Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
According to an independent report commissioned by the Danish clothing brand Bestseller, the company should resume sourcing from Myanmar as the withdrawal of international companies could cause poverty and famine, …
Danish clothing brand Bestseller poised to resume Myanmar sourcing Read More
A military court in Myanmar has sentenced journalist Min Nyo to three years in prison for his articles in Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), media BT reports. In 1992 the …
Journalist from Norwegian supported DVB has been sentenced to prison in Myanmar Read More
On 6 May 2021 the Danish embassy released a statement from Myanmar, that reads: Joint Nordic Statement on Women’s Full Enjoyment of Human Rights (English Below) အမျိုးသမီးများနှင့် မိန်းကလေးငယ်များ၏ လူ့အခွင့်အရေးအတွက် လုပ်ဆောင်နေကြသည့် …
The Nordics stands for Myanmar Read More
Norway’s Telenor is experiencing a first-quarter loss after the Myanmar military seized power in the 1 February coup and the company has written off the value of the company’s operations …
Norway’s Telenor writes off Myanmar business after coup, posts Q1 loss Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Myanmar has released a statement from Diplomatic Missions to Myanmar on World Press Freedom Day. The statement is written on behalf of the diplomatic missions …
Statement from Diplomatic Missions to Myanmar on World Press Freedom Day Read More
The crisis in Myanmar risks putting the country back 16 years in the fight against poverty, the UNDP warns in a recent press release. UNDP is the United Nations development …
UNDP: Dual crisis can send half of Myanmar’s population into poverty Read More
According to an announcement from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark will from 1 May 2021 enter phase 2 which means that the gradual reopening of travel activities in …
Denmark allows vaccinated people to travel in and out of the country Read More29 April 2021 UN women announced an update on the next up coming activity,as follow: Missed the launch event of the 2021 UN Women Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards last week? Watch …
2021 UN Women Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards nomination officially opened for applications Read More
The Swedish Ambassador Jon Åström Gröndahl gives in his monthly letter to all Swedes in Thailand, an update on the current situation in Thailand. The Ambassador states that the spread …
Update from Ambassador Jon Åström Gröndahl to all Swedes in Thailand Read More
19 April 2021 The EU approves sanctions targeting individuals and military-controlled entities, announced in the European Council’s press statement. The EU Council on 19 April 2021 decided to sanction 10 …
EU imposes sanctions 10 individuals and two military-controlled companies in Myanmar Read More