The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

Multiple weapons, drugs and cash seized from Myanmar-based militant group CKLA, says Manipur CM

Manipur Police, in joint op with central forces, seize weapons, ammo, drugs & cash from Myanmar-based militant group CKLA. Seizure includes AK47, Insas, Sniper & M16 rifles, 2.5kg opium, ₹4,86,500 cash & other items. NIA cases suggest transnational plot to destabilise Manipur & India.

The Hindu · Oct 23, 2023

China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact

Tens of thousands of people, many of them Chinese, have been caught up in cyber scams based in Southeast Asia

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023

Mizoram contest animated by distant thunder in Myanmar and Manipur

Now Mizoram faces a refugee crisis after the coup in Myanmar; more than 12,500 Kuki-Zo people displaced from Manipur have taken refuge in the State

The Hindu · Oct 22, 2023

Borders to have radiation detection equipment

Radiation Detection Equipment will be installed at the Integrated Check Posts and land ports of Attari (Pakistan border), Petrapole, Agartala, Dawki and Sutarkandi (all on the Bangladesh border), Raxaul and Jogbani (Nepal) and Moreh (Myanmar).

The Hindu · Oct 15, 2023

Myanmar's military seeks to keep ethnic minority allies on its side with anniversary of cease-fire

Myanmar’s military government has hosted representatives from ethnic rebel groups to mark the eighth anniversary of the signing of a multilateral cease-fire agreement

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023

Frontline coverage from Ukraine to Haiti takes Bayeux awards for war reporters

France's prestigious Prix Bayeux war correspondents' awards have gone to journalists covering some of the world's most gruelling conflicts in the Middle East, Ukraine, Haiti and Myanmar.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 15, 2023

Nipah infection possible in more places in Southeast Asia, says Nature article

Nipah virus reservoirs in SE Asia, India may cause cross-species transmission to humans. Early detection systems needed. Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka have bat populations exposed to Nipah. Lack of treatment options, need for antivirals, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines in clinical trials. Virological, immunological factors to…

The Hindu · Oct 12, 2023

Myanmar military accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30

Myanmar’s military is accused of launching an airstrike on a camp for displaced persons in the northern state of Kachin that killed about 30 people, including about a dozen children

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

Myanmar: at least 29 people killed in attack on camp for displaced people

Victims of attack in Kachin state include children, according to media and local activists

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023

Dozens killed and injured in military attack on Myanmar refugee camp

The camp near the Chinese border houses thousands of people displaced by decades of conflict.

Al Jazeera · Oct 10, 2023