Jason Szep

Special Report: As Myanmar reforms, discontent grips countryside

August 22, 2019 at 10:19 a.m.

LAKAPON, Myanmar (Reuters) - In a timeless ritual here in Myanmar's rice basket, laborers in bamboo hats scattered seeds in calf-deep water and cajoled oxen through the thick mud. From...

Special Report: As Myanmar reforms, discontent grips countryside

August 23, 2021 at 5:04 p.m.

LAKAPON, Myanmar (Reuters) - In a timeless ritual here in Myanmar's rice basket, laborers in bamboo hats scattered seeds in calf-deep water and cajoled oxen through the thick mud. From...

Myanmar seeks to rejoin top rice exporters

August 23, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.

YANGON (Reuters) - As Myanmar emerges from decades of isolation and oppression, it hopes to reclaim its nearly forgotten status as the world's biggest rice exporter. That's a tall order,...

Myanmar seeks to rejoin top rice exporters

December 24, 2018 at 5:54 p.m.

YANGON (Reuters) - As Myanmar emerges from decades of isolation and oppression, it hopes to reclaim its nearly forgotten status as the world's biggest rice exporter. That's a tall order,...

Exclusive: Myanmar poised for cabinet shake-up, MPs say

August 23, 2021 at 3:10 p.m.

NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - Myanmar President Thein Sein plans to reshuffle his cabinet and appoint a new vice-president soon to reduce the influence of anti-reform ministers and accelerate changes in the...

Exclusive: Myanmar poised for cabinet shake-up, MPs say

December 24, 2018 at 2:36 p.m.

ADB sees progress in resuming aid to Myanmar

August 23, 2021 at 3:05 p.m.

BANGKOK (Reuters) - When the Asian Development Bank cut off aid to Myanmar in 1988, troops had just crushed a pro-democracy movement, killing thousands. Today, Myanmar, the Asian Development Bank...

ADB sees progress in resuming aid to Myanmar

December 24, 2018 at 2:26 p.m.

BANGKOK (Reuters) - When the Asian Development Bank cut off aid to Myanmar in 1988, troops had just crushed a pro-democracy movement, killing thousands. Today, Myanmar, the Asian Development Bank...

Special Report: Breakneck reform pace overloads Myanmar

August 23, 2021 at 2:53 p.m.

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - The desks are mostly empty. Two computers idle in a corner. A young woman in a sarong leafs through a newspaper. Welcome to what should be...

Special Report: Breakneck reform pace overloads Myanmar

December 24, 2018 at 2:06 p.m.

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - The desks are mostly empty. Two computers idle in a corner. A young woman in a sarong leafs through a newspaper. Welcome to what should be...

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