(MENAFN) The United Nations has strongly condemned a military airstrike in Myanmar that killed at least 32 people during a festival, according to reports. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed that he was “alarmed” by accounts of the...
(MENAFN) At least 32 people lost their lives and more than 50 were wounded when Myanmar’s military junta bombed a Buddhist festival in the country’s northwestern region, according to a local news outlet on Tuesday. The assault, which occurred on...
(MENAFN) A deadly aerial attack on a Buddhist festival and protest in central Myanmar has killed at least 24 people and injured 47 others, according to statements from the exiled National Unity Government. The assault took place in Chaung U...
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, issued a stark warning that elections conducted under the authority of Myanmar’s military regime will likely intensify the country’s ongoing turmoil. He emphasized that...
On 28 March 2025, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, compounding the needs of communities already affected by years of conflict. Since then, the ICRC, in collaboration with the Myanmar Red Cross Society and local partners, has...
The disaster is estimated to have left around 4.3 million people in need of clean water and sanitation assistance across the Southeast Asian country, forcing many to resort to unsafe sources for their daily needs. In Sagaing Region, one of the...
(MENAFN) The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, called on the international community on Tuesday to increase assistance for Rohingya Muslims and other minority groups from Myanmar, warning that gaps in funding are placing lives at...
(MENAFN) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, cautioned on Tuesday that upcoming elections in Myanmar under military rule are likely to escalate violence, particularly as the situation for the Rohingya and other...
(MENAFN) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Tuesday appealed to the global community to intensify its assistance for the Rohingya Muslim population and other minority groups originating from Myanmar. He cautioned...
A Bangladeshi man has been injured, while a Myanmar national has died in a landmine explosion along the zero line of the Alikadam border in Bandarban, according to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). The explosion took place around 10am on Tuesday...
Guwahati, Oct 14: Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw has proposed establishing a Vizag-Sittwe (Myanmar) link to strengthen digital connectivity in the North-Eastern states, highlighting the need to enhance...
They said they had been forced to work around the clock, trawling for victims for a plethora of phone and internet scams. Sun, a Chinese national who was sold between several compounds, was able to give AFP a rare insider’s account after being...
In the weeks before his extraction, Sun wondered if he would ever be able to escape the drudgery, threats and violence of the scam centres. "I thought about the possibility (of dying)... almost every day," he told AFP. AFP obtained a copy of a...
Free online session for studying in Germany. For those seeking to study in Germany, the online session “Study in Germany” will give a free consultation on 15 October, according to the Goethe-Institut Myanmar. It will bring many education...
India’s neighbors are fast going into China’s embrace. Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal have been befriending China for economic and strategic reasons. However, India still has a geographical advantage over China – the Malacca Strait –...
MAE SOT, Thailand — Scam centers in Myanmar blamed for swindling billions from victims across the world are expanding fast just months after a crackdown that was supposed to eradicate them, an AFP investigation has found. New buildings have been...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 13, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. NCA Signatory Groups Urge UN, ASEAN, and International Envoys Not to Attend the 10th Anniversary of the NCA October 13 Organizations that signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 13, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. Locals in the Western Part of Wetlet Township Forced to Flee Amid Continuous Bombing by Three Military Gyrocopters October 13 According to local news sources, civilians in the western part...
