AFTER the opening of Myanmar’s economy in the early 2010s, little time was wasted in driving the country forward into the digital age. What seemed decades away in e-commerce and digital innovation …
Facebook Wanted to Be a Force for Good in Myanmar. Now Its Rejecting a Request to Help With a Genocide Investigation
“We know we need to do more to ensure we are a force for good in Myanmar,” a company representative said in an official statement in 2018. Now, two years later, the company is doing exactly the …
Myanmar firms slow to adapt to COVID-19 impact, survey shows
Due to COVID-19, the majority of Myanmar firms have experienced lower sales and cash flow shortages, resulting in reduced access to credit needed to support operations, according to the results of a …
Chinese dominated Myanmar’s unregulated gambling business
Border town sees Chinese investment, workers as armed groups join with Chinese crime to operate casinos, online gambling …
In Myanmar’s largest jade mining town, the semi-precious stone prized by Chinese costs more than money
Hpakant, in Myanmar’s Kachin State, is the epicentre of a multibillion-dollar jade mining industry in which thousands risk their lives every day hoping to strike it big and earn their golden ticket …
Thai king commutes Myanmar men’s death sentence over Britons’ murder
Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun were found guilty of killing Hannah Witheridge and David Miller in 2014 …
Death Sentence Of Myanmar Men Commuted In Brit Murder Case
Two Myanmar migrant workers on death row for the brutal murder of a pair of British backpackers in Thailand have had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment following a mass royal pardon. The …
Thai king commutes death sentence for Myanmar men in British tourist murder case
Two migrant workers from Myanmar on death row in Thailand for the 2014 murder of two British backpackers had their sentences commuted to life in prison on Friday thanks to a royal decree, their lawyer …
Thailand commutes death sentences in killings of UK tourists
Two migrant workers from Myanmar convicted in the 2014 killings of two young British tourists on a Thai holiday island have had their death sentences reduced to …
Ban on Myanmar’s largest observer group to have ‘huge’ election impact
The banning of Myanmar’s largest election monitoring group will have a “huge impact” on the transparency of November’s national polls, the organisation’s director said Friday.