Myanmar’s Elections Won’t Be Free or Fair
On Oct. 16, Myanmar’s election commission canceled upcoming elections in nine of 17 townships in conflict-torn Rakhine state. Many of the unaffected townships are held by the ruling National [...]
US, France Condemn Abduction of Three Ruling Party Candidates in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
The US and French embassies in Myanmar have condemned the abduction of three candidates in November’s general election in Rakhine State’s Taungup Township and demanded their immediate release. [...]
Myanmar Reopens Yangon Factories to Protect Foreign Investment
Although the spread of COVID-19 in Yangon is not under control, Myanmar’s Ministry of Health and Sports has allowed the city’s garment factories to reopen amid fears of a loss in foreign [...]
COVID-19 in Myanmar’s Biggest City ‘Not Under Control Yet’, Yangon Health Official Says
Health authorities in Yangon Region said the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to soar daily, adding that they have yet to bring the spread of local transmissions in the commercial hub under [...]
Myanmar Garment Factories Report 75% Fall in Orders Amid COVID-19
Garment manufacturers in Myanmar are struggling as the European Union’s orders for spring clothing have declined by more than half, U Kyaw Win, vice chairman of the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers [...]
Myanmar Closes Govt and Private High Schools Amid COVID-19 Surge
Due to a surge in COVID-19 transmissions in Myanmar, private high schools across the country will be temporarily closed from tomorrow (Thursday), according to the Basic Education Department’s [...]
Myanmar’s Rakhine State Capital Under Partial Lockdown
Myanmar health authorities imposed a partial lockdown in the Rakhine State capital, Sittwe, on Thursday after six locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 were found within four days this week. The [...]
Japanese retailer Aeon to invest $180m in first Myanmar mall
Japanese retail group Aeon said Tuesday it would build a large commercial facility in Yangon, the biggest city in Myanmar, with an investment of $180 million, marking its first market [...]
Businesses call for reopening of border pass with Myanmar
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Business operators in this lower Central province have called for the government to reopen the Singkhon border pass with Myanmar, saying its closure has affected the [...]
Myanmar Factories Face ‘Irreversible’ Harm If Shutdown Extended
The majority of Myanmar’s 60,000 registered factories face “irreversible damage” if shutdown measures prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic are extended beyond May 15, according to the head of the [...]
