Three ranking rebel leaders were arrested in Manipur and Nagaland while the Assam Rifles personnel seized foreign goods being smuggled to Manipur from Myanmar, police sources said on Sunday. Two rebel …
Phuket Opinion: Chasing Myanmar
The current push to hunt down Myanmar nationals suspected of bringing COVID-19 to Phuket screams loudly of the long-standing attitude officialdom has of Phuket’s legalised cheap labour.
Asia Album: When fishing boats meet sunset in Myanmar
Fishing boats are seen at Thante village beach located in Kyauktan township of Yangon region, Myanmar, Dec. 5, 2020. (Xinhua/U Aung) YANGON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — When fishing boats meet the sunset — …
One more Myanmar-linked Covid case in Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI: A 26-year-old woman who worked at a hotel in Tachilek and crossed the border illegally with two other people later found to have Covid-19 has also been confirmed as infected. The case, …
Myanmar reports 1,527 new Covid-19 cases, 98,047 in total
Myanmar on Saturday reported 1,527 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, bringing its tally to 98,047. Myanmar’s health ministry also said the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic rose to 2,081 with 22 …
Will Myanmar’s New Government Avoid the Mistakes of the Past?
Dateline Irrawaddy talks with political observers about their ideal government for Myanmar and the concept of a national unity government.
Chiang Mai sees one more Myanmar-linked Covid case
A man working at a hotel in Tachilek has been confirmed to have the coronavirus, bringing the number of infected returnees from the Myanmar border town to three in the northern province.
Bangladesh Moves Rohingya Refugees From Camps to Remote Island
Authorities begin relocating the refugees who fled Myanmar to an island off Bangladesh’s southeast coast despite calls from human-rights groups to halt the plan.
Medics in Myanmar’s Mandalay Fall Sick with COVID-19 as Cases Spike
As Myanmar’s second-biggest city is reeling with a coronavirus surge, residents complain about the authorities’ unwillingness to prosecute those breaking the rules.
Myanmar monk offers temple sanctuary for threatened snakes
Buddhist monk Wilatha holds a rescued Burmese python at his monastery that has turned into a snake sanctuary on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2020. Wilatha is trying to play a part in …