Attack on monastery in Myanmar kills at least 23

Sagaing residents say junta airstrike targeted buildings sheltering 200 people displaced by fighting PUBLISHED : 11 Jul 2025 at 16:56 At least 23 people have been confirmed dead, including four children, after an attack on a monastery in a village...

Nearly 1,50,000 Rohingya fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh in 18 months: United Nations refugee agency

Rohingya refugees wait at the World Food Programme distribution center to purchase grocery items at the refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh has, over the past 18 months, registered the biggest influx of...

At least 23 killed in airstrike on Buddhist monastery in Myanmar

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Attack on monastery in Myanmar's Sagaing kills at least 23, witnesses say

Visual investigation: Myanmar's proliferating scam centers

Crime These borderland 'prisons' have three common features Scam centers are on the rise in eastern Myanmar despite a large-scale clampdown in February. Nikkei staff writers TOKYO/YANGON/BANGKOK -- The number of scam centers in eastern Myanmar is...

Nuns in Myanmar struggle to aid countless devastated by earthquakes and civil unrest

Catholic nuns engaged in rehabilitation efforts say Myanmar continues to struggle without food, shelter and medicines several months after a massive earthquake shook the Southeastern nation. Ongoing civil unrest has further complicated the...

‘Not a Witch Hunt’: Upholding Survivor-Centered Justice in Myanmar

Brave young women from Myanmar’s civil society and activist communities have started to speak out in recent months about sexual exploitation and harassment, much of it at the hands of reputable human rights defenders, revolutionary actors, experts...

General : ASEAN, Dialogue Partners Push Ceasefire, Talks In Myanmar, Say Elections Not A Priority

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- ASEAN and its dialogue partners have asserted that holding elections in Myanmar is not a current priority, emphasising instead the urgent need for a permanent ceasefire and inclusive dialogue to de-escalate the...

Myanmar exports 614,705 tons of rice, broken rice

YANGON, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar exported 614,705 tons of rice and broken rice in the first quarter of 2025-26 fiscal year, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation on Friday. The Southeast Asian country earned 214 million U.S. dollars from the...

Foreign minister: Asean consensus on Myanmar polls requires all-party participation

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — The consensus of the regional bloc Asean is that an election in army-ruled Myanmar was not a priority at the moment and that any poll must involve all parties, Malaysia’s foreign minister said on Friday. Myanmar, an Asean...

World Reuters ASEAN agrees Myanmar election is not a priority, Malaysia says

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN has agreed that an election in Myanmar was not a priority and is urging the country's ruling junta to adhere to its peace commitments instead, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Friday....

ASEAN agrees Myanmar election is not a priority, Malaysia says

Audio By Carbonatix KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN has agreed that an election in Myanmar was not a priority and is urging the country’s ruling junta to adhere to its peace commitments instead, Malaysia’s foreign minister...

A Q&A on the sustainability of independent media in Myanmar

DVB Talk Show host Mon Mon Myat led a roundtable discussion in-studio with Aung Zaw, the founding editor-in-chief of The Irrawaddy online news magazine, as well as Sai Maung, the editor-in-chief of Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) – one of the...

Slight quake strikes near Hkamti in Myanmar

The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) announced that a slight earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale, centered near Hkamti town, shook on the morning of July 11. According to the statement, a slight earthquake of magnitude 4.0...

YMA extends Rs 5 lakh aid to Myanmar refugees in Mizoram

Aizawl, July 11: As thousands of refugees continue to pour into Mizoram from Myanmar’s conflict-ridden Chin state, the central committee of the Young Mizo Association (YMA) has extended Rs 5 lakh as humanitarian aid to displaced civilians...

World : Crisis-hit Myanmar Urges US To Lift Sanctions, Slash Tariff 

By Vijian Paramasivam PHNOM PENH, July 11 (Bernama) -- Myanmar is calling on the United States to lift its sanctions and ease recently imposed tariffs, citing the country’s continued classification as a Least Developed Country and the severe...

Myanmar junta chief asks Trump for sharp reduction in 40% tariff rate

(Reuters) -Myanmar's ruling military general has asked U.S. President Donald Trump for a reduction in the 40% tariff rate on his country's exports to the U.S. and is ready to send a negotiation team to Washington if needed, state media reported on...

Over 1.3 mln stimulant tablets seized in central Myanmar

YANGON, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized 1.38 million stimulant tablets in central Myanmar, state-owned daily The Mirror reported on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a 12-wheeled vehicle in Thazi...

Tripura HC disposes PIL seeking action on cross-border infiltration from Bangladesh, Myanmar

The Tripura High Court has declined to issue immediate directives in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning the alleged increase in illegal immigration from Bangladesh and Myanmar, calling the petition "premature" and advising the...

Earthquake Of 4.5 Magnitude Jolts Myanmar

An earthquake of 4.5 magnitude jolted Myanmar on Friday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 101 km. In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 4.5, On: 11/07/2025 05:56:04 IST, Lat:...