No peace in Myanmar one year after military takeoverSenior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the commander of Myanmar's military - known as the Tatmadaw - seized power on the morning of February 1, 2021,...
29 Jan, 2022, 11.22 AM IST
Myanmar airstrikes displace more people along Thai-Myanmar borderThe Karen National Union (KNU) said the military launched at least two airstrikes and fired some artillery rounds on an area under its cont...
24 Dec, 2021, 07.09 PM IST
China's illegal businesses along Myanmar-Thai border prosper following coupChinese-funded Yatai International Holding Group (IHG) accused of running illegal casinos in Cambodia and the Philippines, has been recruit...
21 Jul, 2021, 01.36 PM IST
Myanmar guerrillas capture government base; airstrikes followMyanmar's military staged airstrikes several hours later on villages in territory controlled by the Karen forces, said a guerrilla spokesma...
27 Apr, 2021, 05.19 PM IST
Myanmar cuts wireless internet service amid coup protestsA directive from the Ministry of Transport and Communications on Thursday instructed that "all wireless broadband data services be temporar...
02 Apr, 2021, 11.42 AM IST
Explained: Truce over as Myanmar's Karen insurgents brace for battle with juntaThe Karen National Union (KNU) which until 2012 fought one of the world's longest-running insurgencies, is preparing its fighters for attac...
01 Apr, 2021, 05.43 PM IST
Junta's foes woo ethnic allies with new Myanmar constitutionThe actions were taken by the CRPH, an underground, self-styled alternative government established by elected lawmakers who were not allowe...
01 Apr, 2021, 09.12 AM IST
Myanmar junta deepens violence with new air attacks in eastThe attacks came as protests continued in Myanmar cities against the coup Feb. 1 that ousted an elected civilian government and reversed a ...
31 Mar, 2021, 03.00 PM IST
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi in good health, lawyer saysThe junta's violent response has triggered international condemnation -- and threats of retaliation from some of Myanmar's myriad ethnic ar...
31 Mar, 2021, 02.04 PM IST
US orders diplomats out of Myanmar as violence spiralsDaily protests demanding the restoration of the elected government have been met with a military crackdown that has left more than 520 civi...
31 Mar, 2021, 10.29 AM IST
Thailand denies sending fleeing villagers back to Myanmar``There is no influx of refugees yet. We asked those who crossed Thailand if they have any problem in their area. When they say no problem,...
30 Mar, 2021, 02.48 PM IST
Thousands flee Myanmar airstrikes, complicating crisisThe weekend strikes, which sent ethnic Karen people seeking safety in Thailand, represented another escalation in the violent crackdown by ...
30 Mar, 2021, 08.29 AM IST
Thousands flee into Thailand following Myanmar air strikesMyanmar aircraft carried out three strikes overnight Sunday, according to Free Burma Rangers, a humanitarian relief agency that delivers me...
29 Mar, 2021, 03.17 PM IST
Myanmar air strikes send ethnic Karen fleeing to ThailandThe afternoon bombing on an area on the Salween River in Karen State's Mutraw district killed two Karen guerrillas and wounded many more, s...
28 Mar, 2021, 09.26 PM IST
Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup, UN investigator condemns "mass murder"Children were among those killed on Saturday, Myanmar's Armed Forces Day, according to news reports and witnesses, in a crackdown that drew...
28 Mar, 2021, 09.17 AM IST
China backs illegal drugs-arms trade and casinos along Thai-Myanmar borderIllegal arms smuggling, a mushrooming drugs trade, illegal casinos and a steady influx of shady Chinese investors are now building a new “C...
27 Oct, 2020, 08.51 PM IST
Myanmar's ethnic-based insurgent groups ink truce with the governmentMyanmar's ethnic-based insurgent groups today signed the ceasefire agreement with Myanmar government, in the presence of National Security ...
12 Jul, 2018, 05.05 PM IST