Jared Ferrie –

Southeast Asia group calls on China to speed up maritime security talks

August 24, 2021 at 11:51 p.m.

NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - Southeast Asian foreign ministers voiced "serious concerns" on Saturday over naval clashes between Vietnam and China as the regional group's top official urged Beijing to step up...

Myanmar’s log export ban to hurt businessmen but help forests

August 24, 2021 at 10:10 p.m.

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar will ban the export of raw timber logs from April 1, choking off profits in a sector that provided critical funding to the country's former military...

Myanmar looks abroad for investment in healthcare

August 24, 2021 at 5:51 p.m.

YANGON (Reuters) - Yangon General Hospital was once the jewel in the crown of one of Southeast Asia's best healthcare systems. These days, hundreds of patients are forced to sleep...

Capital-hungry Myanmar firms cautiously drawn to Singapore listings

August 24, 2021 at 5:16 p.m.

SINGAPORE/YANGON (Reuters) - At Yangon International airport, large blue and white signs in the arrival and departure halls promote Singapore's stock exchange as the go-to destination for Myanmar businesses seeking...

Gingerly, film-maker tests limits of freedom in Myanmar

August 24, 2021 at 1:51 p.m.

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar movie director Zay Par is doing what would have been unthinkable two years ago - putting the finishing touches to a film that harks back to...

Myanmar president disbands controversial border force

August 24, 2021 at 1:14 p.m.

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's president has disbanded a security force accused of rights violations against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State in the west of the country, scene of deadly violence...

Myanmar telecoms winners to be named despite house vote

August 24, 2021 at 12:33 p.m.

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar, which is offering operating licenses to global telecoms firms for the first time, will announce the outcome of the auction as planned on Thursday despite opposition...

Make or break moment for Myanmar reforms in opaque telecoms sector

August 24, 2021 at 12:21 p.m.

YANGON (Reuters) - Companies awarded telecommunications licenses in Myanmar this week will need to spend billions of dollars rolling out networks across a country that has yet to pass a...

Myanmar constitution likely to dash Suu Kyi’s presidential hopes

August 24, 2021 at 11:54 a.m.

YANGON (Reuters) - Her adoring compatriots believe democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is destined to become Myanmar's next president. But don't bet on it. A year ago, the Nobel...

The hard yards begin in Myanmar’s quest for foreign investment

August 24, 2021 at 11:31 a.m.

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - In a cramped auditorium in Myanmar's capital, pro-democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi had a message for the world's business elite: her country is teeming with...

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