High security in India’s Manipur on anniversary of ethnic clashes GUWAHATI: Security forces were on heightened alert in India’s troubled northeastern state of Manipur on Friday, the... Published 03 May, 2024 10:51am
World Bangladesh repatriates Myanmar troops after fighting on border COX’S BAZAR: Bangladesh sent home nearly 300 Myanmar troops and civil servants on Thursday who fled across the... Published 25 Apr, 2024 05:08pm
World ASEAN ‘deeply concerned’ by escalating Myanmar violence BANGKOK: Regional bloc ASEAN said it is “deeply concerned” about a recent upsurge in fighting in Myanmar, after... Published 19 Apr, 2024 11:46am
World Rebels raise flag at seized Myanmar base MYAWADDY (Myanmar): Myanmar resistance fighters on Monday burned the flag used by the military government and raised... Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am
World Britain’s David Cameron says Gaza ceasefire crucial but ‘a whole lot of conditions’ to meet NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Wednesday said it was vital for a pause in fighting... Published 20 Mar, 2024 10:33am
World Myanmar junta 'increasingly desperate': UN expert GENEVA: Myanmar's ruling military junta has "doubled down" on civilian attacks while showing signs of becoming... Published 21 Feb, 2024 10:01pm
World 3 Myanmar brigadier generals sentenced to death for surrendering town YANGON: Myanmar’s junta has sentenced to death three brigadier generals who surrendered with hundreds of troops ... Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am
World Two killed after fresh clashes in Indian state NEW DELHI: Two people were shot dead in India’s restive northeast when a mob attempted to storm a police building,... Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am
World Myanmar junta enforces military service law following battlefield losses YANGON: Myanmar's junta is enforcing a law allowing the military to summon all men aged 18-35 and women aged 18-27 ... Published 10 Feb, 2024 11:20pm
World 41 Rohingya refugees arrested after fleeing Malaysian detention centre KUALA LUMPUR: More than 40 exhausted and hungry Rohingya refugees have been recaptured by Malaysian police following... Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am
World 12 injured as Myanmar military plane overshoots India runway GUWAHATI: Twelve people were injured Tuesday when a Myanmar military plane overshot a runway while landing in India... Published 23 Jan, 2024 06:31pm
World India plans to fence off Myanmar frontier NEW DELHI: India plans to erect a fence along its vast and porous frontier with Myanmar and will scrap a free... Published 22 Jan, 2024 05:38am
World Myanmar rebel group claims control of town bordering India, BD NEW DELHI: An ethnic armed group in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine said it has taken control of a town... Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am
World Gunmen open fire on villagers in India’s Manipur, 3 killed GUWAHATI: At least three people were killed and five seriously injured when gunmen in camouflage fatigues opened... Published 02 Jan, 2024 11:38am
World More than 140 Rohingya arrive in Indonesia’s North Sumatra JAKARTA: More than 140 Rohingya have arrived in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province over the weekend, state news... Published 01 Jan, 2024 02:10pm
Business & Finance Myanmar to see growth of just 1% in year to March 2024: World Bank Myanmar’s economy is expected to grow just 1% in the year to March 2024, the World Bank said in a report published... Published 12 Dec, 2023 02:06pm
World Myanmar is now world’s largest source of opium, UN says BANGKOK: Myanmar has become the world’s largest source of opium, thanks to domestic instability and a decline in... Published 12 Dec, 2023 11:15am
World 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