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Six killed, 12 injured in highway crash
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 16/03/2022
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Six illegal Myanmar migrants were killed and 12 injured when the pickup they were travelling in crashed into the median divider fence on Phetkasem highway in Muang district early on Wednesday.
Asean leaders agree 5-point plan for Myanmar
News, Published on 25/04/2021
» Asean leaders met Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in Jakarta yesterday and reached a five-point consensus on how to tackle the political crisis the country is facing.
Rakhine rebels attack police posts
Published on 04/01/2019
» YANGON: Ethnic Rakhine rebels carried out pre-dawn attacks on four police stations near the Bangladesh border on Friday, claiming to have killed seven and taken 14 “prisoners of war” as conflict with the Myanmar army intensified.
Myanmar activists jailed for 'defaming' military
Published on 08/12/2018
» YANGON: A court in Myanmar’s restive Kachin state has jailed three activists for defaming the military, their lawyer said, as campaigners slammed the “chilling warning” the ruling sends to critical voices in the country.
Myanmar jade mine landslide kills 15
Published on 14/07/2018
» YANGON: A landslide killed at least 15 people in northern Myanmar on Saturday, with 45 others injured after the latest disaster in the Hpakant jade mining region, a local official said.
Thousands in Kachin rally against violence
Published on 12/05/2018
» MYITKYINA, Myanmar: Thousands of young people in northern Myanmar have staged one of the largest protests in years, successfully urging authorities to rescue civilians caught up in deadly fighting that threatens to unravel the country's fitful peace process.
After decades in border camps, Karen refugees leave for Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 08/05/2018
» Ninety-three refugees from Myanmar who have been living in camps along Thailand’s western border have gone home, the second such return since 2016, the UN refugee agency on Tuesday, raising hopes for the eventual closure of some of Asia's oldest refugee camps.
Myanmar police open murder probe in Kachin
Published on 10/03/2018
» YANGON: Police in Myanmar have opened a murder investigation into the killing of two men said to have been shot in the head after they were detained by soldiers in the conflict-torn north of the country.
Myanmar's opium crop plummets while meth stalks SE Asia
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2017
» A "dramatic" drop in opium cultivation in Myanmar underscored a regional boom in demand for illegal synthetic drugs such as methamphetamine, which many Asian countries are struggling to combat, a senior UN official said on Wednesday.
Five killed in Myanmar jade clash
Published on 20/10/2017
» YANGON: Police in northern Myanmar opened fire on hundreds of local residents who tried to enter a jade mine, killing at least five and injuring 20 others, state media said on Friday. Five policemen were also reportedly hurt.