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February 4, 2024 4:39 PM

Fourteen Myanmar border guards take refuge in Bangladesh:BGB

By Navalsang Parmar (Dhaka) Fourteen soldiers of Myanmar’s paramilitary Border Guard Police (BGP) took refuge in the wee hours of Sunday in Bangladesh. The soldiers fled their posts to Cox's Bazar region in Bangladesh amid reports of heavy gunfigh...

December 12, 2023 1:59 PM

Myanmar surpasses Afghanistan as world’s largest source of opium

Myanmar has surpassed Afghanistan to become world’s largest source of opium in 2023 after a third consecutive year of expanding cultivation fueled by the country’s civil war, the United Nations said in a new report. This has happened due to vari...

December 5, 2023 3:10 PM

Myanmar Junta seeks political solutions to armed conflicts with ethnic groups

Myanmar Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has called on armed ethnic groups involved in an offensive against Myanmar's ruling military to solve their problems "politically", Myanmar state media reported on Tuesday. He warned that if armed organizat...

November 30, 2023 11:08 AM

Myanmar Junta Chief Says ‘Foreign Experts’ Helping in Offensive Against Military

Myanmar’s junta chief said on Wednesday “foreign experts” were helping ethnic minority armed groups in their widespread offensive against the military along the northern border with China. Clashes have raged across Myanmar’s northern Shan St...

November 16, 2023 3:53 PM

Myanmar junta says facing ‘heavy assault’ from insurgents in three states

Myanmar's junta has reported "heavy assaults" by insurgents and told government staff to get ready for emergencies, an official said on Thursday, while media reported a call for those with military experience to prepare to serve. Myanmar's military ...

October 8, 2023 11:31 AM

Myanmar Supreme Court rejects jailed Suu Kyi appeals

The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar has rejected appeals against six corruption convictions for the jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi, in detention since the military toppled her government in a 2021 coup, faces 27 years in pris...

August 22, 2023 4:36 PM

India, ASEAN agree to strengthen and enhance the economic partnership

India and ASEAN bloc reviewed the bilateral trade and investment relations between India and ASEAN. Both sides underscored their commitment to strengthen and enhance the economic partnership during the economic ministers' meeting in Indonesia. 20th ...

August 8, 2023 10:48 AM

India-China border talks are not halted, says EAM Jaishankar

"India-China border talks have not been halted, and meeting will be held soon," said External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar while briefing media regarding border infrastructure and connectivity on Monday, August 7 in New Delhi. Following a confl...