Myanmar’s COVID-19 recovery gets an EU boost
On July 1 2020, the European Union (EU) and six of its member governments announced…
Diversifying Myanmar’s economy should be a priority for the next government
When Myanmar’s military regime began opening up the country politically and economically in 2010, one…
New study a call to action for Myanmar’s mangroves
A new study by the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that mangrove deforestation in…
Key challenges to Myanmar’s development and governance remain
Myanmar’s efforts to reverse a legacy of isolation began with the quasi-civilian government (QCG) led…
Myanmar students evacuated from SARS-CoV-2 hot zone go home
Myanmar Minister for Health and Sports, Dr Myint Htwe, yesterday (Feb 16) met with the…
Learn & earn: Unesco Learning Coin initiative fulfilling migrant children’s dreams (video)
It is no secret that education is the key to breaking the poverty cycle, but…
Oh dear, Mahathir: Asean Summit bad-boy stands his ground (photo gallery)
We’ll be the first to admit that we don’t really know what is going on…
IndiGo flies into Yangon with promise of more to come
India’s largest passenger airline, IndiGo, has commenced daily passenger flights between Kolkata and Yangon, Myanmar,…
Pedalling for a cause: YCC 2019 expands to Myanmar (video)
Senior managers and leaders from the business and the non-profit sector are being invited to…
Kids to learn English from Penguins in Lao, Myanmar (video)
One of the world’s longest established language schools is hoping to find fertile fields in…
Ghost fleet: former slaves and the woman bringing them home (video)
A hard-hitting documentary looking at slavery in the Thailand fishing and seafood industries premiered in…
Why China’s BRI is a win-win for Myanmar
Reading news reports coming out of Myanmar, I am always taken with the debate over…
Cambodia, Myanmar entrepreneurs off to London as AGLP 2019 heads to China (video)
A rice trading entrepreneur from Cambodia and the head of a Myanmar agriculture and trading…
Hope for Rohingya: Asean foreign ministers put China, Myanmar on notice
A gathering of Asean foreign ministers in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, on Friday signalled that…
Watch the Mon artisans of Bilu Kyun make rubber bands and other handicrafts (video)
Ever wondered how rubber bands are made? Quite likely not, but by now (hopefully) we’ve…
Myanmar, Cambodia lead Asean’s soaring minimum wage growth
Countries across Asean are experiencing rapid economic growth, and the associated improvements to the standard…