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

At least 69 Rohingya refugees rescued after boat capsizes off Indonesia

March 21, 2024

At least 69 Rohingya refugees have been rescued after a wooden boat with an estimated 150 people on board capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province, Al Jazeera reports. The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS Aceh) said on Thursday that 42 men, 18 women and nine children were brought to […]Continue Reading

With no chance to celebrate Ramadan, Gazans gather at soup kitchens

March 20, 2024

In the Jabalia refugee camp, hungry Gazans hold out pots to receive soup during the holy month of Ramadan, according to Reuters. As other Muslims around the world consume traditional Ramadan meals and desserts to break their fast after sunset, residents of the besieged strip are lucky to find a few scraps of food, or […]Continue Reading

Forest officials rescue monkey after attacks in Rangamati

March 20, 2024

STAFF REPORTER, RANGAMATI Forest Department officials have rescued a monkey that had been causing panic in Rangamati after attacking residents and damaging property. The monkey was safely captured on Wednesday afternoon in the Alam Dock Yard area of the city. Over the past few days, the monkey had reportedly entered homes in the Garjontoli and […]Continue Reading

In Gaza, starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms

March 19, 2024

Six-year-old Fadi al-Zant is acutely malnourished, his ribs protruding under leathery skin, his eyes sunken as he lays in bed at the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, where famine is bearing down. Fadi’s spindly legs can no longer support him enough to walk. Photographs of Fadi from before the war show a smiling, healthy-looking […]Continue Reading

Myanmar Army veterans to be conscripted back into service

March 19, 2024

Rules which oblige ex-servicemen who have left the armed forces within the last five years to return to the army if they are summoned, were implemented on 10 March 2024, Mizzima reports. The Reserve Force Rules were brought in by the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), but never implemented. The junta announced that they […]Continue Reading

Chinese envoy meets Hamas leader Haniyeh first time since Oct 7

March 19, 2024

In a first such meeting since the Oct 7 cross-border Hamas raid and consequent Israeli war on Gaza, a Chinese Foreign Ministry envoy called on Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Qatar, Beijing said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports. In a brief statement, the Foreign Ministry said Ambassador Wang Kejian met the head of Hamas’ political […]Continue Reading

Myanmar’s junta loses another town to Arkan Army in Rakhine State

March 18, 2024

The Arkan Army (AA) captured Rathedaung town in Rakhine state after driving the last troops from three junta battalions out of the town on the weekend, the ethnic army said, The Irrawaddy reports. It seized three separate infantry headquarters – from light infantry battalions 536, 537 and 538 – outside the town on Sunday evening […]Continue Reading

Somali forces, foreign navies prepare attack on hijacked Bangladeshi ship, police say

March 18, 2024

Somali police and international navies were preparing on Monday to attack a commercial ship that was hijacked by pirates last week, the Puntland region’s police force said, two days after Indian commandos rescued another cargo vessel held by pirates, Reuters reports. The MV Abdullah was hijacked off the coast of Somalia last week, the latest […]Continue Reading

In Gaza, Palestinians hold Ramadan prayers by ruins of mosque

March 17, 2024

Palestinians in Gaza held the first Friday prayers of Ramadan outside the ruins of a mosque levelled in Israel’s offensive, one of hundreds the Hamas-run authorities say have been damaged or destroyed in Israeli attacks since October, Reuters reports. Scores of worshippers knelt in rows in the street by the wreckage of the al-Farouk mosque […]Continue Reading