Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing elected as president: AFP tallyMyanmar'tally showed, with the ex-military commander set to maintain his rule in a civilian guise after snatching power by force five years...
03 Apr, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
Myanmar paves way for junta chief to become civilian presidentMyanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing is set to transition to a civilian role as vice-president. He has been nominated for the position an...
30 Mar, 2026, 10.53 AM IST
Myanmar pro-military party 'winning' junta-run poll first phase: SourceMyanmar's dominant pro-military party is "winning a majority" in the first phase of junta-Monday, after democracy watchdogs warned the poll...
29 Dec, 2025, 11.20 AM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 3.1 hits MyanmarMyanmar was jolted by two earthquakes this week, according to the National Centre for Seismology. A 3.1 magnitude tremor occurred late Wedn...
02 Oct, 2025, 07.37 AM IST
Man pulled alive from Myanmar quake rubble after five daysA man was pulled alive from the rubble of a Myanmar hotel on Wednesday, officials said, five days after a devastating earthquake hit the co...
02 Apr, 2025, 09.54 AM IST
Myanmar earthquake: India's first NDRF team reaches NaypyidawIndia's first NDRF team arrived in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw to assist with earthquake relief efforts. The team, consisting of 80 personn...
29 Mar, 2025, 08.20 PM IST
Myanmar angry with Pakistan over 'unfit' fighter jets supplied by Islamabad: ReportThe Myanmar military junta has declared the JF-17 Thunder fighter planes supplied by Pakistan as unfit for operations. The Burmese Air Forc...
04 Sep, 2023, 06.50 AM IST
Rare white elephant born in Myanmar: State media03 Aug, 2022, 02.08 PM IST
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement in prisonSince her ouster in a coup last year, Suu Kyi had been under house arrest at an undisclosed location in Naypyidaw, accompanied by several d...
23 Jun, 2022, 02.41 PM IST
Myanmar court delays verdict in Suu Kyi incitement trialA Myanmar junta court on Tuesday postponed giving a verdict in the incitement trial of deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the first ...
30 Nov, 2021, 12.01 PM IST
US, Australia, Pakistan: Countries that constructed their capital city out of nothingIn 1960, Brazil started moving its capital from the congested Rio de Janeiro
10 Sep, 2019, 09.10 AM IST
IndiGo to connect Kolkata with Yangon from SeptemberYangon, the capital city of the Southeast Asian nation till 2006 when the government named a capital in Nay Pyi Taw, will be the airline's ...
24 Jul, 2019, 06.04 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
Myanmar op: Pre-emptive strike against militants must be backed by deft diplomacy with neighboursLow-intensity conflict perpetrated by terrorists and ultras presents a significant challenge to India’s security and requires deft diplomac...
12 Jul, 2018, 04.03 PM IST
Myanmar president Thein Sein pushes peace plan in ethnic rebel talksObservers say Thein Sein is eager to sign the ceasefire deal and cement his legacy as a peacemaker before the November 8 polls.
09 Sep, 2015, 11.07 AM IST
Australia joining trilateral grouping to feature in Modi-Abbott talksIn 2007, Australia was the first country to develop cold feet when China objected to a quadrilateral grouping of the same four countries.
11 Nov, 2014, 03.08 PM IST
Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj to visit MyanmarMyanmar has become a crucial part of India's neighbourhood diplomacy, both as a gateway to Asean and also as a partner in security in the n...
28 Jul, 2014, 11.14 AM IST