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August 25, 2025 4:07 PM

Bangladesh runs out of resources for Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh has no scope to allocate more resources for its 1.3 million Rohingya refugees, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said on Monday, urging the international community to find a sustainable solution to the crisis. Children make up half the 1.3 mil...

August 18, 2025 12:38 PM

Myanmar to hold first phase of general election on December 28, state television reports

Myanmar will hold the initial phase of its general election on December 28, state television said on Monday, outlining a roadmap for the first polls in the war-torn country in nearly five years that have already been derided by critics as a sham. Th...

July 31, 2025 7:48 PM

Myanmar forms interim government before election but top general still in charge

Myanmar's military on Thursday nominally transferred power to a civilian-led interim government ahead of a planned December election, with the junta chief remaining in charge of the war-torn country in his other role as acting president. An announce...

June 21, 2025 10:42 AM

Hundreds in Singapore, Myanmar join International Yoga Day celebrations

Several yoga participants in Singapore and Myanmar came together on Saturday to mark the 11th International Day of Yoga (IDY), taking a step towards healthier living. In Singapore, people gathered at Gardens by the Bay to celebrate Yoga Day. "Hundr...

March 30, 2025 1:27 PM

Aid rushes into Myanmar after earthquake kills over 1,600, ravages cities

Myanmar's neighbours sent warships and aircraft laden with relief materials and rescue personnel on Sunday, as international aid gained steam after a massive earthquake ravaged much of the poor Southeast Asian nation. At least 1,600 people have been...

March 30, 2025 8:17 AM

‘Operation Brahma’: India sends two C-17 aircraft, more relief aid to quake-hit Myanmar, says MEA

Two C-17 aircraft, carrying a 118-member Indian Army Field Hospital Unit along with 60 tonnes of relief material, have landed in Myanmar as part of India's Operation Brahma following the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on...

March 14, 2025 4:02 PM

UN’s food agency WFP to cut aid for about a million people in Myanmar

More than a million people in Myanmar will be cut off from lifesaving food assistance provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) from next month because of critical shortfalls in funding, the United Nations' food agency said on Friday. "These cuts c...

January 31, 2025 5:12 PM

Myanmar military extends state of emergency amid ongoing civil war and election plans

Myanmar's ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported on Friday, a day ahead of the four-year anniversary of a coup that plunged the country into chaos after a decade of tentative democracy. Myanmar...

January 20, 2025 3:51 PM

Myanmar military, minority armed group agree ceasefire, China says

The Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) signed a formal agreement for a ceasefire that began on Saturday, China's foreign ministry said, halting fighting near the border of both countries. The two sides held ta...

October 8, 2024 12:21 PM

Myanmar and South China Sea to test ASEAN relevance in upcoming summit

Southeast Asian leaders will meet in Laos this week as Myanmar's civil war and mounting tensions in the South China Sea risk corroding the ASEAN grouping's central role in the region. The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has,...