My Southeast Asia with Dr Farish: Borders & Beyond
In the debut episode, historian Dr Farish Noor explores the historic fluidity of Southeast Asia’s borders. He visits Yangon, the…
20 Dec 2013: Interview with Saiyidah Aisyah
It’s a historic moment – as Saiyidah Aisyah wins Singapore’s first-ever individual SEA Games gold in rowing. The gold medallist…
VICE News Daily: Mexico Bans Circus Animal Performances
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: lawmakers in Myanmar make it harder…
MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi says media should exercise greater responsibility in reporting
Opposition leader and Member of Parliament Aung San Suu Kyi stated that media practitioners in Myanmar need to exercise greater…
MYANMAR: Thousands displaced by civil conflicts
Civil conflicts in the last two years have left some 100000 people displaced in Kachin and northern Shan States in…
MYANMAR: Market potential for boutique hotels in Yangon
According to industry players, Myanmar’s commercial city, Yangon, should consider repurposing or refurbishing existing buildings into hotels. Many said it…
MYANMAR: Calls for economic reform from top business leaders
Myanmar’s top corporate leaders have called on the government to develop a roadmap to help local businesses navigate the new…
Across Borders with Dr Farish – Episode 5: Myanmar – Bangladesh
Host Farish Noor explores the troubled border region between Myanmar and Bangladesh, where ethnic Rohingyas find themselves unwanted on either…
BUSINESS Interview: Yoma CEO Andrew Rickards
Yoma CEO Andrew Rickards talks about the firm’s latest ventures in Myanmar and how it intends to profit from these…
Myanmar needs national aviation policy: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Myanmar needs a national aviation policy. In a written reply to Channel NewsAsia’s…
MYANMAR: Harmony in Rakhine state before outbreak of violence (Part 2)
Myanmar’s ethnic Rakhine and Rohingya remain divided in the country’s western Rakhine state. These two groups had previously lived together…
MYANMAR: New sports university in Naypidaw
Myanmar plans to build a new sports university in Naypyidaw. In an exclusive interview with Channel NewsAsia, the country’s deputy…
Channel NewsAsia’s news bureau in Myanmar
Regional broadcaster, Channel NewsAsia, has opened a news bureau in Myanmar. It is one of four foreign news organisations to…
Perspectives Jan 2013: Future of Myanmar
How will Myanmar balance economic, political and social reforms while ensuring sustainable development? Is Myanmar’s national reconciliation process a distant…
MYANMAR: Transformation in media landscape
Media in Myanmar is undergoing a slow transformation. Where censorship and government regulation were the norm for decades, now private…
MYANMAR: Concerns over local carriers to lose out with “open skies” agreement
In Myanmar, there are growing concerns local carriers will lose out once the region introduces “open skies” at the end…
MYANMAR: Ethnic tensions in Rakhine state (Part 1)
Tensions between the ethnic Rakhine and Bengalis or Rohingyas remain high in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. A team of United Nations…
MYANMAR: Channel NewsAsia officially launches Myanmar bureau
Channel NewsAsia officially launches its Myanmar bureau. This is the thirteenth bureau in Southeast and East Asia, and it will…
Undercover in Myanmar’s Sin city where anything goes – BBC News
Subscribe to BBC News www.youtube.com/bbcnews Illegal gambling, black markets and no government control – we take you to Mong-la…Myanmar’s Sin…
Undercover in Myanmar’s Sin city where anything goes – BBC News
Subscribe to BBC News www.youtube.com/bbcnews Illegal gambling, black markets and no government control – we take you to Mong-la…Myanmar’s Sin…
VICE News Daily: Tracing Seafood to Slavery
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: Nigeria readies for a tight presidential…
MYANMAR: Increasing demands for luxury cars
Myanmar citizens are increasingly buying brand new luxury cars. Aside from changes in legislation that now allows them to do…