Switzerland grants asylum to wife and children of rebel leader

The wife and two children of a rebel official in Rakhine State have been granted asylum in Switzerland. The family of Major General Tun Myat Naing of the Arakan Army had been living in Thailand as the separatist leader skirmished against the Myanmar
Air Asia to begin Yangon-Chiang Mai route

Air Asia to begin Yangon-Chiang Mai route

Low-cost airline AirAsia will begin flying between Yangon and Chiang Mai, Thailand, three times a week starting on August 11, according to a report. The flights will take place on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays on planes carrying up to 180 passeng