Sut Seng Du says he turned over 100 bodies as he clawed through the mud in a heavy downpour last week, before he finally found his brother, one of 172 people buried alive in the worst mining disaster …
Japan looks to ease travel ban on China, South Korea and others in Asia
Japan will also begin negotiations in July with Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore and Taiwan.
Myanmar Nagas facing food crisis due to army crackdown: NSCN (IM)
International rights groups have panned the Myanmar military, called Tatmadaw, for violence on the Rohingya Muslims and the Buddhist Arakanese. The predominantly Christian Nagas in Myanmar have been …
Myanmar takes it slow and steady
By Khin Nyein Nyein Myanmar had declared COVID-19 as a notifiable disease on February 28. Mass gatherings of more than five persons were banned; daily curfews from 10 pm to 4 am was introduced. Soon, …
BRI: CPEC generates 75,000 jobs in Pakistan
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 …