(RTTNews) – The manufacturing sector in Myanmar continued to contract in May, although at a slower rate, the latest survey from IHS Markit revealed on Monday with a manufacturing PMI score of 38.9.
Press freedom in Myanmar regresses
Increased arrests of journalists, the partial shutdown of the Internet and the increasing blocking of websites show that the liberalisation of Myanmar’s press is in danger.
Collapse in Myanmar Seafood Exports Puts 1 Million Jobs At Risk
About 1 million people may lose their jobs in Myanmar’s fisheries industry, with almost all exports ceasing since February as the spread of Covid-19 prompted major buyers, led by China and the U.S., …
Pacific Conquest Holdings, Inc. Announces Myanmar Trial Plantation To Expand Supply Capability
PRNewswire/ — Pacific Conquest Holdings, Inc. (OTC: PCHK) today announced that it will begin a six-month trial castor …
Pandemic Adds New Threat for Rohingyas in Myanmar
This is what life is like for the 130,000 internally displaced Rohingyas trapped in detention camps in central Rakhine state in Myanmar: in the camps, they have no future, with little access to land …
Imagery shows ‘200 buildings burned’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Myanmar’s military admits troops had entered Let Kar village but blamed the arson attack on Arakan Army rebels.
HRW: 200 Homes Burned in Rakhine, Myanmar
Around 200 homes and other buildings were destroyed by fire in Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state, Human Rights Watch reported Tuesday.
Myanmar village destruction has ‘hallmarks’ of military: HRW
At least 200 houses and other buildings were destroyed by fire in a conflict-ridden state in Myanmar in an incident that has “all the hallmarks” of previous military arson attacks on villages, a …
Rights group: Satellite images show Myanmar village burning
Satellite imagery that shows a village burning in a conflict zone in western Myanmar lends credence to reports that houses were set ablaze there by government soldiers, a major human rights group said …
Thitikorn closes in on Myanmar firm
SET-listed Thitikorn (TK) is set to finalise the acquisition of a microfinance business in Myanmar next quarter, a move expected to lend support to the company’s goal of having 30% of its loan …