Myanmar: CoronaVirus Meter

Myanmar logs 237 new COVID-19 cases

39m | Webindia 123

According to the ministry's statement on Friday, the country confirmed 72 new locally transmitted Omicron cases, pushing the tally to 283 cases in total. Myanmar detected its first two COVID-19 ...

Myanmar logs 237 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths for 5 consecutive days

2h | China

Myanmar reported no daily deaths from COVID-19 for five consecutive days, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Friday. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has increased ...

Myanmar Junta Locks Down Indian Border Town After COVID-19 Outbreak

11h | The Irrawaddy

More than 150 coronavirus cases have been found in Tamu and the town is under lockdown, despite fighting with resistance ...

UN labor group says 1.6M jobs lost in Myanmar in 2021

11h | Associated Press

The International Labor Organization says about 1.6 million jobs were lost in Myanmar in 2021, with women suffering the worst ...

ILO: Myanmar lost 1.6 million jobs in 2021 amid coronavirus, coup

14h | TODAY

Myanmar lost about 1.6 million jobs last year due to the combined shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and military coup, the International Labour Organization said on Friday.

Rotting fruit, sinking fortunes – Covid-19 curbs take their toll on China’s Myanmar border

22d | South China Morning Post

Thousands of tonnes of watermelon are lying dumped by the roadside along Myanmar’s border with southwestern China, with local exporters complaining that strict Covid-19 pandemic controls had ...

Myanmar reports 3 more Omicron cases of COVID-19

14d | Malaysia Sun

Myanmar reported three more cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the tally to 66, according to a release from th ...

Myanmar lost 1.6 million jobs in 2021 amid COVID, coup: ILO

13h | Al Jazeera on MSN.com

International Labour Organization says Southeast Asian country’s labour market remains fragile after tumultuous year.

ILO: Myanmar lost 1.6 million jobs in 2021 amid coronavirus, coup

14h | TODAY

Myanmar lost about 1.6 million jobs last year due to the combined shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and military coup, the International Labour Organization said on Friday.

Myanmar reports 112 new COVID-19 infections, 1 more death

1d | Big News Network.com

Myanmar reported 112 new COVID-19 infections with a daily positivity rate of 144 percent in the past 24 hours according to a relea ...

Myanmar reports 144 new COVID-19 infections

1d | Big News Network.com

The number of COVID-19 infections in Myanmar has risen to 533959 with 144 new cases reported on Saturday according to a statement ...

World Bank Says Myanmar’s Economic Outlook is ‘Critically Weak’

1d | The Diplomat

The Bank estimates that Myanmar’s economy is 30 percent smaller than it would have been were it not for the coup and the ...

Myanmar's Year Of Turmoil: From Coup To Jailing Of Suu Kyi

14h | Barron's

Myanmar's military seized power on February 1 last year, ousting the civilian government and arresting its de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

Myanmar sees no COVID-19 deaths for 3 consecutive days

2d | China

Myanmar reported no deaths from COVID-19 for three days in a row, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Wednesday. The total number of COVID-19 infections in the country has increased ...

U.S. warns of heightened businesses risks in Myanmar

1d | UPI.com

Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the military seizing control of Myanmar in a coup, the Biden administration is warning ...

Crisis in Myanmar: Violent deadlock leaves millions in need

4d | International Rescue Committee

Myanmar returns to the IRC’s crisis Watchlist after the military seized power in February 2021, leading to unrest and ...

Myanmar's year of turmoil since the military took power in a coup

3d | Reuters

Myanmar's military took power in a coup on Feb. 1 last year after complaining of fraud in a November 2020 general election ...

Australia’s Woodside Petroleum pulls out of Myanmar projects

1d | WPIX

Australia’s Woodside Petroleum is withdrawing from projects in strife-torn Myanmar, following a similar decision last week by ...

Myanmar Reports First Local Omicron Cases, Near Indian Border

4h | Bloomberg

Myanmar reported the nation’s first local transmission of Omicron variant on Friday, as 72 new cases were detected in Tamu and Kalay townships near the border with India, according to the Ministry of ...

China warns against more violence in Myanmar

1h | AFP on MSN.com

The world must work to avert more violence and even civil war in Myanmar, China's ambassador to the UN said Friday. "That's ...

UN seeks Thailand’s help to halt Myanmar crisis deterioration

10d | Al Jazeera on MSN.com

Discord within ASEAN over how to deal with Myanmar is delaying a crucial meeting of the region’s foreign ministers.

Myanmar Refugee Numbers Swell in India’s Mizoram State

3d | The Diplomat

A humanitarian crisis is brewing in India’s Mizoram State, where several thousand displaced civilians from northwestern ...

World Bank Sees ‘Critically Weak’ Outlook for Myanmar This Year

2d | Bloomberg

The World Bank is maintaining a bleak outlook for Myanmar in the wake of last year’s military coup and the ongoing pandemic, ...

Myanmar's year of turmoil since the military took power in a coup

3d | Reuters

Myanmar's military took power in a coup on Feb. 1 last year after complaining of fraud in a November 2020 general election ...

Discord over Myanmar as ASEAN postpones year’s first meeting

11d | Metro US

Unresolved differences about engagement with Myanmar’s military rulers are causing discord among the Association of Southeast ...

Myanmar military arrests more journalists in media crackdown-editor

8d | Reuters

Soldiers stand next to military vehicles as people gather to protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, February ...

'Living in a dark era': one year since Myanmar's coup

17h | AFP on MSN.com

Hours before Myanmar's new parliament was due to convene last February, troops rounded up lawmakers in dawn raids, ending a ...

Chevron, Total to exit Myanmar over human rights abuses

7d | Associated Press

Total Energies and Chevron, two of the world's largest energy companies, said Friday they were exiting Myanmar, citing ...