9 Myanmar nationals held in Cachar

Myanmar maid who stabbed Singapore woman 26 times gets sentence cut to 17 years

SINGAPORE Aug 26 — A Myanmar domestic worker who was imprisoned for life in 2023 for murdering her employer’s mother-in-law has had her sentence reduced to 17 years by the Court of Appeal here today. Zin Mar Nwe, 24, stabbed the 70-year-old woman...

Manipur Naga Bodies Meet MHA Officials, Oppose Scrapping Of Old FMR, India-Myanmar Border Fencing

(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi/Imphal, Aug 26 (IANS) Officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and leaders of three Naga groups in Manipur held a meeting over the demand for reinstatement of the old Free Movement Regime (FMR) and stoppage of the...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 26, 2025 Morning

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 26, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. On the 8th Anniversary of Violence Against the Rohingya, NUG Reaffirms Its Stand for Justice August 25 Radio NUG In 2017, the terrorist military group committed brutal atrocities against...

Myanmar Junta to Demolish Buddhist Monasteries Under Pretext of “Archaeological Excavations”

Telenor data transfers linked to arrests and executions in Myanmar

Telenor distribution booth in the northern part of Yangoon, Myanmar. Photo by: Bjoertvedt. 7 April 2018. Norwegian telecom operator Telenor is facing renewed scrutiny over its former operations in Myanmar, after reports revealed that sensitive...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 26, 2025 Morning

Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 26, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. Resistance Forces Attack Junta Convoy Advancing from Myingyan to Man Lel Village – 10 Soldiers Killed August 25 Radio NUG On August 18, after nearly 20 days of operations, a junta military...

Myanmar Earthquake: 3.5 Magnitude Tremors Recorded; No Report Of Loss Of Lives

NAYPYIDAW: An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 struck Myanmar on Tuesday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. As per the NCS, the earthquake struck at a shallow depth of 25km, making it susceptible to aftershocks. In a post on...

OIC Calls for Justice Eight Years After Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has renewed calls for accountability and justice on the eighth anniversary of mass atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. The 57-member Islamic bloc issued a statement Monday...

First CSR report of Chinese enterprises in Myanmar unveiled

YANGON, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- An event to launch the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report of Chinese Enterprises in Myanmar 2025 was held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar recently, the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar said in a statement on Tuesday. At the...

Rohingya refugees demand safe return to Myanmar on 8th anniversary of exodus

COX’S BAZAR (AP): Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in dozens of camps in Bangladesh marked the 8th anniversary of their mass exodus, demanding a safe return to their previous home in Rakhine state. The refugees gathered...

Myanmar film series ‘Hsankyelthaw Phuuza’ to air on Channel K

The Myanmar drama series ‘Hsankyelthaw Phuuza’ is set to be broadcast on Channel K starting 30 August, airing at 7 pm on Saturdays and Sundays, according to lead actress May Thu Tun. The story and script were written by May Thu Tun, while the...

Myanmar MSME products set to enter Thai market

Some Myanmar MSME products have been planned to penetrate the Thai market through official exports, said Mya Ponnama wholesale trading centre owner U Hein Htike Aung. This plan will be introduced at Mahar Nwe shopping centre in Mahachai, Thailand,...

Myanmar’s ISPE women beat Guam’s Strykers in AFC Champions League qualifiers

Myanmar Women’s Institute of Sports and Physical Education Club won a 9-0 triumph over Guam Women’s Club Strykers on the first day of group A of the 2025-2026 AFC Women’s Champions League qualifiers at Thuwunna Youth Training Centre in Yangon...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 25, 2025 Evening

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 25, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. Eight political prisoners in Daik-U Prison unlawfully placed in solitary confinement, says PPNM August 25 The Political Prisoners Network – Myanmar (PPNM) announced today, August 25, that...

Ticket prices set for Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw-Yangon and Mandalay-Nay...

The ticket prices for the Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw-Yangon and Mandalay-Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay routes, which will be operated by modern DEMU trains purchased from Japan, have been officially set, according to Myanmar Railways. For the Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw...

Residents of hunger-racked Myanmar region say junta air strike kills 12

A Myanmar junta air strike on a rebel-held town in the country’s hunger-ravaged west killed at least 12 people, witnesses of the overnight bombing said on Tuesday. Rakhine state has been blockaded by Myanmar’s military as it battles ethnic...

Myanmar hosts ASEAN-China forum on tourism security, travel facilitation, and statistics

The ASEAN-China Tourism Security and Safety Forum and Travel Facilitation and Tourism Statistics Harmonization Workshop, jointly organized by the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, ASEAN-China Centre and Lancang-Mekong Integrated Law Enforcement and...

Rohingya refugees face uncertain future 8 years after fleeing Myanmar: ‘Are our lives not as important?’

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Residents of hunger-racked Myanmar region say junta air strike kills 12