Nobel Peace Laureate Could Face Prosecution Over Myanmar Military’s Actions Myanmar’s civilian leader, a Nobel laureate once extolled as a champion of democracy, could face prosecution for crimes against humanity because of the military’s attacks […]
China’s gains in Myanmar divert US attention from human rights It was China that supported Myanmar once it had been under Western sanctions for roughly twenty years. China helped build power stations and roads across […]
600,000 Rohingya still in Myanmar at ‘serious risk of genocide’: UN Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar still face a serious risk of genocide, UN investigators said on Monday (Sep 16), warning the repatriation of a […]
Myanmar’s rubber exports exceed target for 2018-19 Myanmar exported 192,980 tons of rubber worth of 247.56 million U.S. dollars in the first 11 months from October to August of the present fiscal year 2018-19 , […]
Myanmar banks look to consolidation through better governance Consolidation can be expected in Myanmar’s overcrowded banking sector, aided by improved corporate governance and central bank directives as well as a cleaning up of loan books, […]
Yangon electricity revenues up 65pc Yangon Region collected K36 billion more in electricity payments for the month of July, which is a 65 percent increase compared to the month before, said Daw Soe Soe Nwe, […]
Myanmar urged to develop microinsurance for the poor Insurance services in Myanmar need to reach out beyond the existing clientele to support households with lower incomes to manage their insurable risks, participants at an industry […]
Myanmar to use US$1 billion loan for infrastructure projects Economic development, agriculture, electricity, and infrastructure projects will be the focus of a framework for loans between South Korea and Myanmar. — Myanmar Times Foreign investment […]
Myanmar State Counsellor calls on public not to panic over banking industry rumours Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi conveyed a message through MPs from her party to people not to panic over the […]
K3 trillion more expected from higher power tariffs The government is expected to collect K3 trillion more from the electricity generation in fiscal 2019-2020 compared to the previous year now that power tariffs have been […]
Yangon approves US$238M in hotel, tourism investments Yangon’s Regional Tourism Committee recently announced that investments totalling US$238 million and K119.63 billion were approved for the region’s hotels and tourism sector between May and August. — […]
After Meeting Trump, a Myanmar Minister Faces Criminal Charges The Baptist minister from Myanmar had less than 60 seconds in the Oval Office to tell President Trump about the mistreatment and abuse his people suffer. […]