YANGON: The death toll from the collapse of a jade mine in Kachin state of northern Myanmar has reached 32 as of Jan 15, an official from the local administration office told Xinhua on Thursday (Jan …
Elephants for jets: Russia-Myanmar deal raises eyebrows
The Bulgarian Military service reports an unusual transaction between Russia and Myanmar. As part of a diplomatic gesture coinciding with the delivery of six Sukhoi Su-30SME fighter jets, the latter …
Nearly 6kg of heroin seized in central Myanmar
YANGON: Myanmar authorities have seized 5.94 kg of heroin in Mandalay region of central Myanmar, the state-run daily The Mirror reported on Thursday (Jan 16).
Mizoram police foil arms smuggling from Myanmar to Bangladesh, 5 arrested
In a joint operation with an intelligence agency, Mizoram Police raided areas on the outskirts of Saithah village, under the jurisdiction of West Phaileng Police Station in Mizoram’s Mamit district. The raid targeted a deal between two major insurgent groups from Myanmar and Bangladesh, according to an officer.
Chinese Celebrities and Tourists Think Twice About Thailand
The brief abduction of a Chinese actor who was trafficked into Myanmar to work in a scam camp has rattled travelers from a country that Thailand relies on for tourism.
Mizoram Police seizes huge cache of arms and ammunition, Myanmar militant among five arrested
Myanmar militant arrested: Mizoram Police has arrested five people, including a leader of Chin National Front (CNF), an insurgent group based in Myanmar, near the India-Bangladesh border in west …
Cops bust untaxed liquor hub, arrest Myanmar national in Johor Baru
A 32-year-old Myanmar national was arrested during a raid on a residential property suspected of being used as a storage and transit hub for untaxed liquor. Read full story …
Belarus, Myanmar to enhance cooperation in 2025
Belarus and Myanmar agreed to intensify cooperation in 2025 following the Belarus-Myanmar Business Forum in Yangon, the economic capital of the country, Deputy Chairwoman of the Belarusian Chamber of …
Chinese actor’s abduction to Myanmar sign of growing diversity of scams
Thai police said Wang was trafficked across the Thai-Myanmar border and held captive at KK Park in Myawaddy, which is notorious for its illegal scam operations …
A landslide in a Myanmar jade mining area kills at least 12 and leaves many missing
An overnight landslide at a jade mining area in northern Myanmar has killed at least a dozen people and left many others missing.