India should provide humanitarian assistance to the ethnic groups of Myanmar that have been affected by the armed conflict between the Myanmar junta and the Armed Ethnic Organisations (AEOs), leading …
Myanmar’s internal conflict cannot be an excuse for delaying Rohingya repatriation: Hasan
Bangladesh wants to begin the repatriation of Rohingyas but Myanmar’s internal conflict, which has always been there, cannot be an excuse for delaying it, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said today (13 …
Myanmar’s traditional broom-making businesses struggle for survival
Photo: Xinhua U Tin Oo, owner of the Win Ngwe Toe grass broom business in Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon, vows to sustain his business of making traditional brooms, which he thinks is a big …
Illegal Migrants From Myanmar Causing Demographic Imbalance In Manipur: CM Biren Singh
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Sunday said that due to illegal migrants from Myanmar, a demographic imbalance is taki
Why Bangladesh keeps on sheltering Myanmar’s army and BGPs
On May 4 and 5, 128 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) took shelter in Bangladesh through the Teknaf border in Cox’s Bazar. This is not the first time, for only weeks ago, on April 25, B …
PM Srettha: Thailand to tighten border control amid Myanmar conflict
Thailand is actively preparing to defend its national security, increase its capacity, and assist humanitarian efforts amid the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, Prime Minister Srettha Thavision said.
Myanmar’s famous traditional broom-making businesses now struggling for survival
U Tin Oo, owner of the Win Ngwe Toe grass broom business in Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon, vows to sustain his business of making traditional brooms, which he thinks is a big contributor to the …
Over 5,000 illegal Myanmar immigrants in Manipur’s Kamjong district, says CM Biren Singh
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Sunday that 5,801 illegal immigrants from Myanmar had been detected in Kamjong district since a civil war broke out in the neighbouring country. Fifteen of them have died of natural causes and 359 voluntarily returned to Myanmar, he said.
Bangladeshi fatally shot inside Myanmar territory
A man from Bangladesh was shot dead in Myanmar near the Naikhongchhari border in Bandarban on Sunday morning. The deceased was Abul Kalam, 28, a resident of Naikhongchhari upazila. According to local sources,
Feature: Myanmar traditional broom-making businesses struggle for survival
“Despite challenges such as rising raw material prices, transportation costs and labor shortages in the Myanmar broom industry, I’m determined to sustain our business for as long as I live, not solely …