Myanmar moves to legalise casinos Some casinos already operate under special provisions but changes to law proposed to encourage more tourism and revenue. A Chinese company is now working with a militia to help it […]
More Rohingya fleeing Myanmar after monsoon season ends, as boats set sail for Thailand and Malaysia The recent flurry of voyages making the treacherous crossing of the Andaman Sea to seek refuge in Thailand and […]
Myanmar’s Eleven Media journalists refuse to apologize to Yangon Government over report Three journalists from Myanmar’s Eleven Media Group have refused to apologize to the Yangon regional government for a report criticizing its business dealings […]
‘Genocide’ evidence in case of Myanmar’s Rohingya growing The U.S. Holocaust Museum says it has found “compelling evidence of genocide” in Myanmar against the Muslim Rohingya minority, calling on the U.S. government and international governments […]
ASEAN may hold key to Rakhine crisis At the end of the 33rd ASEAN summit in Singapore on November 15, Singapore formally handed over the symbolic gavel of ASEAN chairmanship to Thailand, which it last […]
BRI implementation leading committee formed under State Counsellor leadership A leading committee for implantation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been formed with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi as chairperson to establish […]
Hong Kong firm close to finalizing new Yangon city proposal Hong Kong-listed China Communications Construction Co. Ltd (CCCC) has nearly finalized its proposal for the development of US$1.5 billion (2.4 trillion kyats) worth of initial […]
Beijing urges gov’t to get ball rolling on China-Myanmar Economic Corridor The vice chairman of China’s top economic planning agency has pushed Myanmar’s State Counselor to work out an implementation plan for the China-Myanmar Economic […]
Suu Kyi must fulfill responsibility to Myanmar to resolve Rohingya issue In order to resolve the serious humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, the leadership of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s de facto head […]
Five armed men of a drug caravan shot dead by troops near Myanmar border Army troops have shot dead five armed men allegedly guarding a drug caravan near the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sai district […]
Myanmar, Cambodia lead Asean’s soaring minimum wage growth Countries across Asean are experiencing rapid economic growth, and the associated improvements to the standard of living are conspicuous. Increasing trade means increasing wages — and wage […]
Myanmar dead bottom among ASEAN countries in ease of doing business Myanmar has been at the bottom of the list of 10 ASEAN countries in the ease of doing business ranking, according to a 2019 […]