A soldier uses a mobile phone inside a military vehicle in Yangon, Myanmar on Feb. 15.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar junta plans restricted 'intranet' to silence opposition

Report urges global community to block military access to dual-use technology

18 May 2021
Money changers in Yangon are running out of hard currencies to trade as the kyat crashes to record lows. 
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar currency hits record low as economy fails to normalize

Heavy demand for foreign exchange makes dollars increasingly scarce

10 May 2021
Anti-coup protesters in Yangon flash the three-finger salute of defiance and chant slogans while carrying banners.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar coup forces 13% of companies to halt business: poll

Two months of political upheaval dealt a heavier blow than a year of pandemic

7 May 2021
Chinese energy companies contracted to build power plants in Myanmar have had their projects put on hold, and some are considering exiting the market. (Souce photos by AP and Reuters)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar coup threatens Chinese power projects

Hong Kong-listed VPower under fire for business with military companies

5 May 2021
Bank account holders wait to withdraw cash on April 27 in Yangon. The suspension of banking services has paralyzed economic activity.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar junta strives to 'normalize' post-coup economy

ATM and internet access resumes but enduring protests blur recovery outlook

1 May 2021
Vendors and shoppers carry on at a market on Feb. 2, a day after the army seized power, in Yangon, Myanmar.
Myanmar Crisis

UN warns of Myanmar's worsening food shortage as turmoil deepens

Post-coup crises spill over from human rights to joblessness and hunger

22 April 2021
When then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Myanmar in 2013, he brought executives from about 40 companies and organizations. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/Ken Kobayashi)
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar coup presses Japan to retreat from Abe-era business push

Southeast Asian country's crisis jeopardizes billions of dollars in investment

13 April 2021
Protesters walk through a market with images of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon on April 8.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's brewing currency crisis causes consumer prices to soar

Import-dependent economy sees kyat drop 14% against dollar as gasoline rises 20%

12 April 2021
Buyers look at pieces of jade at a market in Mandalay, Myanmar, in March 2019.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar junta reaps millions in gem sales as economy crumbles

New data highlights potential for country to slide even deeper into poverty

10 April 2021
The coup and resultant demonstrations in Myanmar have foreign companies operating in the country on an edge.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar protesters test values of their Japanese employers

Companies fear boycotts if they give employee withholdings to the junta

7 April 2021
A man flashes the three-finger salute as he passes burning tires during a protest against the military coup in Mandalay.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's economy, once Asia's last frontier, lies in tatters

Retail, trade and market activity wither amid protests and crackdown

2 April 2021
Political turmoil in Myanmar has slammed the brakes on production, darkening the economic outlook.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar factory activity renews record low 2 months after coup

March PMI shows inflation and supply chain disruptions weighing on businesses

1 April 2021
A Myanmar national who said he recently fled to India shows a Myanmar kyat banknote at an undisclosed location in India's northeastern state of Mizoramon March 15.
Myanmar Crisis

US broadens Myanmar sanctions beyond military with trade move

Washington threatens junta with removal of preferential tariffs after weekend bloodbath

31 March 2021
Myanmar's biggest Yangon still suffers regular power cuts of up to six hours a day, mainly because of the increased demand for electricity following the opening up of the economy after the 2015 elections.
Opinion

Will Myanmar's generals be able to keep the lights on?

Coup may halt urgently needed foreign investment in the power sector

23 March 2021
Black smoke billows from the industrial zone of Hlaing Thar Yar in Yangon on Mar. 14: the last straws for investors.
Opinion

To save Myanmar, first crush its economy

Sanctions and other punitive measures the only way to end military rule

18 March 2021
People sit outside a closed bank in Yangon on March 8: Myanmar's military rulers have threatened to seize deposits from commercial banks that stay closed under pressure from protesters.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar junta targets banks in push against 'foreign interference'

Sector also threatened with forced transfer of accounts to military-linked entities

17 March 2021
Protesters take positions behind a makeshift barricade as armed riot policemen gather in Yangon on on March 8.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar protest crackdown moves to new urban phase

Economic disruption deepens as unions call for all workers to strike

9 March 2021
China heavily relies on imports of rare-earth minerals, mainly from the U.S. and Myanmar. (Source photos by Reuters)
Comment

China worries over rare-earth supply disruption from Myanmar coup

Decade after drastic cut in exports to Japan, Beijing sees the tables turned

4 March 2021
Thailand's government has suspended investments for developing Myanmar's Dawei Special Economic Zone.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar coup grinds cross-border infrastructure projects to halt

Dawei industrial zone could face two-year delay to completion

3 March 2021
Soldiers setup barricades in front of the Central Bank of Myanmar on Feb. 15: the timing of the CBM shake-up could not be worse.
Opinion

Myanmar's junta puts $75bn at risk in the worst possible way

Economic modernization efforts and investor confidence hang in the balance

22 February 2021
Protesters hold banners during a protest against coup in Yangon on Feb. 16: one voice has been largely absent.
Opinion

Myanmar's business community must speak out

Organizations need to take a strong stand against intimidation and violence

18 February 2021
Myanmar soldiers walk near the legislature in Naypyitaw. The military junta has replaced those in many key leadership positions, including the governor of the central bank.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar coup removes central bank chief, alarming global financiers

Bank of Japan concerned that years of cooperation risk turning backward

13 February 2021
Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, left, is among the first current and former generals sanctioned by the U.S. under a new executive order by President Joe Biden. (Photos by Reuters)
Myanmar Crisis

US sanctions on Myanmar: 5 things to know

Military-linked enterprises bear brunt, but other businesses risk public wrath

12 February 2021
Protesters flashing three-fingered salutes attend a demonstration against the military coup on Feb. 6 in Yangon.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar shuts down internet and data communications

Observers say blockage might herald crackdown on freedom as popular anger rises

6 February 2021
A sign showing the road leading to Thailand is seen near Dawei in southern Myanmar, close the site of a planned special economic zone and deep sea port.
Economy

Myanmar removes Thai builder from Indo-Pacific economic-zone project

Italian-Thai Development's funding issues had slowed construction of Dawei

13 January 2021