Designer Ma Pont said she was not ... Other local designers, like Mo Hom, are working to save Myanmar’s centuries-old traditional fabric industry from the influx of cheap imported clothes ...

TOKYO – Having fled Myanmar for Japan ... in Tokyo and went on to make clothes for royalty. “Fashion is an art that has enabled me to survive,” said the designer, whose label recently ...

Tokyo (AFP) – Having fled Myanmar for Japan ... in Tokyo and went on to make clothes for royalty. "Fashion is an art that has enabled me to survive," the designer, whose label recently held ...

YANGON -- Fewer people in Myanmar wear traditional ... brand Fairy God Mother. The pink design, with floral patterns, is not found in traditional longyi fabric.

The military has subjected Myanmar’s people to intensifying brutality since it seized power in a coup on Feb. 1, deposing the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. More than 1,700 people ...

Bestseller aside, the offending factories are linked with familiar names such as Adidas, H&M Group and Zara owner Inditex despite their commitment to enhanced due diligence in the face of continual ...

Since 2021, Myanmar has been in the midst of a political and humanitarian crisis after a military junta took power. While the country’s garment industry is a major employer, supplying clothes ...

Trash is a big problem in Myanmar. Garbage is scattered in the ... Tucked in the rural backwaters of Dala near Yangon city, ChuChu Design is an eco-friendly startup lifting families out of poverty ...

“After careful consideration we have now taken the decision to gradually phase out our operations in Myanmar,” said a company spokesperson. The decision by the Swedish clothing retailer could ...

SINGAPORE—Western retailers are increasingly divided over whether to buy clothes made in Myanmar, a country that had emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing garment exporters before the ...

LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - Zara owner Inditex (ITX.MC), opens new tab is in the process of stopping purchases from Myanmar, the company told Reuters on Thursday, as a result of a campaign by ...