Asia Myanmar At least five people have died and many more have been injured in Myanmar due to Cyclone Mocha, emergency services report; thousands have been evacuated
Asia Myanmar Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said they will not return to Myanmar to 'be confined to camps' after making their first return visit as part of efforts to encourage their voluntary repatriation
Asia Myanmar The Japanese government has lodged an official complaint with Myanmar after confirming that passenger ships provided to the country through a special development assistance programme were used for military purposes
Asia Myanmar Myanmar Labour Alliance, a coalition of trade union federations and labour organisations, has published an open letter to members of the European Commission and the European Parliament calling to denounce the EU-funded MADE in Myanmar project
Asia Myanmar A total of 50 Honda ENS1 electric vehicles, imported by Earth Renewable Energy, arrived at the port of Yangon duty-free for the development of the domestic electric vehicle industry
Asia Myanmar Myanmar authorities recently arrested around 150 Rohingya suspected of trying to flee to Malaysia; Muslim minority faces restrictions on travel within Myanmar, with rights groups saying they live in apartheid conditions
Asia Myanmar The UN refugee agency has helped Myanmar junta officials travel to Bangladesh for repatriation talks with Rohingya refugees, while saying conditions in the country remain unsafe for their return
Asia Myanmar Nestlé has announced that it will close its factory at the Dagon Seikkan Industrial Zone and head office in Yangon, as it switches to a more “sustainable” business model, amid ongoing turmoil in the country
Asia Myanmar USAID will provide additional humanitarian aid to the population with USD 50 million; in 2023, more than 17 million people, almost one in three, will need humanitarian assistance, compared to less than one million in 2020
Asia Myanmar Myanmar's junta has extended the country's state of emergency for another six months, the acting president said as citizens marked the anniversary of the 2021 military coup with a 'silent protest'
Asia Myanmar The number of Rohingya refugees embarking on dangerous sea journeys in the hope of reaching Malaysia or Indonesia has increased by 360%, the UN announced after hundreds of refugees were stranded late last year
Asia Myanmar The Myanmar Economic Bank branch in Khin Oo Township was attacked by a drone and a homemade bomb exploded in Butalin Township, according to the Myanmar Police Force