Myanmar central bank reinstates banking hours after complaints emerge
The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) has reinstated banking hours to 9.30am-3pm starting May 12, after businesses and the public urged it to reconsider the current hours in the country.
— Myanmar Times
Myanmar to launch its first satellite in 2021
Myanmar plans to launch its first satellite in 2021, using Japanese technology, Nikkei Asian Review reported.
— Mizzima
Myanmar Rebel Coalition Calls for Military to Extend Ceasefire to Rakhine
Members of three ethnic armed groups known as the Brotherhood Alliance have asked the Myanmar army not to exclude Rakhine State from a unilateral ceasefire from May 10 to Aug. 31 as the country is trying to control the coronavirus pandemic.
— Irrawaddy
UN Security Council to discuss violence, coronavirus in Myanmar
The UN Security Council will hold a videoconference to discuss the escalation of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and the effect of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, diplomatic sources said on Monday (May 11).
— CNA
Yangon Makes Wearing Face Masks Mandatory; Legal Action Awaits Violators
As Yangon prepares to reopen businesses, city officials are getting tough on COVID-19 prevention measures, with those who fail to follow the rules facing fines and jail.
— Irrawaddy
Now YSX, the Building Once Managed Myanmar’s Monetary System
At the corner of Sule Pagoda Road and Merchant Street in Yangon (then Rangoon), the building which now houses the Yangon Stock Exchange was once at the center of Myanmar’s monetary system from the colonial period to the military regime.
— Irrawaddy
Myanmar govt informs foreign missions, delegations about ongoing works
Union Ministers met with foreign missions and delegations at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre in Yangon yestersay to inform the ongoing works of Myanmar government.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
Schools in Myanmar likely to reopen in June, with a slight delay
Myanmar’s basic education schools are likely to reopen in June but with a little delay, a senior official said.
— Myanmar Times
State Counsellor discusses managing market places during COVID-19 period
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi holds video conference on management of market places with officials and Hluttaw MP yesterday.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
Myanmar Army Acknowledges Unlawful Interrogation Methods After Viral Rakhine Beating Video
Myanmar’s military said Tuesday that some of its troops used unlawful and improper interrogation techniques while detaining five Rakhine men suspected of having links to the rebel Arakan Army, a rare admission offered a day after a video published by RFA showed soldiers beating the men on board a naval vessel.
— Radio Free Asia
Myanmar legislators to undergo COVID-19 tests
Members of parliament will undergo a health check to ensure they are free of COVID-19 before attending the new parliament session on May 18, one of the legislators said.
— Myanmar Times
SEA human rights institutions forum convenes 1st work group meeting
The South East Asia National Human Rights Institutions Forum (SEANF) is holding its 1st work group meeting under the 2020 rotating chairmanship of Indonesia from 12 to 14 May.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
Yangon’s Tarmwe Premium Market temporarily suspended
The new Tarmwe Market, which has been suspended since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID 19), will start operations in mid-June, an official from the government said.
— Myanmar Times
Extreme weather in Myanmar’s Magwe breaks temperature record
Extreme weather wreaked havoc in Magwe and Mandalay regions in northern Myanmar, causing record temperatures and triggering windstorms that destroyed several houses.
— Myanmar Times
67 Myanmar citizens arrive back home from Thailand by second relief flight
Myanmar government has brought back its 67 citizens in the second group who were stranded in Thailand due to suspension of international flights although they wanted to come back home amid COVID-19 outbreak.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
Mon party agrees to fully coordinate in measures against COVID-19
The New Mon State Party made an agreement to work together with the government on the prevention and containment of COVID-19 in their area.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
Myanmar Begins Investigation Into WHO Driver’s Fatal Shooting
A committee appointed by the President’s Office to investigate the shooting death of a WHO driver transporting COVID-19 swabs in Rakhine Start has started work.
— Irrawaddy
Now YSX, the Building Once Managed Myanmar’s Monetary System
The building housing the Yangon Stock Exchange has twice seen its currency stocks destroyed and then hosted the military planners who destroyed the economy after 1962.
— Irrawaddy
3 AA supporters arrested near Kyauktaw Township
Security forces arrested three persons on 8 May as they were found with protection money for AA terrorists and documents related to this group.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
Malaysia Deports Nearly 400 Undocumented Myanmar Workers
They returned via two chartered flights after spending months in immigration detention centers amid the Malaysian government’s COVID-19 movement restrictions.
