Nearly 100 Rohingya from Myanmar, including 30 children, have been rescued from a rickety wooden boat off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island, a maritime official said Wednesday. Images shot from …
Does Myanmar internet shutdown risk a COVID-19 outbreak?
Human rights activists are concerned that a year-long internet shutdown is jeopardizing the health and safety of people in western Myanmar caught between protracted conflict and the coronavirus …
Singapore fund takes stake in Myanmar ISP Frontiir
Ascent Capital, a Singapore-registered fund manager, is set to invest US$26 million in Myanmar internet service provider Frontiir, marking its first equity investment in the country.
Yoma to buy controlling stake in Myanmar e-payment firm Wave Money
Yoma Strategic on Wednesday (June 24) proposed to increase its existing shareholding and take a controlling interest in mobile payments firm Digital Money Myanmar (Wave Money) via a US$76.5 million …
Border guards, civilian killed in ambush by armed group in western Myanmar
Three border guards and one civilian were killed in an ambush by the Arakan Army armed group in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine state, Myanmar’s military spokesman told Xinhua on Tuesday (June 23).
Why in Myanmar hundreds of thousands of people haven’t heard of Covid-19
Hundreds of thousands of people trapped near fierce fighting in Myanmar’s far west may know nothing of Covid-19 thanks to a yearlong internet shutdown, according to rights groups.
Malls want CLMV traffic
Mall operators Siam Piwat and The Mall Group are urging the government to allow resumption of flights from CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam) nations in an effort to reboot the retail business.
Help Myanmar deal with Rohingya refugee crisis, Muhyiddin urges Vietnam
“I ended the conversation by suggesting that Vietnam, as this year’s Asean chair, can play a bigger role in helping Myanmar to address the Rohingya refugee issue that is also affecting Malaysia,” said …
World’s longest internet blackout entres 2nd yr in Myanmar
The worlds longest internet blockade in Myanmars conflict-ridden northwest has entered its second year, preventing the arrival of humanitarian aid and COVID-19 information.
More children getting ‘killed, maimed’ in Myanmar conflict
Violence against children increased sixfold in first three months of 2020 compared with the last three months of 2019.