An attack on a World Health Organization vehicle transporting coronavirus samples in Myanmar left one aid worker dead, the United Nations said Tuesday.
World Health Organization Employee Gunned Down While Collecting Coronavirus Samples in Myanmar
The incident took place in the Rakhine state, which has been in conflict due to the ongoing civil war between Myanmar’s military and Arakan Army rebels.
Malaysia Arrests Rohingya In Trafficking Crackdown
Malaysia is a favoured destination for the group from mostly Buddhist Myanmar, who have long complained of persecution, as it is a Muslim-majority country that already has a sizeable Rohingya diaspora …
Coronavirus: WHO worker killed in Myanmar collecting samples
A World Health Organization (WHO) driver has been killed in a conflict-riven region of Myanmar while out collecting Covid-19 monitoring samples. Pyae Sone Win Maung was driving a well-marked United …
Myanmar: factory fates hang in the balance
YANGON – Authorities in Myanmar have warned that factories will have to shut down later this month if they’re unable to reach agreements with workers about the conditions they’d be asked to operate in …
Myanmar Says Factories Must Take COVID-19 Precautions Before They Reopen
YANGON—The Myanmar government will allow only factories that have set up preventive measure to combat COVID-19 to resume operation on April 30, according to the Ministry of Labor, Immigration and …
Thousands of Myanmar Migrant Workers Return from China into Quarantine
MANDALAY—Nearly 4,000 Myanmar migrant workers who were working in China have flooded into border checkpoints in Kachin State since last Thursday, where they were transferred to government facilities …
Why is Myanmar stepping up attacks on ethnic rebel groups?
There has been much attention on the Myanmar military’s campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority. But over the past few weeks, the Myanmar army has stepped up attacks on ethnic armed groups such …
Christian pastor who defied Myanmar law positive for coronavirus
At least 22 of the 94 recorded cases in Myanmar were traced to the religious gathering hosted by Pastor David Lah.
U.N. Rights Commissioner condemns deaths of 32 in Myanmar ethnic fighting
At least 32 deaths, mainly women and children, were attributed to fighting in Myanmar on Friday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said.