Kang Wan Chern
National News
20 Feb 2021
Tensions escalated in Mandalay on February 20, leaving at least two dead after police fired live ammunition to disperse protesters in Myanmar’s second largest city. The first...
National News
17 Feb 2021
Singapore has urged the Myanmar authorities to exercise “utmost restraint” to avoid further injuries and loss of lives when dealing with protesters in ongoing demonstrations...
National News
15 Feb 2021
The Myanmar State Administration Council (SAC), led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has announced amendments to the Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure.
National News
14 Feb 2021
The newly formed Myanmar State Administration Council (SAC), headed by the Tatmadaw Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has enacted Law No 4/2021, which involves amendments to...
National News
13 Feb 2021
The United Nations Human Rights Council on February 12 adopted a resolution on Myanmar, in which it deplored the removal of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected...
National News, COVID-19
12 Feb 2021
Myanmar will now permit the private sector to import vaccines approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in his February 11 report...
National News
12 Feb 2021
US President Joe Biden’s administration announced a new sanctions regime in response to a military coup against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s government. Ten individuals and three...
Business
10 Feb 2021
Foreign investments in Myanmar are facing higher levels of uncertainty as protests escalate and embassies urge their citizens, many of whom run businesses or are employed in...
National News
08 Feb 2021
Nationwide protests denouncing the military government continued in Myanmar for the third consecutive day, with lawyers, teachers and bankers leaving their desks to join the...
National News
07 Feb 2021
Internet services resumed in Myanmar at noon on Feburary 7, after a blackout of around 24 hours. Earlier in the day, protests broke out in key townships in Yangon, including near...