Leong Wai Kit
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Myanmar spiralling into isolation amid unwillingness to meet peace efforts, say analysts
ASEAN foreign ministers on Thursday wrapped up a special meeting on Myanmar in Jakarta, where they expressed concern and disappointment over the lack of significant progress in the peace process. → Read More
Deadly bombing in Yangon’s biggest jail: Urban resistance group claims responsibility
While it claimed to be behind the attack, the group denied responsibility for the deaths and injuries of civilians, pointing the finger instead at the Myanmar army. → Read More
Cambodia lays out master plan to bring back tourists
With visitors from China, once its main market, slowing to barely a trickle, how is Cambodia planning to revive its battered tourism industry? → Read More
Myanmar asks Interpol to help fight 'terrorism'; global body says it will not interfere
Global police body Interpol said on Thursday (Feb 10) it will not provide help to countries in situations that involve domestic politics, days after the Myanmar army announced it had sought support. The Myanmar army's foreign affairs ministry said on Tuesday it had called on various international security& → Read More
Be ready for more COVID-19 cases post-election, warns Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
YANGON: Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has warned of more COVID-19 cases in the country, a week after millions of voters went to the polls. → Read More
Myanmar voters cast ballot amid rise in COVID-19 cases
YANGON: On Sunday (Nov 8), voters head to polling stations across Myanmar to take part in a general election that is being held in the middle of a pandemic, with a daily average of 1,000 new COVID-19 cases. → Read More
Undetected COVID-19 from returning Myanmar workers a big concern: Health official
MYANMAR, Yangon: The likelihood of undetected COVID-19 cases imported by a recent wave of returning Myanmar workers from Thailand – at least 32,000 of them – via a shared land border is “dangerously high”, a Myanmar health official told CNA on Monday (Mar 30). → Read More
Myanmar moves to increase COVID-19 test kit stockpile amid coronavirus battle
Myanmar is set to have 40,000 more COVID-19 test kits in the country to help it cope with the virus, days after it detected at least three positive cases. → Read More
Enough COVID-19 test kits for Myanmar, says WHO representative
Myanmar - which announced two COVID-19 positive cases on Monday (Mar 23) about one month after gaining capabilities to independently test for the virus - currently has enough test kits to detect suspected cases. → Read More
Myanmar says plans to build villages on empty plots of land in parts of northern Rakhine
YANGON: Myanmar said it has plans to build "better villages and include religious buildings, schools, clinics and other public infrastructure" on empty plots of land in parts of northern Rakhine, where Rohingyas' homes used to be. → Read More
India builds 250 homes in Myanmar's Rakhine for displaced villagers
India has handed over 250 new houses to Myanmar built for displaced villagers in the restive northern Rakhine state, the two countries said on Tuesday (Jul 9). → Read More
Rakhine investigation commission waiting to enter Bangladesh to complete findings
YANGON: The Independent Commission of Enquiry (ICOE) tasked by Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi last July to investigate allegations of human rights abuse in Rakhine State has told CNA it is now waiting to enter Bangladesh to complete its findings. → Read More
Myanmar refutes report that UN will withdraw aid in Rakhine
YANGON: Myanmar has refuted a report by the Guardian which said that the United Nations in Myanmar will withdraw support in Rakhine State over the government's "policy of apartheid" for Rohingya Muslims. → Read More
AHA Centre defends leaked report on Rohingya refugees
YANGON: ASEAN's disaster management unit AHA Centre has come out to defend its assessment of the repatriation of Rohingya refugees, following an outcry over the report it had submitted to Myanmar at the end of May. → Read More
Police looking into moneychangers dealing fake Myanmar currency
SINGAPORE: Singapore police are investigating 18 moneychangers who they believe are involved in possessing fake Myanmar currency, the police said ... → Read More
China, ASEAN to join hands to crack down on 'China impersonation' phone scams
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: Telephone scams that target Mandarin-speaking victims across the region may soon be a thing of the past, as China looks set to ... → Read More
Singapore invites ASEAN neighbours to send experts to collectively tackle online threats
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar: Singapore on Wednesday (Oct 31) suggested its Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) neighbours each send a cybercrime ... → Read More
Myanmar to inspect all 235 dams after spillway collapse in August
MYANMAR: Myanmar has set up a special task force to inspect all 235 dams in the country, after a spillway collapse in August flooded as many as 85 ... → Read More
'I come back very impressed': Vivian Balakrishnan on trip to North Korea
BEIJING, China: Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on Saturday (Jun 9) he was "impressed" by what he saw during his first official ... → Read More
Singapore aims to strengthen ties with China amid 4G leadership renewal: Heng Swee Keat
NANJING, China: Singapore aims to further improve ties with China even as the former undergoes leadership renewal. And Singapore hopes its ... → Read More