Myanmar

Paraglider bombing at Buddhist festival in Myanmar leaves dozens dead, 47 injured

As per reports, two bombs were released onto the crowd using a motorised paraglider, a personal aircraft operated by a single pilot.

Modi, Xi, Putin…: As election nears, Myanmar junta chief ups globe-trotting to court world leaders

Ahead of the December election whose legitimacy is under question, Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has been hopping from one capital to another to garner support. After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping, he reached Moscow to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

How should India see increased US military activity in Bangladesh's Chittagong?

A US Air Force C-130J Super Hercules recently touched down at the Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong. It is a tactical transport aeroplane normally based at the US Air Force's Yokota station in Japan. This comes in the backdrop of the US, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka launching the ‘Pacific Angel 25-3’ exercises at Bangladesh Air Force Zahurul Haque base in Chittagong. Here's what we know

Myanmar: 19 school students die as junta airstrike targets schools in Rakhine

The group posted a statement saying that the junta launched an airstrike targeting two private schools in Kyauktaw township, in midnight attacks on Friday. The strikes killed 19 school students between the ages of 15 and 21 and wounded 22 others

Myanmar shuts key trade crossing with Thailand as junta seeks to choke rebel funding before polls

The crossing at the Myawaddy bridge, which carries more than $120m worth of goods between the neighbours each month according to Thai customs data, was sealed to trading vehicles

Myanmar: Civil war still raging, but junta announces national election from Dec 28

Even as a civil war continues to rage in the country, Myanmar's junta has announced that the first phase of national elections will take place on December 28. The exercise has been condemned internationally as a sham as the junta is bound to control the result of any election in the country.

Myanmar: As junta plans election amid civil war, hopes for peace remain dim

Till all resistance forces are united and agree on a future federal structure, it is difficult to foresee a new model of government for Myanmar

Myanmar: Children among those tortured by security forces, says UN report

Children were among those tortured, often detained as stand-ins for missing parents. Some torture resulted in death, according to the 16-page report released Tuesday

Myanmar: Myint Swe, who became Acting President after junta toppled Suu Kyi govt, dies at 74

Myint Swe, the acting president of Myanmar since the military coup in 2021, has died at the age of 74. He withdrew from public life last year after the state media reported he was suffering from neurological disorders and peripheral neuropathy disease.

Myanmar election in December: Junta lifts emergency 4 years after coup against Suu Kyi govt

Four years after Myanmar's military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government in a coup, the junta has ended the emergency in the country and has formed a commission to hold elections in December.