A fiberglass statue of Burma’s independence hero was completely destroyed by a man with mental illness in the Irrawaddy delta.
Day: March 22, 2017
Burma praises China for suspending MNDAA bank account
Burma’s government praised China on Wednesday for suspending a Chinese bank account used by ethnic rebels fighting Burmese troops, in a move to prevent potential damage to diplomatic ties.
Beset by delays, Burma-China oil pipeline nears start-up
Nearly a decade in the making, a project to pump oil across Burma to southwest China is set for imminent start-up, with a supertanker nearing the port of Kyaukphyu, marking…
China's AgBank suspends account used to crowdfund Kokang rebels
One of China’s biggest state-owned lenders has suspended an account used to fund ethnic rebels fighting government troops in Burma, halting an arrangement that could have stoked diplomatic tensions between…