Myanmar’s Myeik faces rising prices due to high transportation costs, delays
In the past for example, palm oil was about 3,000 kyats per viss and currently, a viss of palm oil costs more than 9,000 kyats.
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Heavy fighting erupts near Myanmar’s Kyaukme Township, kills two civilians
The bridge located in Hwatlan village between Lashio and Hsibaw townships was destroyed, and the Kyinthi bridge between Kyaukme and Hsibaw townships had already been closed.
Myanmar’s middle class shrinks by 50% as 42 million face poverty: UN report
The UNDP report states that approximately 75% of Myanmar's population, or around 42 million people, are facing poverty and are at risk of severe poverty, with 13.3 million people…
Intense fighting in Myanmar’s Thandwe Township, Rakhine State; locals flee amid conflict
Concerns about food shortages persist as rice supplies dwindle.
Daily monitoring ensures fair pricing for essential commodities in Myanmar
Officials have mentioned that there have been no recent incidents of overcharging for drugs. Regarding palm oil, he noted that measures will be taken against sellers not adhering…
EU boosts aid by €15 million for Myanmar’s internally displaced persons and refugees abroad
The additional funds will provide urgently needed food, clean drinking water, emergency health aid and clear dangerous landmines for those who have fled their homes due to the…
Myanmar armed groups accuse junta of breaking China-brokered ceasefire
Beijing brokered a truce between the junta and the “Three Brotherhood Alliance” in January after months of fighting that displaced more than half a million people near…
World Refugee Day: Current conflict in Myanmar may stall the process of Rohingya repatriation
The Arakan Army has captured a vast part of Rakhine state including the areas once populated by Rohingyas before they faced persecution and displacement in 2017, causing many…
Rohingya have ‘nowhere to flee’ in western Myanmar fighting: UN rights chief
Around 70,000 Rohingya in Maungdaw are trapped as the fighting draws closer, Aung Kyaw Moe, deputy human rights minister in the shadow National Unity Government, told Reuters on…
Cut off from mainland: Firing from Myanmar triggers food crisis in Bangladesh’s St Martin’s Island
Starting from last Thursday, the suspension of water transportation entered its sixth day. The food crisis in St Martin's Island is getting critical, said officials at the island.