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
Asia Myanmar The country will start accepting cards from the Russian Mir payment system in October, according to the junta's Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations
Asia Myanmar An already dire human rights situation is deteriorating and all political prisoners should be released, UN chief said, while major local media outlet revealed that one of its journalists has been jailed for 20 years for covering the aftermath of a typhoon
Asia Myanmar War of Heroes, an online smartphone game that simulates attacks against the country's ruling junta since 2021, is raising funds that end up at an anti-regime armed group with revenues from advertising or purchases made by users on the app
Asia Myanmar Floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains claimed five lives and forced some 48.000 people to flee their homes, the Ministry of Relief said
Asia Myanmar Myanmar's ruling military junta has decided to grant a partial pardon to Aung San Suu Kyi after the former leader was transferred from prison to house arrest at a government residence in recent days
Asia Myanmar Yangon Eastern Union student Nyan Win Htet was sentenced to another five years in prison by the Myanmar court for alleged terrorism
Asia Myanmar Responding to questions from parliamentarians, Singapore Foreign Minister Balakrishnan admitted that 91 Singaporean entities provide various goods to the Myanmar military despite the 1 February 2021 coup