An alliance of ethnic armed groups in northeastern Myanmar has reportedly achieved one of the main goals it set when it launched an offensive last October by taking control of Laukkaing, a key city on …
Beijing lodges protest to Myanmar as its artillery fire injures five
China has lodged protests to Myanmar after five people were injured by artillery shells fired during battles between its ruling junta and rebel groups that landed in its small town near their border …
China Says Myanmar Handed Over 41,000 Scam Suspects Last Year
Myanmar transferred 41,000 suspects involved in telecommunication scams to China last year as Beijing continues to crack down on an illegal industry that has siphoned billions of dollars from …
Myanmar artillery shells land in China, wounding 5 people and angering Beijing
China has protested to Myanmar after five people were injured by artillery shells lobbed during battles between its ruling junta and rebel groups that strayed into a small town near their border, a …
Myanmar orders mass amnesty of prisoners including 114 foreigners – but thousands remain jailed
The head of Myanmar’s military council, General Min Aung Hlaing, issued a pardon to 9,652 prisoners, state-run MRTV television reported. It included 114 jailed foreigners who will be deported, he said, without revealing their identities or nationalities.
Prisoners Released In Annual Myanmar Amnesty Reunite With Loved Ones
Leaving Yangon’s Insein prison by buses, thousands of prisoners are greeted by their loved ones after being granted amnesty. Over 9,000 prisoners will be freed, part of an annual release to mark the country’s Independence Day.
Beijing urges end to conflict in Myanmar
China strongly objected on Thursday to the landing of a stray artillery shell from across the border that left five people injured in Yunnan province, calling for an immediate end to the ongoing conflict in northern Myanmar.
Beijing calls for halt to Myanmar fighting after stray artillery fire injured five in Chinese border town
China has renewed its call for a ceasefire in northern Myanmar after five people were injured after stray artillery fire hit a town on the Chinese side of the border during fighting between the …
Several Chinese citizens critically injured as Myanmar’s artillery shells land in Yunnan province (Watch)
An artillery strike from the Myanmar side resulted in the severe injury of Chinese citizens on Wednesday. Stray artillery shells landed in the Chinese city of Nanshan in the Yunnan province causing …
China protests to Myanmar after stray artillery shells hurt five
China would take the necessary steps to safeguard the lives and property of its citizens, he added. Earlier, the state-controlled Global Times newspaper said five people in Nansan, a subtropical town …