Latest News From Myanmar
An artillery shell explosion during a clash between Myanmar troops and rebel Arakan Army soldiers on Tuesday killed a Rohingya Muslim man and his son and injured another child in violence-ridden Rakhine state’s Kyauktaw township, a village official sai…
Read moreGUWAHATI, INDIA A state legislator in the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and at least 10 others were killed Tuesday in an attack by suspected separatist militants, officials said.The attack follows the end of India’s typically violent ge…
Read moreHO CHI MINH CITY Vietnam and Europe could be swapping more pomelo fruit and Portuguese cheese soon if a new trade deal comes into effect, linking two regions that have been looking for an alternative to the trade tensions brought on by the United Sta…
Read moreA court in Myanmar’s commercial capital Yangon has denied bail to two members of a satirical performance group on defamation charges for taking comedic shots at the country’s powerful military during their shows, members of the troupe and their support…
Read moreSTAMFORD, Conn., May 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Navigators Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NAVG) announced today that it has revised the record and payment dates for the previously announced second quarter dividend to more closely align these dates with past practice. A cash dividend of $0.07 per share of common stock will therefore be payable on June 24, 2019 to […]
Read moreThree temporary buildings in Myanmar’s Yangon region officially sanctioned for use by Muslims to pray during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan have been shuttered amid threats from Buddhist nationalists, according to sources, who questioned why authori…
Read moreNearly 20 people were injured Wednesday after police in central Myanmar’s Mandalay region fired rubber bullets and tear gas into a crowd protesting construction at a coal-powered cement plant that is operated as part of a joint venture between a local …
Read moreYangon, 14 May 2019 After a six-day mission to Myanmar, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ursula Mueller underlined the need to sustain life-saving humanitarian assistance and protection for vu…
Read moreYANGON, MYANMAR Damage from Cyclone Fani in eastern India and southwestern Bangladesh last week is raising concern about what could happen if a similar storm struck southeastern Bangladesh, which has a large refugee population.A disaster risk reducti…
Read moreSome 18 people including five crew members were injured after a passenger plane of the Biman Bangladesh airlines skidded off the runway at Myanmar’s Yangon International Airport (YIA) on Wednesday, said the Department of Civil Aviation Myanmar, Trend r…
Read moreWHO: Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief CoordinatorWHAT: Mission to MyanmarWHEN: 9-15 May 2019WHERE: Yangon, Kachin State, Rakhine State and Nay Pyi Taw (9-15 May)Deputy Emergency Relief Coo…
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