(MENAFN) The United Nations has strongly condemned a military airstrike in Myanmar that killed at least 32 people during a festival, according to reports. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed that he was “alarmed” by accounts of the...
(MENAFN) A deadly aerial attack on a Buddhist festival and protest in central Myanmar has killed at least 24 people and injured 47 others, according to statements from the exiled National Unity Government. The assault took place in Chaung U...
(MENAFN) At least 32 people lost their lives and more than 50 were wounded when Myanmar’s military junta bombed a Buddhist festival in the country’s northwestern region, according to a local news outlet on Tuesday. The assault, which occurred on...
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, issued a stark warning that elections conducted under the authority of Myanmar’s military regime will likely intensify the country’s ongoing turmoil. He emphasized that...
(MENAFN) The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, called on the international community on Tuesday to increase assistance for Rohingya Muslims and other minority groups from Myanmar, warning that gaps in funding are placing lives at...
(MENAFN) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, cautioned on Tuesday that upcoming elections in Myanmar under military rule are likely to escalate violence, particularly as the situation for the Rohingya and other...
(MENAFN) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Tuesday appealed to the global community to intensify its assistance for the Rohingya Muslim population and other minority groups originating from Myanmar. He cautioned...
The disaster is estimated to have left around 4.3 million people in need of clean water and sanitation assistance across the Southeast Asian country, forcing many to resort to unsafe sources for their daily needs. In Sagaing Region, one of the...
(MENAFN) The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced sanctions against five individuals and one company accused of enabling North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs through arms transactions with Myanmar’s...
Myanmar elections to be discussed at ASEAN summit Naypyidaw has invited the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to send observers for its scheduled elections, and the regional bloc will discuss the request during a regional summit later...
Union Minister for Energy U Ko Ko Lwin met with the CEO of Thailand’s PTTEP International Limited on October 10, a joint venture with the Ministry of Energy, at the Energy Ministry’s Yay Nant Thar Guest Hall in Naypyidaw, to discuss these issues....
Ten days after it was recaptured by Myanmar’s military Government, the town of Kyaukme stands eerily silent. Schools have reopened but the town’s once-busy market is mostly empty. Vendors at some stalls closed them at the sight of the visiting...
A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) soldier lost his leg in a landmine explosion along the Naikhongchhari border on Saturday morning. The incident occurred around 10:50am while a BGB patrol team was operating in the Tumbru border area of...
THE Myanmar junta has invited the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to send observers to the country’s elections in December. The elections were supposed to be held in 2023 but were repeatedly delayed, with the junta blaming the civil...
SURAT THANI — Six Myanmar nationals have been arrested on Koh Phangan island for operating an illegal construction business, uncovering a suspected nominee scheme involving an Israeli investor and nearly 9 million baht ($275,215) in transactions...
Ten days after Myanmar’s military recaptured Kyaukme, the town in Shan State remains eerily quiet. Schools have reopened, but the once-bustling market is mostly empty, and vendors shut their stalls at the sight of visiting journalists. An AP...
More News 12 Oct 2025 | 10:17 PMRanchi, Oct 12 (UNI) The Jan Soochna Adhikar Manch organised a public demonstration today at Albert Ekka Chowk in Jharkhand’s Ranchi city, carrying slogans demanding transparency and accountability in governance on...
Staff Correspondent 12 October, 2025, 20:39 A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member was injured in a landmine explosion on Sunday while on patrol in the Tumbru area of Naikhongchhari Upazila, Bandarban, near the Myanmar border, which has been...
Myanmar and Thailand have discussed the need to quickly sign new contracts to increase natural gas production from the Yadana and Zawtika projects and to develop new offshore projects, according to sources. On October 10, Union Minister for Energy...
