Myanmar Market Price Update (March 2021)
Highlights:• The average retail price of rice and cooking oil continue an upward trend.• Since January, the average retail price of rice has increased 5% across monitored markets, with higher increases in central Rakhine (7%), Chin (8%) and Kachin (11%…
Myanmar violence ‘must cease immediately’: UN agencies
The United Nations Country Team in Myanmar reiterated its call for an end to violence against civilians, amid reports of dozens of deaths in the latest crackdown on protests against the military takeover.More than 80 people lost their lives on Friday a…
Myanmar’s Efforts to Control COVID-19 Crumble Since February Coup, Aid Groups Say
KUALA LUMPUR – Aid groups say Myanmar’s efforts to contain the novel coronavirus have been crumbling since a Feb. 1 coup that has plunged parts of the country into chaos, raising fears of a third wave of infections. The military takeover has set off da…
COVID-19 Cases Rise To 142,587 In Myanmar
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Myanmar has risen to 142,587, including 11 newly detected infections, according to a release from the Ministry of Health, yesterday.No new deaths from the pandemic were recorded yesterday, leaving the death…
US to Provide Coronavirus Vaccines to Neighbors??
WHITE HOUSE – U.S. and Mexican officials deny Washington is attaching any strings to a likely shipment of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses to America’s southern neighbor at a time of heightened migration passing through Mexico en route to the Unit…
EU Investigators to Release Findings on AstraZeneca Vaccine
The European Union’s medications watchdog is due to release initial results Thursday of its investigation into whether there is a connection between the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and cases of recipients developing blood clots.The Europe…
Jamaica to Begin Mass Vaccinations of Top Gov’t Officials Over 60 Years Old?
Jamaica will begin administering COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday to top government officials, including Cabinet members, Parliamentarians and heads of ministries and government agencies who are at least 60 years of age. The Ministry of Health announced M…
Facebook Signs Deal to Pay Australia’s News Corp for Content
Facebook has reached an agreement with Australia’s News Corp under a new law that makes social media giants pay domestic news outlets for their content.The terms of the multi-year deal were not disclosed in Tuesday’s announcement. The deal comes nearly…
Facebook to Add Labels to Vaccine Posts
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the social media company will label what it determines is “credible information” about COVID-19 vaccinations.The company will add labels to posts about the vaccines, which will contain “credible information” from t…