The Love for Myanmar Weekly Newsletter will be undergoing some changes starting Friday, July 5.  In addition to providing news updates on what is going on in Myanmar and surrounding countries, we will also provide occasional updates on some of...

Refugees hold on to hope after years of fighting in Kachin Sunday will mark eight years since fighting resumed in Kachin State due to the inability to establish a ceasefire, which has prevented refugees from returning to their homes and kept them...

Toyota to build first Myanmar assembly plant in Thilawa Toyota Motor Corp, the automobile branch of Toyota, will invest several billion yen for the facility to manufacture pick-up trucks through semi-knockdown (SKD) production for the Myanmar...

Yangon American International School to open in August The school, which is located along the Yangon-Insein road in Hlaing township, is receiving an average of 100 inquiries per day from parents interested in sending their children to the school...

Gangs taking control of Bangladesh refugee camps, report warns Criminal gangs and militants are increasing their grip on Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, committing killings and abductions with "impunity", International Crisis...

Myanmar’s First Christian Missionary Dies at Sea Adoniram Judson, the American missionary who first promoted Christianity in Myanmar, died 169 years ago. Affectionately known as Saya Judson, he is remembered as Myanmar’s most significant...