UN shines light on humanitarian crisis in Myanmar

June 30, 2023

The United Nations has said Myanmar’s human rights and humanitarian crisis is massive. An estimated 1.5 million people have been internally displaced, and approximately 60,000 civilian structures have reportedly been burnt or destroyed. Over 17.6 million people, or one-third of the overall population, require some form of humanitarian assistance. “Between February Continue Reading

School Life in the Crosshairs of Myanmar Junta’s Warplanes and Gunships

June 27, 2023

Thwe The is a 16-year-old girl studying in grade 10 at a school run by the parallel civilian government in the resistance stronghold of Sagaing Region, where villages have suffered repeated attacks by junta warplanes and ground troops since the 2021 coup, The Irrawaddy reports. Every day, students in Sagaing risk their lives in pursuit […]Continue Reading

BGB-BSF flag meeting held at Maitri Bridge on Ramgarh Border

June 27, 2023

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, RAMGARH A flag meeting took place at the Maitri Bridge-1, located at the Ramgarh border in Khagrachari, between the Sector Commanders of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Indian Border Guard Force (BSF). The meeting, organized by Ramgarh 43 BGB, was held on Monday (June 26) from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. […]Continue Reading

Dozens of Myanmar Regime Troops Surrender to Resistance in Kayah

June 27, 2023

Several dozen Myanmar regime troops, including battalion commanders, have surrendered to the civilian National Unity Government (NUG) and anti-regime resistance groups in southeastern Kayah State near the Thai border in the largest such surrender since the popular war against the junta broke out in 2021, The Irrawaddy reports. A battalion commander, his deputy and troops Continue Reading

Rohingya youth held in Bandarban on rape charges

June 27, 2023

NEWS DESK Police have arrested a Rohingya youth in Bandarban in a case file over raping a teenage girl. The accused, identified as Md Shafik, 24, was arrested from the Kaichtali area of Suwalok union of the Sadar upazila, around 1am on Monday, confirmed Suwalok union parishad member Md Jasim. Md Shafik is a resident […]Continue Reading

Medical Association Issues Urgent Global Appeal to Deliver Healthcare to Myanmar 

June 27, 2023

The Burma Medical Association (BMA) has called on governments and international organizations to urgently provide cross-border assistance, humanitarian aid and healthcare to people in need in Myanmar, The Irrawaddy reports. In a statement, it called on the international community to ensure “safe and secure provision of healthcare” for people in Myanmar through the Continue Reading

Myanmar Junta Drives Largest Micro Lender Out of Business

June 27, 2023

Myanmar’s largest micro lender, Pact Global Microfinance Fund (PGMF), began closing its operations in the country late Monday and will cease them altogether on Friday, saying demands by the junta had made it impossible to continue its efforts to serve low-income households, including those with no access to the formal banking system, The Irrawaddy reports. […]Continue Reading

Myanmar authorities burn $446m in illegal drugs

June 27, 2023

Myanmar authorities torched almost half a billion dollars of illegal drugs but warned they are failing to stop a surge in the production and trafficking of narcotics, Al Jazeera reports. Head-high piles of heroin, cannabis, methamphetamines, and opium were burned on Monday in the commercial hub Yangon in an annual spectacle to mark International Day […]Continue Reading

Mercenary chief Prigozhin starts exile in Belarus, Putin praises Russian troops

June 27, 2023

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin arrived in Belarus on Tuesday under a deal that ended a brief mutiny by his fighters, as President Vladimir Putin praised his armed forces for averting a civil war. A plane linked to Prigozhin and believed to be carrying him into exile was shown on a flight tracking service taking […]Continue Reading

Rohingya Repatriation: Bangladesh determined for a ‘small trial’

June 26, 2023

The government is still determined to go for a “small trial,” in terms of Rohingya repatriation, to understand the challenges before going for a full-on move, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam said yesterday. “We [will] continue our efforts. We are still determined for a small trial to understand the challenges. It has […]Continue Reading