With peace plan faltering, Asean calls two meetings on Myanmar conflict next week

JAKARTA, May 21 — The South-east Asian grouping Asean will hold two meetings specifically on the civil war in army-ruled Myanmar ahead of its summit next week, the bloc’s secretary-general said today, in a bid to advance its faltering peace effort. The 10- …

Govt plans dams to cleanse contaminated water from Myanmar

PUBLISHED : 21 May 2025 at 15:53 The government plans to build check dams on northern rivers to filter out hazardous pollutants from mining operations in neighbouring Myanmar, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday. Water sampling has …

Myanmar could have surpassed electricity demand if Myitsone Hydropower Project had not been suspended: SAC's chairman

Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC), Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, stated that the country could have not only met but exceeded its electricity demand if the Myitsone Hydropower Project had not been suspended. Speaking on the second day of …

Myanmar deports 31 foreign nationals involved in telecom fraud and online crimes; 13 more...

Myanmar has deported 31 foreign nationals involved in telecom fraud and other criminal activities to their respective countries and detained an additional 13 foreigners for further investigation, according to official sources. These individuals had entered …

Myanmar leader congratulates President Ilham Aliyev

UN's Corridor Plan for Myanmar Can Become a Headache For India. Here's Why

Instead of focusing on the sole designated task of the interim government to hold democratic elections, the Yunus government is embroiling Bangladesh in geopolitical games with uncertain benefits. Experts in Bangladesh have warned that the corridor may …

Judge: U.S. must 'maintain custody' of migrants deported to South Sudan Immigration attorneys told a judge that two of ...

For the second time in less than two weeks, immigration lawyers have gone to federal court to try and stop the Trump administration from deporting a small group of immigrants from the United States to a war-torn country not their own. Immigration attorneys …

Strategic shift: India counters ‘Landlocked’ jibe with Northeast-Myanmar high speed corridor

Guwahati: A recent remark by Bangladesh’s interim chief Muhammad Yunus, describing India’s Northeast as “landlocked” while speaking in China, has set off strategic alarms in New Delhi. The statement, seen as a subtle assertion of Dhaka’s geographic …

Chinese technology capable of mass surveillance 'installed' by Myanmar internet company funded by UK

‘Urgent investigation’ Concerns about Frontiir’s compliance with the Myanmar government’s demands to censor the internet were voiced in 2020, when FU and MN reported that it was blocking access to thousands of websites on the Myanmar government’s orders. …

Video From Myanmar Viral As Weapons Seized From Militants In Manipur

A video showing a large number of weapons and cash lying on the ground is being shared online with a false claim that it shows weapons seized by the Indian Army from militants in the northeastern state of Manipur. BOOM found that the video has no …