China courts Myanmar as junta chief plans September visit to BeijingIn May, Major General Yang Yang, acting director-general of the Intelligence Bureau of the Joint Staff Department of China’s Central Milita...
23 Jul, 2023, 06.33 AM IST
China urges giant state firms to be tech 'pillars' in self-reliance driveWith many Chinese firms and industries hit by a growing roster of export controls imposed by the United States, President Xi Jinping has re...
10 May, 2023, 04.17 PM IST
Fear, defiance as fighting rages in Myanmar's northRare footage obtained by AFP shows a region wracked by violence, and criss-crossed by junta troops, pro-military militias and anti-coup fig...
20 Sep, 2022, 02.50 PM IST
Myanmar junta expedites work on China funded Kyaukphyu portThe junta has recently invited bids to provide legal services to the KPSEZ and deep-sea port project in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, a ...
09 Aug, 2021, 07.11 AM IST
Myanmar's Suu Kyi makes first in-person court appearanceOne of her lawyers, Min Min Soe, told The Associated Press by phone that Suu Kyi was able to meet with her defense team before her hearing ...
24 May, 2021, 01.31 PM IST
Detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces new charge under official secrets lawThe charge is related to the indictment of Australian economist Sean Turnell, Suu Kyi's former adviser, who has been detained for violating...
02 Apr, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
Myanmar military tightens grip as anti-coup protests enter fifth daySoldiers raided and ransacked the headquarters of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party on Tuesday night, after police shot water cannon...
10 Feb, 2021, 11.58 AM IST
UN chief reaches out to Asian leaders to call for collective action for reversal of coup in MyanmarThe military accused Suu Kyi's government of not investigating allegations of voter fraud in recent elections. Suu Kyi's party swept that v...
09 Feb, 2021, 09.35 AM IST
India, Myanmar achieve concrete outcomes in energy, security, connectivity and health sectorsIn the last few years, both countries explored new avenues of cooperation including fresh investments in oil and gas and power, infrastruct...
05 Oct, 2020, 08.47 PM IST
Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba leaves on a 4-day visit to MyanmarOfficers from the Myanmar Navy are also embarked on the Indian naval ships for the first time as part of the international training exchang...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.02 PM IST
Army Chief meets Suu Kyi, military leaders in MyanmarMyanmar is one of India's strategic neighbours and shares a 1,640-km-long border with a number of northeastern states including militancy-h...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.43 PM IST
China's Silk Road isn't turning out to be smoothXi Jinping’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative is dealing with ever-greater resistance, slowing a momentum that once seemed unstoppable.
11 Jul, 2018, 04.03 PM IST
The fishing port that may become a $10 billion Chinese debt bombAccording to analysts, the real danger of the port is that its extreme expense could lead the Myanmar government to take out an unsustainab...
11 May, 2018, 06.56 PM IST
Amitabh Bachchan wishes 'Great Gatsby' co-star Leonardo DiCaprio on his 42nd birthdayIn his tweet, Big B extended his best wishes to DiCaprio and called him a gentleman.
11 Nov, 2016, 03.31 PM IST
Myanmar won't allow forces inimical to India on its soil: General Soe WinMyanmar today promised that its territories would not be allowed to be used by forces inimical to India.
12 Dec, 2013, 09.07 PM IST
Myanmar Army Commander-in-Chief Soe Win starts six-day visit to IndiaMyanmar Army's Commander-in-Chief Vice Senior General Soe Win met officers of Eastern Command and discussed issues concerning security and ...
10 Dec, 2013, 09.40 PM IST
- Strong quake strikes Myanmar, 12 feared dead
A strong earthquake of magnitude-6.8 struck northern Myanmar on Sunday, collapsing a bridge and a gold mine.
11 Nov, 2012, 08.49 PM IST