Three ASEAN countries offer to buy Myanmar rice
NAY PYI TAW, Jun 4, 2020, Myanmar Times. Three Asean heavyweights – Malaysia, Indonesia and…
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Myanmar parliament rejects attempt to oust its speaker
NAY PYI TAW, Jun 2, 2020, Myanmar Times. Legislators on June 1 rejected a resolution…
Vietnam’s January-May FDI down 17 per cent
HANOI, May 29, 2020, VNA. Vietnam attracted a total of 13.9 billion USD in FDI…
India’s trade with South Asia less than 4 per cent of global trade, China’s up by 546 per cent
NEW DELHI, May 28, 2020, Hindustan Times. India’s trade with countries in South Asia has…
Myanmar to borrow $200M from World Bank to assist farmers
NAY PYI TAW, May 27, 2020, Irrawaddy. Myanmar’s government plans to obtain US$200 million (280.45…
More ethnic armed groups enlist in coronavirus fight in Myanmar
NAY PYI TAW, May 26, 2020, Myanmar Times. More ethnic armed groups are joining the…
[Analytics] Coronavirus threatens democracy in Southeast Asia
COVID-19 has been tough on the health and economies of Southeast Asia, but the region’s…
[Analytics] Southeast Asia’s coronavirus ‘fake news’ arrests are quieting critics
14-year-old in Kampot, Cambodia, was detained and forced by police to publicly apologize after expressing…
Rohingya targeted in Malaysia as Covid-19 stokes xenophobia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23, 2020, Reuters. Eleyas, a Rohingya Muslim, fled to Malaysia six years…
Myanmar editor jailed for Covid-19 error
YANGON, May 22, 2020, Bangkok Post. A Myanmar news editor has been jailed for two…
Tighten border control to prevent illegals from sneaking in: PM Muhyiddin
PUTRAJAYA, May 22, 2020, Bernama. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin wants the national maritime border control…
Myanmar police seize 200 million meth tablets in largest Asian drug bust in decades
YANGON, May 19, 2020, CNN. Myanmar police have made Asia’s biggest drug bust in decades,…