YANGON, April 3 (Xinhua) — A devastating fire swept through a municipal market in Kyauktaga Township of Myanmar’s Bago region, engulfing shops and houses, an official from the Bago region Fire …
China begins live-fire military drills near Myanmar border
BEIJING — China began live-fire exercises near its border with Myanmar on Tuesday as it presses the country’s military and armed ethnic groups to abide by a January truce brokered by Beijing.
Myanmar Junta Scrambling to Hang on to Pearl of Economic Partnership With China
After the United League of Arakan asserted it is the government of Rakhine State and called for foreign investors to work with it, Myanmar’s junta has been racing to show it is still in control.
Yingluck Shinawatra to Be UN Special Envoy on Myanmar?
The Myanmar military junta said it welcomed the appointment of Yingluck Shinawatra as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Myanmar. Myanmar has not had a UN special envoy since 2023 and the …
Foreign Peacemakers Are Back, But the Last Thing Myanmar Needs is More ‘White Messiahs’
Analysis: New wave of Western peace-making in Myanmar must learn from the decade of arrogance and neocolonial attitudes that only brought failure.
Chinese military to conduct live ammunition drill along Myanmar border amid disputes with India
The Chinese military will conduct a joint live ammunition drill on April 2-3 on the Chinese side of the China-Myanmar border, Global Times reported on Monday. The drill will be conducted from 8:00 am …
Twilight of tyranny: Myanmar’s Military parade amidst sunset showdowns
NAYPYIDAW Myanmar – Myanmar army chief Min Aung Hlaing has stated that young people are being duped into supporting the struggle against the military as anti-coup forces …
Fired Myanmar garment workers await court resolution after 4 years
In the United Kingdom’s high court, the workers filed a lawsuit on Dec. 18, 2022 against Tesco, its former Thai subsidiary Ek-Chai Distribution Systems, auditor Intertek Group PLC and Intertek Testing …
Three more border guard police of Myanmar enter into Bangladesh
BANDARBAN, March 30, 2024 (BSS)-Three more Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar have entered into Bangladesh amid the fighting between the rebel groups and Myanmar military.
3 Myanmar army members take refuge in Bangladesh
Three members of the Myanmar army (Tatmadaw) have taken refuge in Bangladesh amid reports of heavy gunfights between the …