The majority of Myanmar’s 60,000 registered factories face “irreversible damage” if shutdown measures prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic are extended beyond May 15, according to the head of the …
Bangladesh quarantines hundreds of Myanmar’s Rohingya boat people on island
The Bangladesh navy has rescued around 280 Rohingya Muslims from the Bay of Bengal, towing their stranded boat to an island where they will be quarantined as a precaution against the coronavirus, …
Outgoing UN Envoy Hopes Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Can Change
Outgoing UN human rights envoy for Myanmar Yanghee Lee says she believes State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi can change after failing to live up to her reputation as a humanitarian. But that seems …
Myanmar: Humanitarians maintain life-saving support to internally displaced people as COVID-19 outbreak evolves
English Other on Myanmar about Food and Nutrition, Health, Children, IDPs, Epidemic and more; published on 06 May 2020 by OCHA …
Medical experts from PLA provide training to Myanmar’s military medical staff in Yangon
A Chinese military medical expert demonstrates how to take off protective gloves at a hospital in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2020. Medical experts from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Thursday …
Myanmar Military Column, Artillery Firings Displace Rakhine Villagers
Large numbers of civilians have been forced to flee their homes in rural Rakhine state after a Myanmar military column deployed in three villages fired artillery into a forested area where it believed …
Myanmar monk to bring home citizens stranded in Sri Lanka
More than 140 Myanmar nationals stranded in Sri Lanka, including Buddhist monks, will return to the country on a flight organised by Sitagu Sayadaw, a highly respected monk, the Myanmar Times reported …
Rohingya refugees sent to flood-prone Bangladesh island after months at sea
After being turned away by Malaysia, at least 500 Rohingya refugees facing persecution in Myanmar have spent two months at sea. Now one boat of 29 people has been sent to an “uninhabitable” …
Concerns over undetected COVID-19 cases in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar | Video
Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar have reported a low number of COVID-19 cases compared to their neighbours. However, some observers are concerned that this may not be an accurate reflection of the outbreak …
Myanmar dismisses fresh war crimes allegations by U.N. rights envoy as ‘biased’
“We found that her investigation has no balance and was biased,” government spokesman Zaw Htay told a press conference on Friday. Yanghee Lee, special rapporteur for human rights in Myanmar, said in h …