Lawmaker seeks sanctions against steel factory Business executives responsible for unpaid debts totalling K9.50 billion (US$5.97 million) for the construction of the state-owned Myingyan steel mill should be sanctioned for overspending, a Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower […]
Myanmar army says to punish soldiers in Rohingya atrocities probe Myanmar’s army will court-martial soldiers after a new finding in an inquiry into atrocities in Rakhine state, from which more than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims fled […]
Myanmar’s Second Biggest City Receives Smart City Award 2019 Mandalay, the historic royal capital, has been undergoing a high-tech, e-government makeover since 2017–efforts a government-tech award summit in Bangkok recognized. — Irrawaddy Thailand’s top court […]
Myanmar Army Sues Kachin Pastor Over Comments Made to US President Trump The Myanmar military has filed a lawsuit against an ethnic Kachin religious leader for comments he made about human rights violations by soldiers […]
Myanmar Navy to Join US-led Maritime Exercise in South China Sea Myanmar’s navy said on Monday it is traveling to the Gulf of Thailand to take part in a five-day maritime exercise led by the […]
Myanmar attracts over 3.5 bln USD of foreign investment in 10 months More than 3.5 billion U.S. dollars of foreign investment entered Myanmar from 224 enterprises permitted by the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) as of […]
‘We are hostages’: Two years on, Rohingya still in Myanmar trapped by new war When Myanmar officials toured refugee camps in Bangladesh last month, inviting Rohingya Muslims who fled the country to return, they brought […]
Facebook shuts dozens of Myanmar social media accounts over ‘inauthentic behavior” Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had shut 216 social media pages, groups and accounts in Myanmar, some tied to the army, to stymie […]
Over $100m earned from export of 400,000 tons of broken rice in 10 months Myanmar exported over 400,000 tons of broken rice worth over US$100 million to 36 countries over the past 10 months with […]
U.N. agency, Bangladesh begin survey of Rohingya over return to Myanmar The United Nations’ refugee agency and Bangladesh authorities on Tuesday started to consult more than 3,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to determine if any […]
Tax amnesty proposed, prompting renewed debate The chorus of voices defending and opposing the reduction of tax rates for undisclosed income has come to the fore again following the submission of the Union Tax Bill […]
Rescue worker killed in attack on ambulance in northern Myanmar: Army One rescue worker was killed and several others were wounded when an ambulance came under fire in northern Myanmar amid clashes between troops and […]