(MENAFN) In the first half of 2025, Myanmar’s Yangon-Mandalay highway witnessed 94 traffic accidents, resulting in 28 fatalities and 219 injuries, the highway traffic police force reported on Sunday. While the number of accidents and deaths showed...
With millions of people already displaced by decades of armed conflict before the earthquake, Myanmar is one of the countries most in need of humanitarian assistance in the Asia-Pacific region. “When my family of five was displaced, we built our...
The partnership between UNOSAT and OCHA in Myanmar yielded several significant outcomes that demonstrate the exceptional return on investment that satellite imagery mapping services provide to humanitarian operations: 1.Enhanced Assessment...
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump has introduced fresh import taxes targeting multiple countries, notably long-standing Asian allies Japan and South Korea. On Monday, he shared nearly identical letters through his Truth Social account addressed...
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday via social media that starting August 1, a 25-percent tariff will be imposed on imports from Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK). In letters sent to the leaders of these two nations, Trump...
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a fresh wave of tariffs targeting several countries, including major Asian allies Japan and South Korea. On Monday, Trump shared nearly identical letters on his social media platform Truth Social,...
(MENAFN) The New York Stock Exchange tumbled Monday following President Donald Trump's release of multiple tariff notifications targeting specific nations with sweeping levy rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 0.94%, shedding 422.17...
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday postponing the implementation of reciprocal tariffs to August 1, 2025. “I have determined, based on additional information and recommendations from various senior officials,...
(MENAFN) Hundreds of families in Myanmar are fleeing their homes to escape escalating clashes between the military and anti-coup guerrillas, a local organiser reported on Saturday. Since the military takeover in 2021, the country has been engulfed...
(MENAFN) The New York Stock Exchange closed lower on Monday following President Donald Trump's release of several tariff letters outlining country-specific broad tariff rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 0.94 percent, losing 422.17...
The Union Election Commission (UEC), in collaboration with the Myanmar Press Council, held a public awareness ceremony on July 4 to introduce the Myanmar Electronic Voting Machine (MEVM), which will be used in the upcoming general election for the...
Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Major General Aung Kyaw Kyaw, inspected efforts to collect data needed to repatriate 18 foreign nationals who had entered Myanmar illegally back to their respective countries, accroding to the...
A junta airstrike on displaced people’s camps killed at least three civilians including a four-year-old on Monday in southern Shan State’s Pekhon Township, where the military has been fighting to expel Karenni resistance fighters, locals said....
The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army since December has been battling...
Tsukuba, Japan—On March 28, 2025, a major earthquake with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.7 struck Mandalay, central Myanmar (referred to as the 2025 Myanmar earthquake). This event caused severe shaking and substantial damage in Myanmar and...
Last Updated:July 08, 2025, 16:13 IST Sources say Beijing has fast-tracked key infrastructure projects in Myanmar, including Muse-Mandalay-Kyaukphyu railway and pipelines linked to China-Myanmar Economic Corridor. In this photo provided by Myanmar...
)
The result of a months-long conflict between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military regime in the northern Myanmar highlands will have an impact on the world’s supply of heavy rare earths. As part of the civil war that broke out following...
Aizawl, July 8: Four Myanmar nationals, including three members of the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF), drowned in the Tiau river along the Mizoram-Myanmar border while attempting to flee to India. The incident occurred after CNDF cadres and...
Myanmar’s military regime has stopped allowing the spouses and children of public employees to hold passports or leave the country, according to a junta order seen by Myanmar Now. The order states that close relatives of civil servants must obtain...
The ongoing conflict in Myanmar's Kachin state poses a significant threat to the global supply of heavy rare earths, crucial to producing high-tech devices and green technologies. Nearly half of these minerals are sourced from the region, which...
