Many businesses have left the country since the 2021 military coup …
US urged to release funds for Myanmar
The Australian former special economic adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, imprisoned for 21 months by the Myanmar junta that overthrew her elected government, has urged the Trump administration to release …
New research shows high street fashion brands linked with labour rights abuses in Myanmar on fourth anniversary of military coup
As Myanmar marks the fourth anniversary of the military coup, new research shows that factories supplying major high street fashion brands including H&M, Frasers Group, BESTSELLER (and its brand Vero …
Cement Shortages Stifle Myanmar Construction
Myanmar’s armed conflict has disrupted cement production while the regime is promising large quantities will be imported in February.
Analysis-Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar’s civil war as junta flags elections
Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar’s embattled ruling generals are making their most concerted effort to gain legitimacy – by pushing to …
US aid freeze leads to suspension of health care to Myanmar refugees in Thailand
A freeze on foreign assistance programs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump has led to cuts in services to refugees from war-torn Myanmar, including the shutdown of hospital care in camps in …
Myanmar rebel group Arakan Army admits to beheading two prisoners of war in Rakhine state
After videos of two violent killings went viral online, the Arakan Army in Myanmar has admitted its troops killed two prisoners of war.
Shipment of 22,000 tonnes rice arrives from Myanmar
With the arrival of 22,000 tonnes, a total of 52,000 tonnes of atap rice have already been imported from Myanmar and another consignment of 30,000 tonnes of atap rice will come by the end of this …
Over 100 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar arrive in Indonesia’s Aceh
A rickety wooden boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya Muslims landed Wednesday in Indonesia as the northernmost province of Aceh continued to receive the refugees fleeing persecution and political …
Bangladesh scuffle picture misrepresented as Myanmar unrest
Misrepresented images continued to swirl on social media around the unrest in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state that is riven with ethnic and religious divisions. Burmese Facebook posts in January shared a photo of a violent scuffle they falsely claimed shows militants attacking a rival rebel group that controls large parts of Rakhine.