US places sanctions on Myanmar’s defence ministry, banks

[ad_1] Military has used foreign sources, including Russian entities under sanctions, to purchase and import arms, Washington says. The United States has imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s defence ministry and two…

Myanmar’s famed Inle Lake chokes on floating farms

[ad_1] Myanmar military.Photo:VOA News From a gently rocking boat, Nyunt Win tends a floating tomato crop in the cool water of Myanmar’s famed Inle Lake, nestled in the Shan Hills…

Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees must not be forgotten during other world crises, U.N. refugee chief says

[ad_1] BANGKOK — The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees urged the international community not to forget the plight of ethnic Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in the midst of many other…

Global community steps up financial pressure on Myanmar’s military junta

[ad_1] The army-controlled central bank has also issued new 20,000 kyat banknotes, the highest denomination among Myanmar’s current currency notes. But these moves, coupled with global action against the country,…

Myanmar’s Keppel sells Sedona Hotel in Yangon to Spring Blossom Ventures from Singapore for US$57.4mil

[ad_1] YANGON, March 12 (Eleven Media Group): As Myanmar’s hotel industry struggles to recover from the double whammy of the coronavirus pandemic and the 2021 military takeover, Keppel Corporation will…

Global firms help Myanmar’s military make weapons, says report

[ad_1] Troops are using homemade arms against their own people, says a report which urges an end to supplies. [ad_2] Source link