Two killed in Mandalay city in bloodiest day of Myanmar protests

Reuters 02/21/2021

Two people were killed in Myanmar’s second city Mandalay on Saturday when police and soldiers fired to disperse protests against a Feb. 1 military coup, emergency workers said, the bloodiest day in more than two weeks of…

Myanmar junta cuts internet as troops fire to break up protest

Agence France Presse 02/15/2021

YANGON, Myanmar  – Myanmar cut internet service and deployed troops around the country on Monday in signs of a feared crackdown on anti-coup protests, hours after security forces fired to disperse a demonstration in the country’s north.…

Facebook says services in coup-hit Myanmar being restricted 

02/04/2021

Yangon, Myanmar—Facebook on Thursday, February 4, 2021, said some of its services were being restricted in Myanmar, days after the military seized power in a coup. “We are aware that access to Facebook is currently disrupted for…

Ferro: Seized P150M shabu from Myanmar

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The estimated P150 million worth of suspected shabu, which was confiscated during the October 21, 2020 buy-bust operation in Barangay Subabasbas in Lapu-Lapu City, may have been sourced from Myanmar. Police Brigadier General…

‘I don’t want to lie’: Gay pioneer stands in Myanmar election

10/05/2020

Yangon, Myanmar—Outraged over ongoing discrimination in Myanmar, Myo Min Tun decided to stand as the first openly gay election candidate in a country where same-sex relations are illegal. His decision to enter the political fray came after…

PH SEA Games organizer sorry for transport, accommodation problems

Frances Mangosing - Inquirer.net 11/24/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Local organizers of the Southeast Asian Games on Sunday apologized after facing several complaints from foreign football teams who have started arriving over the weekend. Football players from Timor-Leste and Myanmar complained about the…

Asian domination in international pageant’s list of top favorites

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Beauty queens from Asian countries dominated the Top 10 Most Popular Vote list in the ongoing pre-pageant activities of Miss Grand International 2019 in Caracas, Venezuela. Seven of the 10 countries in the…

Cebuano nurse Campos wins Mister Tourism and Culture Universe 2019 title

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano nurse, Yves Campos, has brought pride to the Philippines after winning the Mister Tourism and Culture Universe 2019 held in Myanmar on the evening of August 31, Saturday. The announcement of winners…

Cebu’s Eva Patalinjug vies for the Miss Grand International title tonight

Michelle Padayhag 10/25/2018

Will a Cebuana beauty queen be the first Miss Grand International winner from the Philippines? After more than two weeks in the competition, the Miss Grand International 2018 coronation night will take place tonight, October 25, at…

Eva Patalinjug leaves for Miss Grand International 2018 pageant in Myanmar

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/06/2018

CEBUANA beauty queen and Binibining Pilipinas 2018 Grand International Eva Psychee Patalinjug left the country yesterday to compete for the Miss Grand International 2018 in Myanmar. Binibining Pilipinas shared photos of Patalinjug’s departure on its Facebook page…

Pope in Myanmar on high-stakes visit

AFP 11/27/2017

Pope Francis arrived in mainly Buddhist Myanmar Monday on a highly sensitive visit to a country facing sharp global criticism for the alleged ethnic cleansing of its Rohingya Muslim minority. The 80-year-old pontiff, the first to travel…

The Myanmar initiative

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 09/11/2017

It’s a hectic week for some co-op leaders in Cebu as they rolled out yesterday the red carpet for visitors from Myanmar. The delegation is composed of officers and staff of co-ops from the country’s so-called Dry…

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