who have been seeking his arrest for over a year for insulting comments he made about the …
The strategic importance of Myanmar
The Quad, especially India, must leverage Myanmar to counter China, which uses our neighbour to push separatism in North-East …