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Burma
A woman from Rathedaung filed a complaint with police saying she was raped by three Myanmar military soldiers who also attempted to rape her 19-year-old daughter.
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Business Roundup
Foreign direct investment continues to arrive in Yangon despite the global impact of COVID-19 as the Naypyitaw authorities promise larger loans to keep employers afloat.
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Burma
Myanmar says government staff can now take coronavirus tests to prove they are fit to fly on vital trips.
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Photo Essay
In Thailand, COVID-19 has left millions of migrant workers from Myanmar jobless, facing a daily struggle to get by with little income and few options.
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Business Roundup
This week, six EU states suspended debt payments from Myanmar while the country resumed rice exports, approved new investments and allocated US$10.6 million in loans.
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Burma
Six European Union countries agreed to a one-year deferral for debt payments from Myanmar worth almost US$100 million, in a bid to help the country deal with COVID-19.
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Burma
Domestic travel in Myanmar began to reopen in June after the sector saw revenues drop to zero in April in May.
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Burma
Jordan’s ban on international flights has left hundreds of migrants stuck without work as many face boredom and hunger.
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Business Roundup
This week, many regions in Myanmar approved new investments, the World Bank released a new GDP projection and local firm Yoma moved to back mobile money company Wave Money.
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Burma
The bank warns the pandemic is "dealing a severe blow to Myanmar's economy” in its latest projection.
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Burma
In its latest review, the France-based OECD has helped Myanmar identify policies and reforms needed to secure more investment, MIFER said.
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Burma
The Ministry of Commerce says construction will start soon on the Kyaukphyu deep-
sea port, a key piece of China’s Belt and Road Initiative with access to the Indian Ocean.
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Burma
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Myanmar say they aren’t able to access government and foreign-backed loans due to strict repayment and application requirements.
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Burma
Thousands of unregistered migrants are stranded without work in Malaysia but the government cannot bring them home yet despite the eighth reported suicide.
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Business Roundup
This week, Myanmar officials said foreign investment for 2019-20 is on track and a Korean industrial complex will go ahead as they lifted limits on foreign ownership of banks.
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