Human Rights Watch says the restrictions, put in place last year on Rakhine and Chin states, are leaving some unaware of the pandemic. The restrictions are said to affect more than 1 million people.
Parts Of Myanmar Unaware Of COVID-19 Due To Internet Ban, Advocates Say
Human Rights Watch says the restrictions, put in place last year on Rakhine and Chin states, are leaving some unaware of the pandemic. The restrictions are said to affect more than 1 million people.
Myanmar provides 22 mln USD loans to pandemic-hit business
NAY PYI TAW, June 24 (Xinhua) — The Myanmar government has provided 31.8 billion kyats (22 million U.S. dollars) loans to the most vulnerable business affected by the COVID-19, an official from the …
Pandemic-Proofing South Korea’s Investment in Myanmar
From garments to agriculture, South Korea has teamed up with Myanmar’s industries. How can cooperation best weather COVID-19?
Nearly 100 Rohingya rescued off Indonesia: official
Nearly 100 Rohingya from Myanmar, including 30 children, have been rescued from a rickety wooden boat off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island, a maritime official said Wednesday. Images shot from …
Does Myanmar internet shutdown risk a COVID-19 outbreak?
Human rights activists are concerned that a year-long internet shutdown is jeopardizing the health and safety of people in western Myanmar caught between protracted conflict and the coronavirus …
Singapore fund takes stake in Myanmar ISP Frontiir
Ascent Capital, a Singapore-registered fund manager, is set to invest US$26 million in Myanmar internet service provider Frontiir, marking its first equity investment in the country.
Yoma to buy controlling stake in Myanmar e-payment firm Wave Money
Yoma Strategic on Wednesday (June 24) proposed to increase its existing shareholding and take a controlling interest in mobile payments firm Digital Money Myanmar (Wave Money) via a US$76.5 million …
Border guards, civilian killed in ambush by armed group in western Myanmar
Three border guards and one civilian were killed in an ambush by the Arakan Army armed group in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine state, Myanmar’s military spokesman told Xinhua on Tuesday (June 23).
Why in Myanmar hundreds of thousands of people haven’t heard of Covid-19
Hundreds of thousands of people trapped near fierce fighting in Myanmar’s far west may know nothing of Covid-19 thanks to a yearlong internet shutdown, according to rights groups.