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Myanmar Pro-Democracy Activists Each Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison
Myanmar Pro-Democracy Activists Each Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison
Amid Myanmar’s Civil War, the Rich Seek Parties and ‘Positive Vibes Only’
Amid Myanmar’s Civil War, the Rich Seek Parties and ‘Positive Vibes Only’
Myanmar approves death sentence in crackdown on scam centres
Junta-backed bill targets syndicate bosses with life in prison and capital punishment.…
Myanmar approves death sentence for cyberscam offences
Myanmar's parliament approves death penalty for online scam offenses amid rising cybercrime and ongoing civil unrest.…
Civilian killings on the rise in Myanmar
Myanmar’s military has sharply escalated attacks on civilians since a new administration took office in the war-torn country, a conflict monitor said on Monday, even as regio…
Myanmar military escalates civilian killings, monitor warns, amid diplomatic push
The conflict monitor said the onslaught was a result of tactics deployed by Myanmar’s new military chief who took over in late March.…
Myanmar military escalates civilian killings, monitor warns, amid diplomatic push
Myanmar's military escalates civilian killings amid intensified repression and diplomatic efforts, warns conflict monitor ACLED.…
Myanmar military escalates civilian killings under new command, monitor reports
A conflict monitor records more than a dozen mass killings in 2026, over 450 civilians dead.…
Myanmar military escalates civilian killings, monitor warns, amid diplomatic push
‘Defanging’ Aung San: Myanmar’s generals wage war on memory
Removing statues of the country’s founding father appears aimed at stripping democratic legitimacy from his daughter, Aung San Suu Kyi.…
Family of missing Rohingya footballer fear he is among 500 believed dead in Myanmar shipwrecks
‘I can’t tolerate this life,’ said the 24-year-old in his last voice message to his relatives. Attacked by the military, a rebel army and criminal gangs, Siraz Ullah risked all for…
Myanmar's ties with ASEAN remain strained despite signs of renewed engagement
The country is seeking to normalise ties with the regional bloc after years of being sidelined from top-level meetings.…
The hidden cost of Myanmar’s rare earth mines
As the U.S. races to bypass China, the global hunger for critical minerals is financing warlords and poisoning Myanmar's borderlands.…
Raided Myanmar Scam Compounds
The scam industry in Myanmar is morphing and heading into the jungle rather than disappearing since a crackdown began.…
Iran war, Myanmar crisis, South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks
MANILA, Philippines — Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they gather in the Philipp...…
More than 500 feared dead after reports of two shipwrecks off Myanmar, UN says
Vessels believed to have departed from Myanmar in late June, with mostly Muslim Rohingya minority onboard The United Nations has said more than 500 people are feared dead after rep…
Myanmar tells ASEAN ‘sister’ Aung San Suu Kyi will be looked after, envoy says
Top diplomats of the 11-member Southeast Asian bloc met with their Myanmar counterpart for the first time since the coup, in an effort to kick-start a peace initiative.…
Caught in the middle: On India and curbing drug abuse
India must make harm reduction central to its drug policy…
New York diplomat found dead in Myanmar was allegedly stabbed in head and neck by his Thai ex-wife
An American diplomat found murdered in a luxury Myanmar hotel was allegedly stabbed in the head and neck by his ex-wife, who could now face the death penalty on murder charges. Dan…
Myanmar torches $600 million in seized heroin, meth and other drugs
Myanmar authorities have burned more than $600 million worth of seized illegal drugs, including heroin, methamphetamine, ketamine, marijuana and opium, in nationwide events marking…
Hong Kong beautician pleads guilty to luring 2 women into Myanmar scam factory
Victims offered free flights, accommodation and reward for transporting 48 million baht before being ‘sold’ to compound.…
Myanmar’s Civil War Has Become an Apocalypse
Overshadowed by conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, the fighting in Myanmar’s isolated heartland has reached new depths.…
Myanmar army killed over 700 civilians in six months, UN says
The new UN report says the 702 civilian deaths over six months last year included 153 children.…
Survivors of Myanmar’s Landmine Blasts Struggle With Severed Limbs and Shattered Lives
The pain from their injuries hasn’t gone away. Meanwhile, they face challenges in earning a livelihood.…
Myanmar detains U.S. businessman who wrote about the 2021 coup: report
U.S. businessman Adam Castillo detained in Myanmar over breach of trust allegations following his book on the 2021 coup.…
A Family Ravaged by Land Mines in Myanmar
Bu Ri lost a leg to a mine in Myanmar decades ago. More recently, six other members of his family have suffered a similar fate or worse, in a sign of the devastation wreaked by civ…
US diplomat found dead in Myanmar, police take Thai woman into custody
An American diplomat was found dead in Myanmar’s largest city, the US State Department said, and members of the diplomatic community in Yangon say a Thai woman has been detained by…
