Trade on Myanmar’s border with China has ground to a halt and truckloads of goods are stranded after the Chinese town of Ruili closed its customs office due to COVID-19.
Myanmar’s economic growth to recover but FDI under threat: ADB
Myanmar’s economic growth is expected to recover in the coming 2020-21 fiscal year, but the impact of a weakened global economy may affect foreign direct investments (FDI) into Myanmar in the future, …
DDC chief dismisses claim of Myanmar boy getting Covid-19 infection in Thailand
In relation to the case of a Myanmar toddler reportedly picking up a Covid-19 infection in Thailand, Department of Disease Control (DDC) director general Dr Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenhai said on …
Myanmar army probes ‘wider patterns’ of abuse against Rohingya
The Myanmar military has said it is investigating “possible wider patterns of violations” before and during a 2017 crackdown in Rakhine State that the United Nations has said was executed with …
Scientists find world’s oldest sperm in Myanmar amber
Paleontologists say the fossilised animal sperm, found inside a tiny ostracod, could be 100 million years old.
UN warns of ‘further war crimes’ against Rohingya in Myanmar
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet demands action over rights violations suffered by the minority.
Myanmar: WHO says trachoma eliminated
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Myanmar has eliminated the blinding bacterial disease, trachoma, according to an announcement by the World Health Organization. “Myanmar’s multi-pronged approach …
Kirin’s subsidiaries distance themselves from Myanmar military scandal
In a statement shortly after the news broke, Magic Rock said that Lion Little World Beverages, the brewers’ parent company which itself if a subsidiary of Kirin, “does not have any stake in or control …
Striving for Sustainable Impact: The Role of Entrepreneurship in Closing Gender Gaps in Myanmar
On September 15, 2020, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF), Emerging Markets Entrepreneurs (EME), and Support Her Enterprise (SHE) launched The Role of Entrepreneurship in Closing Gender Gaps in …
Subsidiaries distance themselves from Kirin’s Myanmar military scandal
In a statement shortly after the news broke, Magic Rock said that Lion Little World Beverages, the brewers’ parent company which itself if a subsidiary of Kirin, “does not have any stake in or control …