Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Myanmar exempts foreign firms, embassies from forex rule

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According to the central bank, Myanmar’s junta would exempt foreign corporations, embassies, and international NGOs from a new regulation requiring foreign currency earned in the country to be turned into local currency. The Southeast Asian nation’s economy has been in chaos since a coup last February, with the military seeking tighter control over scarce foreign … Read more

US, UN condemn Myanmar junta over reported killing of 11 villagers

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BANGKOK: The United States and United Nations have condemned Myanmar’s junta over reports of the killing of 11 villagers, including children, warning of an “alarming escalation” of grave human rights abuses as the military tries to crush dissent. The statements came after local media and residents said that soldiers seized 11 people from Dontaw village … Read more