A British volunteer worker Natalie Poole has been stuck at a remote island in Myanmar for two months after their rescue boat was cancelled. According to a report in BBC, the 35-year-old is stranded …
Lankans returns from Myanmar
A group of Lankans stranded in the Myanmar were repatriated today in a chartered Myanmar Airways flight (8M611).The flight 8M611 had 74 passengers and flight had arrived this afternoon at the …
Preparing Myanmar refugees for a brighter future
English News and Press Release on Thailand about Recovery and Reconstruction and Refugees; published on 15 May 2020 by ACTED …
Myanmar’s Poorest Take Virus Fight Into Their Own Hands
After Myanmar confirmed its first coronavirus infection in late March, the residents of one village in the country’s northwestern Sagaing region sprang into action.
Myanmar Migrants Rescued in Thailand
Malaysia border for two months have been rescued, according to an official of the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok. U Sai Aye, the official interpreter of the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, told VOA Burmese …
Myanmar’s army investigating soldiers over video of abuses
Reuters/SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE A member of Myanmar’s security forces interrogates a blindfolded man on a boat located in what is said to be Ponnagyun, Rakhine State, Myanmar (Reu …
UN to discuss violence, virus in Myanmar
The United Nations Security Council would hold a videoconference to discuss the escalation of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and the effect of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, diplomatic …
UN Security Council to discuss violence, coronavirus in Myanmar
General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the attack. He called for ‘a full and transparent investigation’ and for the perpetrators to be brought to justice …
Video: Camera traps show what lies within Myanmar’s lowland forests
Monitor lizard, Malayan porcupine, Indochinese tiger, Malayan tapir, great argus pheasant, sun bear and gaur. No, this isn’t the answer to the question “what are your seven favorite forest-dwelling …
Zara steps into another controversy; workers in Myanmar fired for demanding masks
In March, Zara temporarily closed around 4,000 of its stores across the world. Its factories in Spain switched to producing medical supplies — masks, personal protective equipment and washable …