Tag Archives: Myanmar

Dr Mahathir, Myanmar and the Rohingya – It is ironic that Dr Mahathir Mohamad now condemns the Myanmar government on the persecution of the Rohingya. However the Rohingya in Myanmar have been persecuted for so many years even during Dr Mahathir’s time as prime minister of Malaysia. http://ow.l …

Myanmar enacts unfair population control law – On May 23, 2015, the Law for Health Care Relating to Control of Population Growth (The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law 28/2015), which allows authorities the power to implement ‘birth spacing’, was signed by the President of Myanmar, Thein Sein. This is on …

Rohingya still missing in latest Myanmar census – Myanmar today released detailed results of its first nationwide census in three decades, but the country's Rohingya minority were still unaccounted for, even as a regional conference took place to discuss their plight. http://owl.li/2ZekyE …

"This problem can't be solved here. It must be solved in Myanmar because this is a Myanmar problem. If you can solve the Rohingya issue there, everything will be okay," ethnic Rohingya refugee Sayed Mahamad told reporters at Parliament lobby today. 'Solve the Rohingya issue at it …

YOURSAY | Perhaps DPM can try 'golf diplomacy' with Myanmar: 'Najib must Asean to apply pressure on Myanmar. But what has he done?' Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/298663 [FREE] Perhaps DPM can try 'golf diplomacy' with Myanmarwww.malaysiakini.comFREE YOURS …

Perhaps DPM can try 'golf diplomacy' with Myanmar – FREE YOURSAY 'Najib must get Asean to apply pressure. But what has he done?' http://owl.li/2YK5V2 Perhaps DPM can try 'golf diplomacy' with Myanmarowl.liFREE YOURSAY 'Najib must get Asean to apply pressure. …

DPM: Myanmar shouldn’t saddle us with Rohingyas – Muhyiddin says they should deal with it internally instead of burdening neighbours. http://owl.li/2YIElS DPM: Myanmar shouldn’t saddle us with Rohingyasowl.liMuhyiddin says they should deal with it internally instead of burdening neighbours. Ma …

Crackdown on printers of foreign dailies Home Minister says Myanmar, Nepal, Bengali papers tarnished BN's image. Crackdown on printers of foreign dailies Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

Police detain 196 migrants in Penang raids Most are from Myanmar including three children, police said in a statement. Police detain 196 migrants in Penang raids

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (Bernama) — The Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (MATRADE) is leading a delegation of 10 Malaysian companies on a specialised marketing mission in maritime industry to Yangon and Bangkok. In a statement today, Matrade said the six-day mission starting yesterday was …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 (Bernama) — The Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (MATRADE), in collaboration with Malaysia Petroleum Resources Corporation (MPRC), will organise the participation of 14 Malaysian companies in a specialised mission for oil and gas (O&G) sector to Nay Pyi Taw and …

FREE: KFC is set to open it's first restaurant in Myanmar in 2015, making it one of the first big Western fast-food chains to enter the newly emerging market. Yum & S'pore partner to open first KFC in Myanmarwww.kinibiz.comYum Brands Inc is partnering with Singapore-listed Yoma Strateg …

VIDEO l KiniTV: Mickey and Minnie Mouse take in the sights of Myanmar, including the Sule and Shwedagon Pagodas in downtown Yangon. Mickey and Minnie at Myanmar's pagodawww.kinitv.comKiniNews: Mickey and Minnie Mouse take in the sights of Myanmar, including the Sule and Shwedagon Pagodas in d&# …

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) — The Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) is organising the Malaysia Services Exhibition (MSE) and Showcase Malaysia 2014 in Yangon, Myanmar from Oct 1-4, 2014. Its director of cross-border division, Amran Yem, said the third MSE, which has attrac …

Yangon (AFP) – Win Tin, one of the founders of Myanmar’s pro-democracy opposition and the nation’s longest-serving political prisoner, died Monday at the age of 84 after battling for decades to bring freedom to a nation that suffered under military rule. The veteran campaigner, who …