Internet and communications technology giants such as Apple, Google, LinkedIn and YouTube have been warned they are hosting apps and channels run by blacklisted Myanmar mobile phone network operator …
Russia trades fighter jets for Myanmar’s symbolic elephants
The Bulgarian Military service reports an unusual transaction between Russia and Myanmar (formerly Burma). As part of a diplomatic gesture coinciding with the delivery of six Sukhoi Su-30SME fighter …
Myanmar Militant Group Leader Among 5 Arrested In Transnational Arms Bust: Mizoram Police
The leader of a Myanmar-based militant group was among five people who were arrested by the Mizoram Police in what they said was one of the largest arms bust in the northeast state.
Myanmar’s jade mine collapse death toll reaches 32
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 …