Asia Myanmar The junta will allow tourists to apply for visas after a break of more than 2 years; activists warn that the military's acquired interests in various sectors, including tourism, would only enrich them, and urged people not to visit the country
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