China is pushing a new economic corridor through Bangladesh and Myanmar after CPEC, aiming for greater access to the Bay of Bengal. The proposal has raised strategic concerns for India.
Checkpoint reopening to boost Myanmar trade
The reopening of the Myawaddy border checkpoint is expected to bolster trade between Thailand and Myanmar, according to the Department of Foreign Trade (DFT).
Myanmar makes its third attempt at a successful stock exchange
Just up from the banks of the Yangon River, in the heart of Myanmar’s central business district, is the newly opened Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX). The exchange is housed in the former head office of …
Myanmar detains US businessman who wrote about 2021 coup on breach‑of‑trust complaint, sources say
An American consultant and author of a memoir about Myanmar’s 2021 coup is being detained in the country over a property dispute, a police source told …
FATF asks Myanmar to act against cyber scam threats, protect trafficking victims
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), following the conclusion of its plenary meeting on June 19, called on Myanmar to take appropriate action against fraud and cyber scam networks, and protect the …
US businessman detained in Myanmar over alleged Chamber of Commerce fraud
A former US Marine and ex-AmCham Myanmar president was detained at Yangon airport Thursday after the chamber uncovered $300,000 in allegedly unauthorised payments linked to former board members. View …
American businessman detained in Myanmar after alleged financial misconduct
The former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar was detained upon his return to Yangon, police said Monday, an arrest that came after the organization said it was looking into …
Former American businessman detained in Myanmar after alleged financial misconduct
The former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar has been detained upon his return to Yangon after the organization said it was looking into suspicious financial transactions by …
US scholar with history of activism in Myanmar arrested in China on suspicion of espionage
Chinese authorities have arrested an American scholar on suspicion of espionage. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday that Min Zin was suspected of harming Chinese national security.
China Arrests U.S. Scholar on Spying Charge
The arrest of U Min Zin, a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley and founder of a research group in Myanmar, took place soon after President Trump met with Xi Jinping in China.