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.
Myanmar’s growth prospects shrink on resurgence of COVID-19
Stringent containment measures, an uncertain export outlook and strengthening of the local currency against the US dollar could delay Myanmar’s economic recovery into 2021 following a spike in the …
Ousted and outspoken: the lady taking on The Lady in Myanmar
Booted from Aung San Suu Kyi’s “chaotic and autocratic” party, one female MP is now taking on Myanmar’s national heroine in the upcoming election, claiming the country needs to work with, not against, …
Indonesia in good position to revive world pressure on Myanmar: Jakarta Post contributor
In the article, the writer says that what’s needed is effective interaction between the United Nations (UN) secretary-general, the UN special rapporteur for Myanmar and the secretary general’s special …