Myanmar

Arakan Army claims control of 271-km Myanmar-Bangladesh border

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One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar's army has claimed the capture of the last army ...

Major Myanmar rebel group sends delegation to China for talks

YANGON, Dec 9: A major Myanmar ethnic rebel group has sent a delegation to China for talks with its government, ...

Second major Myanmar rebel group calls for talks with junta

BANGKOK, Dec 4: A second major Myanmar ethnic rebel group has said it is ready for Beijing-mediated talks with the ...

ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar's military regime

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The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor asked judges on Wednesday to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar’s ...

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief

THE HAGUE, Nov 27: The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor on Wednesday asked judges to grant an arrest warrant for ...

Major Myanmar ethnic rebel group says ready for talks

BANGKOK, Nov 25: A major Myanmar ethnic rebel group said on Monday it was ready for talks with the junta ...

Rohingya youth hold rally demanding return to Myanmar

Shakib Ahmed

Rohingya youth gathered in a rally at Ukhiya upazila in Cox's Bazar district on Saturday morning, calling for their return ...

Bangladesh raises security concerns with Myanmar

UNB/Shakib Ahmed

Bangladesh on Sunday raised "security concerns" with Myanmar along the border, noting stray mortar shells and shooting at Bangladeshi boats ...

20 abducted Bangladeshi fishermen return from Myanmar

Observer correspondent

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has brought back 20 Bangladeshi fishermen, who had been held captive for two days by ...

Myanmar junta chief visits key ally China

YANGON, Nov 5: Myanmar's embattled junta chief arrived in China Tuesday -- his first reported visit since leading a coup ...

Myanmar junta chief to make first China visit since seizing power

Nov 4: Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing will travel to China this week to attend regional summits, state media ...

Myanmar’s youth exodus weakening the military regime

DR AZEEM IBRAHIM

In Myanmar today, a crisis of unprecedented scale is underway, and it is not only about military oppression, forced conscription ...

BGB detains 2 including a Myanmar citizen

Recovers firearms, grenades

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), in an overnight drive, detained two people, including a Myanmar citizen from Sylhet border area."The ...

Myanmar junta chief to travel to China next month

YANGON, Oct 16: Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will travel to close ally China next month, two sources close ...

ASEAN urges early accord on South China Sea code, end to Myanmar violence

BANGKOK, Oct 13: Southeast Asian leaders called on Sunday for swift agreement on a code of conduct for the South ...

Dhaka protests killing of fisherman by Myanmar Navy

Dhaka has lodged a complaint over the gunning down of a Bangladeshi fisherman in the Bay of Bengal by the ...

Free election under Myanmar junta ‘impossible’: US official

BANGKOK, Oct 11: A free election in junta-ruled Myanmar is currently "impossible to imagine" a US diplomat said Friday, days ...

Deaths and repression sideline Suu Kyi's party ahead of Myanmar vote

BANGKOK, Oct 10: Death, detention and dissolution have decimated Aung San Suu Kyi's political party, easing the way for groups ...

Fisherman shot dead by Myanmar Navy off St Martin's Island

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COX'S BAZAR, Sept 10: A fisherman has reportedly been killed and two others injured after Myanmar Navy opened fire on ...

Deaths and repression sideline Suu Kyi's party ahead of Myanmar vote

BANGKOK, Oct 10: Death, detention and dissolution have decimated Aung San Suu Kyi's political party, easing the way for groups ...

Bangladeshi fisherman shot dead, 3 injured in Myanmar Navy firing

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A Bangladeshi fisherman has been shot to death and three others sustained bullet injuries as members of Myanmar Navy opened ...

Blinken to discuss Myanmar, South China Sea and Ukraine at Asia summits Laos

WASHINGTON, Oct 9: Secretary of State Antony Blinken will represent the United States at summits with Asian leaders in Laos ...

Myanmar to send rep to regional summit for first time in three years

VIENTIANE, Oct 8: Myanmar will send a representative to a regional summit this week for the first time in three ...

Myanmar junta frees ally of Suu Kyi on health grounds: Source

YANGON, Oct 6: A close ally of detained Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was granted amnesty by junta ...

Indonesia hosts international meeting on Myanmar with UN, junta rivals

JAKARTA, Oct 4: Indonesia is hosting an international meeting involving the United Nations and opponents of Myanmar's ruling military, sources ...

Myanmar junta takes census despite conflict, boycott calls

YANGON, Oct 2: Census takers guarded by police and soldiers took to the streets of Myanmar on Wednesday for a ...

85 Bangladeshis to return from Myanmar Sunday

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A total of 85 Bangladeshi nationals on Sunday departed Sitwe Port in Rakhine State of Myanmar to return home after ...

Myanmar junta bombs opposition-held town hours after talks offer

YANGON, Sept 27: Myanmar's junta carried out fresh air strikes on an opposition-held town Friday, hours after issuing an unprecedented ...

Myanmar flood death toll climbs to 419

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The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of flooding and landslides sparked by Typhoon Yagi has climbed to 419, ...

India extends unprecedented invite to Myanmar’s anti-junta forces

Sept 23: India has invited political and military opponents of Myanmar's ruling junta to attend a seminar in New Delhi, ...