The internet shutdown in Myanmar’s conflict-ridden northwest, described by rights groups as the world’s longest, entered a second year Sunday with locals and campaigners appealing for an end to the …
Myanmar buses get private pods to lower coronavirus risk
A travel company in Myanmar has modified a dozen of its long-distance buses to make private pods for passengers in a bid to ease fears about coronavirus infection. JJ Express has built mini cabins …
‘We Lost Our Sight’: Life in Myanmar Under World’s Longest Internet Shutdown
Life in Myanmar Under World’s Longest Internet Shutdown An aspiring medic, in a community largely barred from accessing healthcare, can no longer search the web for remedies to help sick neighbours.
Myanmar man charged with trafficking 12.8kg of drugs
A Myanmar man was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today with trafficking 12.8kg of heroin and methamphetamine, an accusation which carries the mandatory death penalty upon conviction.
Myanmar’s Salon On Wheels Cuts Coronavirus Worries
A Myanmar barbershop business is trimming costs and generating cash amid concerns about the coronavirus, offering a salon on wheels to cautious customers who want their cuts away from crowded places.
Myanmar barber truck cuts virus worries by going door-to-door
A Myanmar barbershop business is trimming costs and generating cash amid concerns about the coronavirus, offering a salon on wheels to cautious customers who want their cuts away from crowded places.
UN charts new territory with project to track all Myanmar’s forests
Finland project will venture into conflict zones to better protect Southeast Asian nation’s forests. By Michael Taylor. KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Thomson Reuters Founda …
Myanmar to provide special relief loan to pandemic-hit farmers
YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar government planned to provide special relief loan to farmers to relieve the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the agricultural sector, according to Ministry of Planning, …
Myanmar: Kirin Should Cut Ties to Military
(Tokyo) – Japan-based Kirin Holdings Company, Ltd. should end its partnership with Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. (MEHL) because of its connections to Myanmar’s abusive armed forces, Human Rights Now, …
Myanmar prepared to manage further economic fallout: DASSK
The Myanmar economy is expected to deteriorate further this year as a result of COVID-19, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said during a meeting with key finance ministers on June 16. She said …