IMF approves $356 million support for Myanmar
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a total of $356.5 million support for Myanmar as the country suffers from an ailing economy despite...
Envoys plan Rakhine visit
Poverty grips much of Rakhine State. Source: Flickr
Senior US, Chinese, British and other EU diplomats are due to visit the north of Myanmar's unstable...
Border dispute delays China tourist gateway
Myanmar Beer is indicative of protected firms that are struggling in an open market: Source: Wikimedia
A disagreement over border demarcation is delaying the completion of...
Army builds on Muslim land: Amnesty
Myanmar is building military camps over flattened Rohingya villages, Amnesty International says, pointing to a key reason behind the targeting of the Muslim minority...
MPs scrap junta-era law
Insein Prison in Yangon. Source: Wikimedia
Myanmar has scrapped a law used by its former military dictators to silence opposition. It could jail anyone who...
Suu Kyi meets army chief and president
President Thein Sein has promised a peaceful transfer of power. Source:Wikimedia
Myanmar's victorious National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi has held...
Myanmar’s generals blame anyone but themselves
Every statement that comes out of Myanmar about the alleged Rohingya genocide in 2017 refers to the threat of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army...
Suu Kyi faces down military MPs
Myanmar’s Lower House with the military representatives visible in olive tan at the far end. Source: Wikimedia
Myanmar's military representatives in Parliament have clashed with...
Myanmar heroin trade booming: UN
Most of the profit is generated after the produce has left Myanmar. Source: Wikimedia
Myanmar is the second largest producer of opium after Afghanistan. This...
Media NGO calls for Myanmar reform
The Daily Eleven is one of a new breed of independent newspapers operating from within the country. Source: Asean Economist
The US-based press-freedom organisation, the...
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