Risks of money laundering, terrorist financing more complex due to cross-border remittances, expanded use of digital financial systems, says Myanmar Union Auditor General
YANGON: The risks of money laundering and terrorist financing have become more complex due to the increased use of cross-border remittances and digital financial systems, said Dr Khin Naing Oo, Auditor General of the Union, Chairman of the Myanmar Accounting Council, and Patron of the Myanmar Association of Certified Public Accountants.
Envoy expelled over rights complaints
The nation has ordered the head of Timor-Leste's diplomatic mission to leave the country within seven days, state media quoted the foreign ministry as saying in an escalating row over a criminal complaint filed by a rights group against Myanmar's armed forces.
Myanmar expels East Timor's representative over war crimes case
YANGON: Myanmar's junta on Sunday (Feb 15) announced the ejection of Timor-Leste's top representative in the country, after a rights group said Dili had opened a legal case against the military for war crimes.
To recognise or not? Behind Asean’s lack of consensus on the Myanmar polls
SINGAPORE: Foreign ministers gathered in scenic Cebu for the opening event of the Philippines' chairmanship of Asean in late January but went away without agreeing on whether to recognise Myanmar's recent election.
Yangon celebrates national unity with ‘laphet’
THE country celebrated its vibrant "Laphet Festival" in Yangon, a four-day event that concluded yesterday to mark Union Day.
Opinion - How Asean can resolve its Myanmar dilemma post-election
YANGON: Derided by most international observers and the Myanmar diaspora as a sham, the recently concluded three-phase elections in Myanmar have entrenched military rule under a new constitutional government.
Non-elected political parties must continue engaging in national politics: Myanmar's Union Election Commission chairman
YANGON: Union Election Commission (UEC) chairman U Than Soe says political parties that are not elected must continue to engage in national politics outside parliament and work to gain public support by serving the public interest and the interests of voters.
3.4 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar, 17km from Mae Sai, Chiang Rai
BANGKOK: A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar at 10.36am on Friday (Feb 13), with the epicentre located 17km southwest of Mae Sai, Chiang Rai.
Myanmar's laphet festival marks Union Day, celebrating cultural heritage, unity
YANGON: Myanmar is celebrating the Laphet (tea leaf) Festival from Wednesday to Saturday (Feb 11-14) in Yangon to mark Union Day, which fell on Thursday, highlighting the cultural, historical, and symbolic significance of laphet.
All suspects from telecom fraud den in Myanmar repatriated: Chinese authorities
BEIJING: All suspects from a major telecom fraud den in Myawaddy of Myanmar have been repatriated to China, with over 630 relevant buildings in the area demolished, according to China's Ministry of Public Security on Monday (Feb 9).