Three Myanmar migrants in Thailand killed by errant war drone
Three migrants from Myanmar have been killed and two wounded after a drone used in their country's civil war exploded in neighbouring Thailand where they were working, Thai police …
Huge blast kills dozens in rebel-held village in Myanmar
Insurgents say it was caused by explosives being used for mining close to the Chinese border.…
President of Myanmar’s military-backed government visits India
Myanmar’s state media says the leader of Myanmar’s military-backed government has embarked on an official visit to India, one of the country’s key regional partners…
Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing takes first foreign tour as leader, with visit to India
The tour comes as Myanmar's new government tries to consolidate its political position regionally, while continuing to wage a brutal civil war.…
Myanmar President Aung Hlaing begins India visit
Myanmar President Aung Hlaing begins a five-day visit to India to enhance bilateral cooperation in trade, security, and connectivity.…
Myanmar’s junta chief turned president heads to India, with an eye on China
The five-day trip underscores the gradual return of regional re-engagement for Myanmar, five years after being shunned by many of its neighbors.…
Myanmar’s junta chief turned president heads to India, with an eye on China
India’s policy on Myanmar will be pragmatic, says official
India’s policy on Myanmar will be pragmatic, says official…
NSA Ajit Doval meets leaders from Russia, Myanmar at Moscow security forum
Doval met First Deputy PM of Russia and reviewed bilateral cooperation in defence, energy, and space. He also met Myanmar's NSA Tin Aung San. | India News…
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Newly discovered ancient wasp species named after F1 driver Piastri
Biologists have named the wasp species Gwesped Piastrii, honouring Australian Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri.…
Indians trapped in Myanmar’s fraudulent digital scam centre seeks immediate rescue, repatriation, alleges extreme mental trauma
Indians trapped in Myanmar's scam centre seek urgent rescue, alleging exploitation and severe mental trauma amid fraudulent job offers.…
The cost of Trump-Xi detente will be paid in Myanmar
As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping embraced the language of “constructive strategic stability” in Beijing, Myanmar’s war was again showing what calm between…
Ancient wasp species frozen in amber named after McLaren F1 driver Oscar Piastri
A newly discovered prehistoric wasp frozen in Burmese amber has been officially named "Gwesped piastrii" after McLaren F1 driver Oscar Piastri.…
Myanmar bleeds while ASEAN vacillates
The upcoming ASEAN-Russia summit may test whether ASEAN can keep Myanmar’s military leadership off the high-level regional stage it has so far denied…
Myanmar military steps up fight for rare earth area and border routes
Myanmar's military intensifies offensives for rare earth areas and key border routes amid ongoing conflict and resistance from ethnic armies.…
Myanmar military steps up fight for rare earth area and border routes
How a fake investigation into India, Myanmar rebels went around the world
This is the first of a three-part investigation into a coordinated influence operation targeting India’s efforts to secure rare earths from Myanmar’s Kachin region. It traces how a…
Myanmar’s Wei family put on trial in latest phase of China’s crackdown on scam compounds
The clan, one of Kokang’s ‘four families’, is accused of a range of crimes including murder, fraud and extortion.…
Myanmar military recaptures 2 strategic border towns from ethnic militias
Myanmar's military regains control of two strategic border towns, marking a significant advancement in the ongoing civil conflict.…
Myanmar military recaptures 2 strategic border towns from ethnic militias
Myanmar’s military-backed government says it has regained control of two towns near the country’s borders with India and Thailand…
Myanmar’s resource curse fueling its forever war
Myanmar’s war is often described as a clash of ideologies, ethnic identities and competing visions of the state. That is true, but incomplete. At its…
'Once in a lifetime find': Dinosaur tail discovered trapped in amber (2016)
The tail of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur has been found entombed in amber, an unprecedented discovery that has blown away scientists.…
Key Myanmar-based trafficker arrested in NCB crackdown on cross-border drug syndicate
Key Myanmar-based trafficker arrested in NCB crackdown on cross-border drug syndicate | India News…
NCB cracks major India-Myanmar drug syndicate, arrests kingpin
NCB arrests Chintuang, a key figure in a major India-Myanmar drug syndicate, disrupting extensive trafficking networks.…
Next stop, Sri Lanka: how scammers fleeing Cambodia, Myanmar found a new hub
Criminal gangs are setting up in rented spaces ranging from luxury villas to office complexes, thanks to cheap visas and fast internet.…
Stuck in limbo: millions of professionals risk losing legal status under Trump pause
Their experiences — of sudden financial insecurity, months of unemployment, and crippling anxiety — come as the administration seeks to restrict legal migration and boost mass depo…