— Irrawaddy
More Myanmar nationals from Thailand return home by relief flight
Myanmar authorities brought back 67 more nationals from Thailand by a relief flight on Tuesday, according to a statement of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
— Xinhua
As COVID-19 Hits Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi and the Military Seek an Electoral Edge
Myanmar’s official public messaging about the coronavirus pandemic began with a video.
— World Politics Review
Adapting Myanmar resilience projects in response to COVID-19
Cordaid has been working in Myanmar since 2008, starting with support in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, and since then continued with humanitarian aid and resilience projects.
— Reliefweb
Use of disposable masks unsustainable: State Counsellor
Myanmar’s de facto leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, said the use of disposable face masks is unsustainable and could become a heavy financial burden on ordinary people who struggle just to feed their families.
— Myanmar Times
COVID-19: A New Way Forward – Myanmar Tourist Industry Set To Fly
Imagine in November looking down the airport runway, maybe in New York, or Berlin, as snow gently drifts to the ground.
— Myanmore
FDA warns against buying unregistered flu vaccines online in Myanmar
The Myanmar Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the Fluarix Tetra 2020 Influenza vaccines being sold online are illegally imported drugs and warned the public not to buy or sell them.
— Myanmar Times
Myanmar marks Migratory Bird Day
Birds are a valuable part of our ecosystems. They forage for insects and fish, pollinate flowers and fertilise the soil. Some need protecting from extinction, when their habitats change or come under threat.
— Myanmar Times
UNDP, UNHCR and the Government of the Union of Myanmar extend MoU
The UN Development Programme (UNDP), and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), have agreed with the Government of the Union of Myanmar to extend the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for activities in Rakhine State, according to a statement.
— Mizzima
Yangon Makes Wearing Face Masks Mandatory; Legal Action Awaits Violators
In the latest move to curb the spread of COVID-19, authorities in Myanmar’s commercial hub of Yangon have warned residents that failing to wear a face mask while outside their home could result in legal action ranging from fines to a jail term of up to six months.
— Irrawaddy
Over 1,000 returnees from China stranded in Muse
MUSE- Locals are worried about a spread COVID-19 as over 1,000 returnees from China have been stranded at the No.3 Basic Education High School which is one of the repatriation camps in Muse Township.
— Eleven Myanmar
Fishing sector faces largest loss in history
“Exports have collapsed. All international orders have been cancelled and we have not received any new orders from the European Union since they are all locked down,” he told The Myanmar Times yesterday.
— The Star Online
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Bill Committee holds meeting
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Joint Bill Committee held a meeting to discuss the bill sent by Union Government on drawing up and submitting budgets of local governments at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw building D, second floor meeting hall, yesterday afternoon.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
MoHT, Luxembourg agency discuss tourism development project MYA/001
The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism held a video conference yesterday with the Luxembourg development agency which is providing technical assistance to Myanmar.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
Myanmar MPs to Receive COVID-19 Tests Before Coronavirus Budgetary Discussions
Parliamentarians face screening ahead of sessions which start on May 18 as members grapple with coronavirus budgetary challenges.
— Irrawaddy
COVID-19: Authorities help foreigners stranded in Myawady
Officials from the relevant ministries have checked the licenced hotels in Myawady Town on 10 May and helped foreigners stranded in Myanmar due to suspension of airlines and closures of border crossings amid COVID-19.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
Intensive contact tracing will be Prioritized: Yangon COVID-19 Response Committee
U Naing Ngan Lin, committee member and Social Affairs Minister,tells The Irrawaddy that the city should be ready for more door-to-door health checks.
— Irrawaddy
AA attack private, public property in Rakhine, Chin states
AA terrorists used a mine in destroying a building of PSC machinery company between mile posts 108 and 109 on Yangon-Kyaukpyu motorway near Kalabar village in Kyaukpyu Township, Rakhine State, on 8 May.
— The Global New Light of Myanmar
Viral Video Shows Five Rakhine Men Beaten by Myanmar Military
The five men said they were exposed to the hot sun and that the soldiers poured hot water on them and forced them to confess to being members of the AA, relatives recalled.
— Irrawaddy
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