Myanmar must give Rohingya ‘pathway to citizenship’ – U.N. investigator Myanmar must grant citizenship to stateless Rohingya with roots in the country, a senior U.N. investigator said on Wednesday, as she urged the country’s leader […]
UN fears Myanmar human rights abuses in Internet shutdown An Internet blackout in parts of Myanmar could be cover for “gross human rights violations” in an area where a brutal army crackdown has already forced […]
Journalists Face Death Threats, Prison in Myanmar’s Conflict-Torn Rakhine State First came a death threat, then an arrest warrant. Now, Aung Marm Oo is in hiding, having narrowly escaped capture by slipping away from his […]
Myanmar orders internet shutdown in conflict-torn Rakhine state – telco operator Communications Ministry directs internet service suspension in nine townships in Rakhine and Chin states, citing disturbances of peace and use of internet activities to […]
Myanmar’s economy to grow at 6.5 pct in current fiscal: World Bank Myanmar’s economy is expected to grow at 6.5 percent in the fiscal year 2018-19 (October-September), said a report of the World Bank carried […]
World Bank Puts Myanmar’s Power Investment Needs at $2B a Year Electricity consumption expected to increase by 11% annually through 2030 amid strong economic growth, new report says. — Irrawaddy Suu Kyi attending ASEAN Summit […]
Ministry reminds tourism operators to transact in kyat The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism (MOHT) has issued a reminder to the airline and tourism industry to transact in the local Myanmar currency and apply for […]
Myanmar: UN threatens to withdraw aid over ‘policy of apartheid’ against Rohingya The United Nations in Myanmar has warned it will withdraw support in Rakhine state to avoid complicity in a government “policy of apartheid” […]
Over 530 political prisoners die since 1962: AAPP Till date since the military coup in 1962, the number of political prisoners who died in and out of the prisons has reached 535, according to the […]
Emerging Opportunities in Myanmar’s Construction Sector Myanmar’s economy is expected to register a 6.9 percent growth in 2019, following a previous slow down due to political reasons. — Asean Briefing Myanmar to allow private plantations […]
Myanmar sends over 30,000 workers to work abroad in May Myanmar sent 30,326 workers to work abroad legally in May, according to the country’s Ministry of Labor, Immigration and Population Wednesday. — Xinhua Yangon Lawmakers […]
Myanmar gets additional rice export quota Myanmar needs to export rice to China before October as quickly as possible as Myanmar has got an additional rice export quota of 100,000 tons from China, said Aung […]