Bank crisis update

A senior leader of Myanmar's ruling military junta has urged those who have borrowed from crippled banks to repay their debts quickly to alleviate the plight of depositors and the country's economy. The New Light of Myanmar newspaper quoted Gen.

Myanmar mired in worst financial crisis

Riot police are out in force in Yangon as the country's worst financial crisis continues to spiral out of control even as the central bank pulls out all the stops to stem a bank run.