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Executions spur city protest
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 27/07/2022
» Hundreds of people from Myanmar protested outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon to condemn its government for the execution of four pro-democracy activists accused of helping carry out "terror acts" on Monday.
After the Covid election
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 16/11/2020
» Myanmar's "Covid election" has dominated the local psyche for more than a month now. The coronavirus crisis changed the nature of campaigning for the Nov 8 polls, severely affected the voting process and delayed the second stage of the government's pandemic recovery plans. While everyone was preoccupied with the polls, the country was virtually on hold.
TAT's Myanmar fair attracts companies
Business, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/04/2019
» YANGON: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) met with Yangon businesses and residents last week to raise awareness about tourism activities in Thailand, especially among first-time visitors.
How two young reporters shook Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 09/08/2018
» YANGON: Late in the afternoon of Dec 12 last year, Wa Lone's cell phone rang. It was a man named Naing Lin, a lance corporal in Myanmar's 8th Security Police Battalion.
Myanmar warns of 'imminent terrorist attack' in Shan State
Published on 11/07/2017
» Myanmar government forces have distributed leaflets in the Shan State city of Lashio, warning residents of an imminent attack by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), with the army on "high alert".
The Dawei development dream left high and dry
Spectrum, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 19/03/2017
» Over a decade ago, the Myaung Pyo creek in Myanmar's Tanintharyi region was clean and crystal clear -- a steady, trickling life source. The creek, running alongside a stretch of lush farmland, was relied on by villagers for various daily tasks such as watering crops.
TPO strengthens Kingdom's bond with Myanmar
Life, Published on 06/10/2016
» The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) performed in Myanmar in late August as cultural ambassadors to further strengthen friendship between the two countries.
Minors in the quarry
Spectrum, Published on 11/05/2014
» Every day Myat Phyu walks to work and back. “It is very near so I can walk, it is only one hour,” she says while drops of sweat roll down her forehead. The walk is the least strenuous part of her day. For 2,000 kyat a day, about 67 baht, she works in a quarry in Myanmar’s Mon state. Her job is to hack large stones into smaller ones, then load them into a bucket before throwing them onto a large pile which will be sold.
Muzzle slips back over Myanmar press
Spectrum, Published on 04/05/2014
» Intimidation and arrests of journalists in the past few months are indicative of a decline in recently regained press freedoms, tainting the image of Myanmar’s reform process in the run-up to next year’s elections.
Quest for a strong constitution
Spectrum, Published on 26/01/2014
» Waving red flags emblazoned with a fighting peacock and a white star, ethnic groups lined the road shouting, ''May mother Suu become president,'' during Aung San Suu Kyi's trip to Karen state earlier this month.