Myanmar

In Myanmar, China-backed United Wa State Army funnels Chinese weapons to rebel groups: Southeast Asia expert Bertil Lintner

<p> China wants instability in Myanmar, and wishes to remain a major controlling player in the politics of the Southeast…

2 years ago

Bangladesh accuses Rohingya refugees of criminal behaviour—seeks India’s help for repatriation to Myanmar

<p> Repatriation of Rohingyas are likely to figure on the agenda of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her upcoming…

2 years ago

16 kg of gold smuggled through Myanmar border seized from trucks on Dimapur-Guwahati highway

<p> The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 15.93 kg of gold of foreign origin valued at Rs 8.38…

2 years ago

India sharpens focus on Kaladan transit project to connect the northeast with Southeast Asia

<p> <strong>Efforts are underway for an expeditious completion of the Kaladan multi-modal transit transport project which pivots on Sittwe port…

2 years ago

Myanmar Will Not Permit Chinese Troops For Any Anti-India Campaign On Its Soil, Says Myanmar Envoy

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GuFcT07E4Vs" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> As India seeks…

2 years ago

Two killed, several injured in Myanmar explosions

<p> <strong>At least two people were killed and several injured after multiple explosions hit several places in Myanmar, including Yangon,…

2 years ago

After the military Junta’s one year in power, Myanmar is all set for a protracted civil war

<p> In its one year of power, the Myanmar Junta remains completely alienated from the people, yet not vulnerable to…

2 years ago

UN calls for New Year’s ceasefire in Myanmar

<p> The United Nations on Monday called for a New Year's ceasefire in Myanmar between the country's military and its…

2 years ago

Away from military’s eyes, Myanmar nurses treat Covid patients in secret

<p> Myanmar nurses have been treating Covid-19 patients and pro-democracy fighters secretly after the collapse of the healthcare system under…

2 years ago

With the northeast in mind, India urges Myanmar’s military to keep the borders calm

<p> <strong>Peace and stability in Myanmar remains of utmost importance to India, specifically to the North Eastern Region, India's Foreign…

2 years ago

Transfer of one million Covid vaccine doses to Myanmar caps India’s outreach to the military

<p> India handed over one million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Myanmar on Wednesday in its first public outreach to…

2 years ago

Foreign Secretary to visit Myanmar as India reaches out to military regime for first time

<p> <strong>India's Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will be in Myanmar for two days starting Wednesday in what would be…

2 years ago

With age not on her side, is it game over for Myanmar icon Aung San Suu Kyi?

<p> Destiny and fate coincidence has always treated Myanmar’s deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, rather strangely, pushing her sometimes…

2 years ago

With China consolidating, India too needs to remain focused on Myanmar

<p> As the ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi waits for a verdict anytime on the trumped-up flimsy charges…

2 years ago

US journalist Danny Fenster gets 11-year jail term in Myanmar

<p> A local court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday sentenced American journalist Danny Fenster to an 11-year jail term, in…

3 years ago

Myanmar’s KBZ Bank branches bombed in Mandalay amid surge in anti-military violence

<p> Seven branches of the KBZ Bank, a private bank in Myanmar, were bombed in Mandalay, the country's former capital,…

3 years ago

ASEAN and Myanmar junta at loggerheads over summit invite

<p> The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have taken a historic decision to not invite Myanmar coup leader Senior…

3 years ago

Illegally traded goods worth Rs 857 crore along India-Myanmar border seized in 2020

<p> Authorities have seized goods worth Rs 857 crore that were illegally traded in 2020 on the India-Myanmar border. This…

3 years ago