In meetings with UN officials, Bangladesh alleges Myanmar is using its internal conflict as pretext to delay repatriation
Tin Oo, a close ally of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi and co-founder of her pro-democracy party, dies at 97
Tin Oo, one of the closest associates of Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and a co-founder of her National League for Democracy party, has died.
How Myanmar’s civil war is rippling into the U.S. and around the world
More than three years after overthrowing a democratically elected government, the Myanmar military is battling to hold on to power as a protracted civil war in the Southeast Asian country draws in …
Ethnic armies gain in Myanmar as junta weakens: reports
Myanmar’s ruling junta has lost control over vast tracts of territory including access to much of its international borders, allowing ethnic armed groups to expand and consolidate regions under their …
Myanmar’s ethnic armies consolidate strongholds as junta weakens, reports say
BANGKOK, May 30 — Myanmar’s ruling junta has lost control over vast tracts of territory, including access to much of its international borders, allowing ethnic armed groups to expand and consolidate …
Why the West needs to pay attention to Myanmar’s anti-junta forces
The military that seized power from an elected government in 2021 has lost control of swaths of territory in recent months.
5.4 magnitude earthquake felt in Bangladesh
An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale was felt in Bangladesh at 7:13pm on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was at 31 km East-southeast of Mawlaik, Myanmar, according to the United States Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the earthquake.
Once-welcomed Rohingya refugees now face hostility from their hosts in Bangladesh, researchers find
In 2017, over 700,000 Rohingyas—a Muslim minority group from Rakhine State in Myanmar—fled to their neighboring country, Bangladesh, amidst a large-scale Rohingya clearance operation by the Burmese government. The hosts—the Bangladeshi Muslim …
Indian business executive rescued from Myanmar captivity, reveals shocking honey-trap scam
BENGALURU: He was held captive along with several other Indians in a sprawling campus in Myawaddy, on the Myanmar-Thailand border, where they were reportedly asked to honey-trap at least three …
Sigenergy and Amber Light Join Forces to Conquer Myanmar’s Energy Challenges
Sigenergy, in partnership with Amber Light, successfully hosted Sigenergy Day Myanmar 2024 in Mandalay on May 28th. The event attracted over 600 participants, including distributors, installers, …