Myanmar stops men from working abroad as war heats up

May 3, 2024

Myanmar’s military government will no longer allow conscription-age men to travel out of the country for work, weeks after an enlistment order prompted many to try and flee, BBC reports. On Thursday, authorities said they would suspend accepting applications for overseas work permits. There is a large diaspora of Myanmar citizens working in other countries […]Continue Reading

173 Bangladeshis to return home from Myanmar today

April 24, 2024

NEWS DESK One hundred seventy-three Bangladeshi nationals will return home on Wednesday from Sittwe Prison in Rakhine State, Myanmar. The returnees will be transported by the ‘Myanmar Naval Ship Chin Dwin’, which is visiting Bangladesh to bring back members of the Myanmar defense force who were forced to cross the border into Bangladesh due to […]Continue Reading

Bangladesh Army learns to prevent, not just fight wars, says Army Chief

April 18, 2024

STAFF REPORTER At a seminar held in Dhaka, General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, Chief of the Bangladesh Army, emphasised the dual role of the military in learning to fight as well as preventing conflicts, underscoring a comprehensive approach to national and international security issues. “The Bangladesh Army does not only learn to fight in wars but […]Continue Reading

Rebels raise flag at seized Myanmar base, commander confident of retaining control

April 15, 2024

Myanmar resistance fighters on Monday burned the flag used by the military government and raised their own banner at a newly captured army base, as a senior rebel commander vowed they would hold the strategic area near the Thai border, Reuters reports. The celebrations by fighters linked to the armed ethnic Karen National Union (KNU) […]Continue Reading

Myanmar rebels say they have repelled junta push to take back border town

April 15, 2024

A resistance group fighting Myanmar’s military rule said on Sunday its fighters had repelled an attempt by junta troops to advance on the key town of Myawaddy along the Thai border that was seized by the rebels last week, Reuters reports. Reinforcements of junta forces have been trying to advance on Myawaddy for days, but […]Continue Reading

Myanmar military loses border town in another big defeat

April 7, 2024

The military regime which seized power in Myanmar three years ago has suffered another big defeat, this time on the eastern border with Thailand, BBC reports. Troops had suffered weeks of attacks by ethnic Karen insurgents, allied with other anti-coup forces. Hundreds of troops guarding the vital border town of Myawaddy have now agreed to […]Continue Reading

Arakan Army captures another battalion headquarters in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

March 27, 2024

The Arakan Army (AA) has taken complete control of the headquarters of the junta’s Light Infantry Battalion 552 in Rakhine State’s Buthidaung Township, it said on Wednesday, The Irrawaddy reports. The ethnic army took control of the battalion’s headquarters on Monday after 32 days of intense clashes, it said, adding that the junta’s heavy bombardments […]Continue Reading

Nine Myanmar junta strongholds seized in two days: KIA

March 23, 2024

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and its allies say they have seized nine Myanmar junta strongholds in Waingmaw and Momauk townships, Kachin State, in two days, The Irrawaddy reports. The KIA, Arakan Army, Kachin People’s Defense Force (PDF) and other groups reportedly seized a major camp on Thursday near Nahpaw and Pajau Bum villages in […]Continue Reading

UN Security Council fails to pass US resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

March 22, 2024

The United Nations Security Council on Friday failed to pass a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as part of a hostage deal after Russia and China vetoed the measure proposed by the United States, Reuters reports. The resolution, which Guyana also abstained from voting for, called for an immediate and sustained ceasefire […]Continue Reading

More than 30 civilians killed by Myanmar junta in Sagaing: Volunteers

March 22, 2024

More than 30 civilians have been killed in fighting between Myanmar’s junta and resistance groups since February 20 in Kale Township, Sagaing Region, according to volunteers, The Irrawaddy reports. Junta shelling caused most of the fatalities with others killed in drone strikes and shooting, a volunteer said. “The regime deliberately shelled civilian targets and Continue Reading