Asia Myanmar Myanmar's state media condemned the UN as 'rotten'. just days after the UN special envoy for the country resigned and the world body placed limits on aid for cyclone survivors
Asia Myanmar Cyclone Mocha that hit Myanmar last month has 'largely destroyed' temporary shelters for displaced people in the northern parts of the country, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said
Asia Myanmar As residents of Rakhine and Chin states worked to repair the devastation caused by Cyclone Mocha, concern grows that urgent needs for shelter, food, drinking water and medical assistance will arrive too slowly
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