Mayanmar

New recruits of Bamar People's Liberation Army (BPLA) march during a training session at a camp in territory belonging to the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), in Karen State, Myanmar, 6 March 2024. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

How an anxious China is backing Myanmar's faltering junta in civil war

A year on, rebel forces have ground down the junta, pushing the military out of vital borderlands and making inroads into the contested heart of Myanmar.

Rohingyas walk towards Cox's Bazar, fleeing from Myanmar. File Photo: Reuters
Bangladesh

Myanmar sounds positive in taking back Rohingyas from Bangladesh: FM Hasan

Rohingya refugees cross a bamboo-made bridge during an ongoing heatwave in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, 2 May, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Bangladesh

Rohingya may have entered Bangladesh in recent Myanmar clashes, refugee official says

Naf River. File Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Will send protest letter to Myanmar over shots fired on St Martin's-bound trawler: BGB

People wait at Insein prison in hopes of the release of their families members who were arrested due to the anti coup protests, in Yangon, Myanmar April 17, 2022. Assistance Association for Myanmar -Based Independent Journalists/Handout via REUTERS
South Asia

Myanmar shadow govt accuses military of 'war crimes' over refugee camp attack

Photo: salahuddin Ahmed/TBS
Bangladesh

Villages in Rakhine not same anymore, turned into camps, Rohingyas say

Myanmar soldiers walk along a street during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
World+Biz

Int'l money laundering watchdog blacklists Myanmar

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Global Economy

Myanmar buys Russian oil as emerging markets take shunned supply

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi answers reporter's questions during a Reuters interview in Munich, Germany, 12 February 2016. REUTERS/Michael Dalder/File Photo
Rohingya Crisis

We are sincerely working to resolve Rohingya crisis: Minister Wang

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech to the nation over the Rohingya situation in Rakhine, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
South Asia

Myanmar's shadow government to create its own police force

About 740,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar's Rakhine state in 2017 after security forces launched a clampdown that the UN has said may amount to genocide. Photo :AFP via Hindustan Times
World+Biz

UN fears 'mass atrocity crimes' in Myanmar as troops gather in north

Myanmar soldiers take part in a military parade to mark the 74th Armed Forces Day in the capital Naypyitaw, on March 27, 2019. Photo:Reuters
South Asia

Myanmar army warns may 'take action' over its election dispute

Photo: Collected
Rohingya Crisis

Committed to repatriating Rohingyas: Myanmar