China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of … Defense and Security; Sandar Min, Chair of the Finance Committee of Parliament of Myanmar; Shubha Shankar Kandel, Chairman – Centre …
Japan looks to reopen business travel with 10 more Asian economies
TOKYO — Japan intends to begin talks in mid-July on resuming business flights with 10 more … Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Mongolia. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to unveil plans for …
Mandalay to grant business licences for small scale industries
Since 2016, there have been at least 10 Myanmar traditional arts and crafts exhibitions organised by the government to promote local subsistence industries. Businesses must apply for the licences and …
Myanmar Military Kills Civilians in Indiscriminate Attacks, Amnesty Says
The Myanmar military has killed civilians, including children, in indiscriminate bombings in the nation’s Rakhine and Chin states, Amnesty International said Wednesday. The human rights group said it …
Myanmar air raids ‘that killed children amount to war crimes’
Amnesty says Myanmar military carried out ‘indiscriminate’ air strikes in Rakhine, calls for war crimes investigation.
Myanmar poet accused of staging protest over internet blackout
Maung Saung Kha, a prominent Myanmar poet and activist, appeared in court on Tuesday to face accusations that he helped stage an unlawful protest demanding an end to internet blackouts imposed on two …
411 OFWs repatriated from Hong Kong, Myanmar, Japan arrive in Philippines
Their contracts were either terminated or have ended, and their flights back to the Philippines were canceled several times. The group included several pregnant women, a couple of medical cases, and a …
Japan’s Kirin should stop supporting Myanmar military
Do any of these activities in Japan and you will likely come across a Kirin advertisement. Since its inception in 1885 as Japan Brewery, Kirin has grown into a household name in Japan, and arguably …
Myanmar army sacks officers over landslide tragedy
Two high-ranking officers were fired for having “failed their responsibilities” after a landslide in Myanmar killed at least 174 jade miners, the country’s military said on Monday in a rare public …
More than 170 killed in accident at Myanmar jade mine
The disaster has highlighted the perilous conditions confronting oppressed miners in the industry, which provides large profits to sections of the country’s military-dominated regime.