Armed group seizes China-Myanmar border crossing BANGKOK: An ethnic minority armed group in Myanmar has seized control from the country’s ruling junta of a... Published 27 Nov, 2023 06:13am
World Philippines’ Marcos says Myanmar a difficult problem for ASEAN MANILA: The conflict in military-ruled Myanmar has been a difficult issue for the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN to... Published 20 Nov, 2023 10:34am
Sports Ueda scores hat-trick as Japan thrash Myanmar to start World Cup bid OSAKA: Ayase Ueda scored a hat-trick as Japan got their bid to reach an eighth straight World Cup off to an emphatic... Published 16 Nov, 2023 05:47pm
World UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by widening Myanmar conflict NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday he is “deeply concerned” about the widening conflict... Published 16 Nov, 2023 12:32pm
World Thousands flee to India amid intense fighting in Myanmar NEW DELHI: More than 2,000 people fleeing Myanmar have crossed into neighbouring northeastern India as an offensive... Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am
World Myanmar rebels, battling junta seek to control border with India NEW DELHI: Anti-junta fighters in Myanmar’s Chin state are trying to gain control of part of the porous border ... Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am
World Biden meets with Indonesia president ahead of Xi summit WASHINGTON: Leaders from the United States and Indonesia held discussions on Monday that will set the stage for US... Published 14 Nov, 2023 10:44am
World China, Pakistan navies hold drills days after Russia’s historic Andaman exercise BEIJING: The Chinese and Pakistani navies are holding weeklong drills in the Arabian Sea days after the Russian... Updated 13 Nov, 2023 10:46pm
World Myanmar military jet crashes, anti-junta group claims shot down BANGKOK: A Myanmar military jet has crashed in the east of the country where fighting is ongoing, the junta said on... Published 13 Nov, 2023 06:31am
World Northern Myanmar fighting displaces almost 50,000 civilians: UN YANGON: Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed... Published 10 Nov, 2023 11:43am
World Armed militants kill police officer, ambush security convoy in Manipur GUWAHATI (India): Armed militants shot dead a senior police officer and wounded two others in separate attacks in... Published 01 Nov, 2023 05:57am
World Women, children among 29 killed as artillery hits Myanmar refugee camp MYANMAR: An artillery strike that hit a refugee camp near Myanmar’s border with China has killed at least 29... Published 11 Oct, 2023 03:10am
World 14,000 displaced in Myanmar after record rain sparks floods BAGO: Residents of Myanmar’s flood-hit Bago city salvaged food and belongings from their waterlogged homes on... Published 10 Oct, 2023 12:28pm
World Myanmar Supreme Court rejects jailed Suu Kyi appeals The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar has rejected appeals against six corruption convictions for the jailed... Published 08 Oct, 2023 10:55am
World At least 26 killed as railway bridge collapses in India GUWAHATI: A railway bridge being built in India collapsed on Wednesday killing at least 26 workers and injuring two,... Updated 23 Aug, 2023 02:42pm
Business & Finance H&M says it will ‘phase out’ sourcing from Myanmar LONDON: The world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, H&M, has decided to gradually stop sourcing from Myanmar,... Published 21 Aug, 2023 06:43am
World Death toll from Myanmar jade mine landslide hits at least 31 YANGON: The death toll from a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote part of Myanmar has hit at least 31,... Published 16 Aug, 2023 09:38am
World 25 dead after Myanmar jade mine landslide YANGON: Rescuers have recovered 25 bodies while 14 people remain missing after a landslide at an unregulated jade... Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:47pm
World India’s Modi says peace returning to strife-torn Manipur NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday peace was returning to the strife-torn northeastern... Published 15 Aug, 2023 12:39pm
World Indonesia says Myanmar solution needs ‘political will’ from all sides JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday said a resolution to the Myanmar crisis that has dragged into... Published 08 Aug, 2023 11:36am
World Forced to flee: Despair after India deadly ethnic clashes MOIRANG: Deadly ethnic violence in India’s troubled Manipur state divided communities but each side tells similar... Published 02 Aug, 2023 11:51am
World One dead, 12 wounded in Myanmar bomb blast BANGKOK: A bomb blast in southeastern Myanmar killed one person and wounded 12 others on Monday, an official... Published 31 Jul, 2023 10:43am
World ASEAN struggles for unity on Myanmar conflict JAKARTA: Southeast Asian countries struggling for unity on how to achieve peace in Myanmar were expected on Thursday... Published 13 Jul, 2023 10:45am
World ASEAN ministers meet as Myanmar crisis tests bloc’s unity JAKARTA: ASEAN foreign ministers on Wednesday held a retreat expected to address an intensifying conflict in... Published 12 Jul, 2023 09:23am
World UN urges end to arms, currency supplies to Myanmar junta GENEVA: The United Nations on Thursday urged the international community to deny Myanmar’s junta access to foreign... Published 07 Jul, 2023 05:24am
World Myanmar junta, rebels dispute deaths in village rocket attack BANGKOK: Myanmar’s junta accused anti-coup fighters of killing 15 civilians in a rocket attack, a claim disputed by... Published 06 Jul, 2023 04:41pm
World Rebels attacked Chinese convoy in Myanmar YANGON: The Myanmar junta on Saturday accused an armed ethnic group of attacking a vehicle convoy containing Chinese... Published 01 Jul, 2023 03:00pm
World Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75% of ice by 2100 Glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75% of their volume by century’s end due to global warming,... Published 20 Jun, 2023 10:21am
World India eases curfew in violence-hit Manipur GUWAHATI: Indian authorities said on Sunday they had started to relax a curfew imposed in violence-hit Manipur after... Published 18 Jun, 2023 01:48pm
World Nine killed in clash in India’s Manipur GUWAHATI: At least nine people have been killed in the latest clashes between members of rival ethnic groups in... Published 14 Jun, 2023 12:10pm