Insurgents from western Myanmar on Monday claimed responsibility for the kidnapping last week of three ruling party candidates in conflict-torn Rakhine state, and demanded the release of detained …
Govt drafts new recovery, reform plan for Myanmar economy
The government is drafting a new Myanmar Economic Recovery and Reform Plan (MERRP) after a recent review of the COVID – 19 Economic Relief Plan (CERP), which was rolled out on April 27, U Thaung Tun, …
Myanmar Ex-Political Prisoners Turn Counsellors to Ease Coronavirus Isolation
After spending years in confinement, few understand uncertainty, isolation and family separation better than Myanmar’s former political prisoners. As the coronavirus spreads in Myanmar, sending …
The Day Myanmar’s Military Intelligence Chief was Sacked
On this day in 2004, the military regime’s prime minister, General Khin Nyunt, was ejected from office for alleged corruption, defying orders and lawbreaking.
Silent Running: Myanmar’s military shows off latest toy: Russian attack sub
When the Tatmadaw navy conducted its annual exercises, it had a new asset to brag about: the UMS Min Ye Thain Kha Thu, a Russian-made attack submarine. The 74-meter Kilo-class sub, which participated …
Myanmar Reports First COVID-19 Case in Rakhine War Refugee Camps
An elderly woman at one of dozens of war refugee camps in Myanmar’s Rakhine state has tested positive for COVID-19, the first confirmed case among more than 200,000 people displaced by nearly 23 …
GEP’s Myanmar solar plant ‘ahead of schedule’
Energy firm Scan Inter (SCN) should complete development of its 220-megawatt solar energy plant in Minbu, Myanmar ahead of the original deadline of late next year, said chief executive officer Littee …
The Latest: Thailand closes Myanmar border crossings
Thailand has closed all border crossings between its northern province of Tak and Myanmar after five people in the Thai border town of Mae Sot tested positive for …
Myanmar says most Rakhine voting stations will not operate in November election
The region, where most parliamentary seats are held by Rakhine nationalist opponents of Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has been beset by an ethnic insurgency that has intensified this …
View: Accelerate India-Myanmar economic ties with people at the centre stage
With shared people-to-people and geographic complementarities, India and Myanmar must galvanise a people-centric economic response to the pandemic.