Myanmar rebels carry out unprecedented attack on military academy Myanmar’s military was Thursday fighting rebels who mounted an unprecedented strike at an army academy killing at least one, apparently in retaliation for massive drug seizures. […]
Five Civilians Charged Under Anti-Terrorism Act in Western Myanmar Police have opened cases against five civilians from a village in Rakhine State’s Buthidaung Township under Myanmar’s Counter-Terrorism Law, including a village administrator and a school […]
Myanmar military business sketch alerts investors Tatmadaw is responsible for systemic persecution and violence and has compromised post-2015 election democracy and free market transition, says a UN report — Asia Times Thailand to return 700 […]
Belgian Company on ‘Dirty List’ Cuts Ties With Myanmar Military A Belgian company has become the first to announce it is cutting ties with Myanmar’s military after a United Nations fact-finding mission called on businesses […]
Death toll rises to 53 in Myanmar landslide A total of 53 dead bodies have been pulled out of a landslide rubble caused by heavy monsoon rains in southeastern Myanmar as of Sunday evening, a […]
6.6 million unregistered SIM cards turned off Myanmar authorities have turned off 6.6 million unregistered SIM cards so far, Xinhua reported. — Mizzima Viettel launches first 5G network in Myanmar Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms […]
Myanmar Woos Chinese Tourists With Visas on Arrival, But Decries Their Lack of Manners Tourism officials in Myanmar are bemoaning what they consider the bad behavior of the skyrocketing number of Chinese visitors to the […]
Myanmar rejects UN fact-finding report The Myanmar government has rejected a UN independent fact-finding report released on Monday that exposed the vast business the military is engaged in and called for imposing arms embargoes against […]
UN Calls for Sanctions Against Firms Owned by Myanmar Military The United Nations fact-finding mission in Myanmar has called for sanctions against a network of companies owned by the country’s military, saying they helped carrying […]
Rohingya activists slam ASEAN’s call for dialogue with Myanmar Efforts by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to encourage “dialogue” between Rohingya refugees and the Myanmar government have sparked fierce criticism from Rohingya activists, […]
Latest CBM ruling seen as setback for cashless transactions An announcement from the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) disallowing the use of prepaid cards in the local currency is a step backwards for cashless transactions, […]
Myanmar Govt to Launch Satellite, Improve Communications Myanmar is planning to launch its own satellite system, Myanmar Sat 2, next week; the satellite is expected to provide a better communication system across the country, according […]