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 …
Heavy rains hit Yangon, Myanmar
Vehicles run along a road amid heavy rain in Yangon, Myanmar, May 11, 2024. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua) Vehicles run along a road amid heavy rain in Yangon, Myanmar, May 11, 2024. (Photo by Myo …
Myanmar troops retreat as rebels declare control over key border town
(Reuters) -About 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge to Thailand on Thursday after a days-long assault by the anti-junta resistance, which declared it had won control of the critical border town of Myawaddy, the latest in a string of rebel …
Manipur: Security forces on high alert after clashes between rebels in Myanmar
Imphal: Security forces along the border between Manipur and Myo Thit, Myanmar, are on high alert following intense clashes between insurgent groups.
Myanmar junta attacks monastery – at least 16 dead after airstrikes
BANGKOK/YANGON (dpa): At least 16 people have been killed in a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar in an airstrike by the military junta. Around 50 others were injured in the attack on Thursday morning in the Magwe region in the centre of the country, an eyewitness who was also involved in the rescue work told dpa on Friday.