(Reuters) – Myanmar’s election commission has released a smartphone app criticised over its use of a derogatory label for Rohingya Muslims despite entreaties by its European Union funders to …
Myanmar: Villages burned, civilians injured and killed as Rakhine State conflict escalates
English News and Press Release on Myanmar about Protection and Human Rights; published on 12 Oct 2020 by Amnesty …
Mae Sot bars Myanmar vehicles after Covid found in 3 lorry drivers
Thailand has tightened security at the main border trade gateway with Myanmar in Mae Sot district of Tak province after three Myanmar nationals tested positive for the coronavirus at the Thai border.
Gang of faked PLA officers busted in China-Myanmar border-crossing scam
A billboard warning people that illegally crossing border is banned in Wanding, a town borders Myanmar in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Photo: Courtesy of Wang Fanhua Police in Menghai, Southwest …
Brunei bucks Asean car sales trend; no Covid-19 cases for 16 days
Despite being far behind the rest in Asean member countries in terms of volume of car units sold, Brunei, along with Myanmar, recorded a significant increase in sales from January-August with 8,670 …
Myanmar lockdown: Aid trapped in the middle
English News and Press Release on Myanmar about Food and Nutrition, Health, Epidemic and more; published on 08 Oct 2020 by DRC …
Myanmar-born ‘dreamer’ snaps up U.S. drilling leases amid industry malaise
A Myanmar-born perfume entrepreneur and missionary has snapped up nearly half of the oil and gas leases offered by the Trump administration since August, saying the coronavirus pandemic created an …
Shipping Giant to Stop Using Myanmar’s Military-Owned Port
A human rights group says the Danish shipping giant, Maersk, will stop serving Myanmar’s military-owned ports in protest over Rohingya rights.
A coronavirus wave is hitting Myanmar, but Suu Kyi vows elections will go ahead
With the virus gripping one of the world’s least-developed countries, millions will gather to cast votes in a matter of weeks.
Myanmar workers accuse woman of B7m passport, visa services fraud
SAMUT PRAKAN: A 45-year-old woman has been arrested in Bang Phli district and charged with cheating hundreds of Myanmar workers out of about 7 million baht with fraudulent passport and visa services.