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Myanmar has begun voting in its first general election since the military seized power in a coup in February 2021, an event the ruling junta presents as a return to democratic order after years of turmoil. Polling started on December 28 in the first of three phases and will run through January, even as a…
A Myanmar military air strike killed at least 31 people and wounded 68 at the general hospital in Mrauk-U in western Rakhine state on Thursday evening, said on-site aid worker Wai Hun Aung.The strike occurred as the junta wages a withering offensive ahead of elections beginning this month, AFP news agency reported.Conflict monitors say the…
Representative image (AI-generated) New data on opium and methamphetamine production in Myanmar from the United Nations puts the war-torn country at the epicenter of Asia’s multi-billion-dollar illicit drug trade.Opium poppy cultivation rose 17% to over 53,000 hectares (131,000 acres) over the past year, the most in a decade, according to the latest opium survey of…
IMPHAL: Over 150 metres of fence in newly constructed section along Myanmar border in Manipur’s Chandel district was cut in the second instance of such a security breach in the state in four months. Officials said they had zeroed in on the suspects but declined to reveal their identities, citing ongoing investigations. The “sabotage” was…
GUWAHATI: The Enforcement (ED) Directorate on Saturday claimed to have busted a sophisticated cross-border narcotics syndicate, exposing a trail that links chemical suppliers in Gujarat to the industrial production of methamphetamine, one of the world’s most dangerous stimulants commonly known as meth and yaba, in Myanmar.“Precursors and pre-precursors used in the production of methamphetamine are…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Wednesday assured that it was working to repatriate nearly 500 Indians detained in Thailand after they crossed over the border amid Myanmar scam hub crackdown.“We are aware of Indian nationals who have been detained by Thai authorities. They had crossed into Thailand from Myanmar over the past…
Have you been to the Northeast part of the country yet? If no is your answer, reading this article will make you want to visit it sooner than ever. It’s that kind of place where every turn hides a surprise, and where every place has something unique to offer that you won’t be able to…
Thadingyut festival (PTI) At least 40 people were killed and around 80 others were injured in a paramotor attack on a festival and protest in central Myanmar on Monday, a spokesperson for the exiled National Unity Government told the BBC.Hundreds had gathered in Chaung U township in central Myanmar on Monday evening for the Thadingyut…
At least 19 high school students were killed and 22 others injured in an air strike in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state, ethnic armed group Arakan Army (AA) said on Saturday, reported news agency AFP.The incident occurred around midnight on Friday in Kyauktaw township, where the AA and Myanmar’s military have been engaged in intense fighting.According…
