Business Jan 26, 2022
Myanmar Economic Holdings Public Company Ltd. had filed a petition to liquidate the venture in November, months after Kirin said it was cutting ties there following a military coup.
Asia Pacific Dec 25, 2021
Worldly, charming and quietly equipping a brutal military
by Hannah Beech
An investigation of Myanmar's Kyaw Thaung family exposes a vast web of military procurement that was strategically hidden from the public.
Asia Pacific Jun 10, 2021
Military hospitals are not normally open to the public but the junta has expanded their operations after many doctors walked off the job after the coup.
Business May 12, 2021
The site in Yangon was leased from the military, according to a 2019 fact-finding mission established by the United Nations.
Asia Pacific Mar 3, 2021
Residents have likened the situation and oppression in the country to the time of the Beijing's student-led protests of 1989.
National Feb 19, 2021
Japanese nationals repatriated from Myanmar on first flight since coup
Many passengers were businesspeople ordered to return home due to safety fears, amid rising tensions in the Southeast Asian country.
Asia Pacific Feb 10, 2021
'Rude and insolent': Fraught talks preceded coup by Myanmar army
by Poppy Mcpherson
Interviews with government advisers and others who worked with Aung San Suu Kyi help reconstruct the events that led to the Feb. 1 coup.
Soccer / World Cup Sep 11, 2019
Japan opens World Cup qualifying with 2-0 away win against Myanmar
Shoya Nakajima's and Takumi Minamino's first-half goals led Japan to a 2-0 win away over Myanmar as the Samurai Blue opened their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with a victory. Japan picked apart the Myanmar defense early and often, slowed nearly as much by Thuwanna ...
World May 9, 2019
Biman Bangladesh plane skids off runway in Yangon, leaving 17 injured
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane skidded off the runway when it landed in bad weather at Yangon's international airport on Wednesday evening, injuring at least 17 people, officials said. The Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft was carrying 29 passengers and four crew when it bounced while ...
National Feb 26, 2018
Myanmar taps Japanese ODA to upgrade Yangon's circular railway
Myanmar has begun upgrading the six-decade-old railway loop in its former capital Yangon with official development assistance from Japan. Tokyo will provide $207 million for the $301 million project, which is designed to shorten the round-trip travel time to two hours from three. More commuters ...
National Nov 7, 2017
Yangon counts on sister city Fukuoka in fight against flooding
As Yangon marks the first anniversary of its sister city relationship with the city of Fukuoka, Myanmar's commercial capital is eager to access Japan's expertise to address key issues — including constant flooding. To mark the relationship, Yangon recently hosted a festival at a shopping ...
National Oct 20, 2017
Fire in famed Yangon hotel claims at least two, including Japanese man
A fire engulfed a luxury hotel popular with foreigners in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, early Thursday, killing at least two people. Two bodies have been found at the site so far with one being identified as a Japanese man named Masafumi Tomita, in his 50s, ...