Asia Myanmar Lake Paleik in Singaing municipality and Lake Pyu in TadaU municipality have been designated as the seventh and eighth Flyway Network Sites in the country
Asia Myanmar The Thai government is considering extending humanitarian aid to vulnerable populations in Myanmar, as well as hosting discussions with Myanmar's leader and ethnic minority factions to resolve the country's crisis
Asia Myanmar The junta granted amnesty to 9.652 prisoners on 76th anniversary of the independence from the UK; the amnesty was conditioned on the agreement that, should they reoffend, they would be required to serve both the remaining sentence and any new punishment
Asia Myanmar Opium cultivation in the Golden Triangle has expanded significantly over the past year, with Myanmar experiencing the largest increase due to ongoing civil unrest
Asia Myanmar The Myanmar Embassy to Japan announced that over 800 Myanmar workers will be recruited in Japan
Asia Myanmar From 15 to 19 November, the country exported agricultural products such as chilli, cabbage, onions, sesame, mung beans, fishery and mining products such as lead and CMP materials mainly to Thailand via the Myawaddy border
Asia Myanmar Ethnic minority insurgent groups attacked security posts in Myanmar, residents, rebels and an official said, as fighting broke out on two new fronts and thousands of people crossed into neighbouring India in search of safety
Asia Myanmar The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Yangon Branch launched the Cross-Border Interbank Payment System for cross-border transactions in Myanmar and China
Asia Myanmar The start of air routes between Myanmar and Russia, launched in early September with direct connections Russia-Myanmar with Myanmar Airways International in the lead, has been celebrated meeting on Thursday 26 October in Moscow
Asia Myanmar Flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar's southern areas has displaced more than 14.000 people and disrupted traffic on railway lines connecting the country's major cities
Asia Myanmar The military junta is reportedly using access to vaccines as a political weapon; like with international aid shipments, basic inoculations are being distributed on the basis of political loyalty
Asia Myanmar Myanmar's military government would require expatriate workers to remit at least 25% of their income in foreign currency through the country's banking system, according to local news reports