Bangladesh summons Myanmar envoy after cross-border shooting
Bangladesh's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned Myanmar Ambassador U Kyaw Soe Moe to express the former's deep concern over a recent cross-border firing that left a 12-year-old Bangladeshi girl severely injured.
Two Myanmar government staff killed in drone bomb attacks during phase two of general election
YANGON: According to the Ministry of Information, on the day the second phase of the election was held, two government staff members were killed due to drone drop-bomb attacks in Mandalay, Sagaing, Bago, Magway, and Kayah State.
Myanmar exports over 2.1mil tonnes of rice in past nine months
YANGON: Myanmar exported over 2.1 million tonnes of rice and broken rice in the first nine months, from April to December, of the current fiscal year 2025-26, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation on Monday (Jan 12)
Bangladesh detains 53 Rohingya militants, issues Myanmar border alert
DHAKA: Bangladesh issued a "high alert" along its Myanmar border after detaining 53 members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) militant group for crossing into its territory, Dhaka paramilitary officials said Monday (Jan 12)
Rohingya ‘targeted for destruction’
The military deliberately targeted the Rohingya minority in a bid to destroy the community, Gambia's Justice Minister Dawda Jallow told the International Court of Justice at the start of a genocide hearing.
Pro-military party claims Suu Kyi’s seat
The main pro-military party claimed victory in the parliamentary seat of sidelined democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi in elections being derided as a ploy to prolong junta rule.
Rohingya 'targeted for destruction' by Myanmar, Gambia tells ICJ
Myanmar's military deliberately targeted the Rohingya minority in a bid to destroy the community, Gambia's Justice Minister Dawda Jallow told the International Court of Justice on Monday.
Myanmar pro-military party wins Suu Kyi's seat in junta-run poll: Party official
YANGON: Myanmar's main pro-military party won the parliamentary seat of detained democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi in elections run under the junta's rule, a party official told AFP on Monday (Jan 12).
Landmark Myanmar Rohingya genocide case to open at UN's top court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: A landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against minority Muslim Rohingya will open at the United Nations' top court on Monday (Jan 12).
Suu Kyi looms large over election
Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi (pic) has been siloed in military detention since a 2021 coup, but her absence looms large over junta-run polls the generals are touting as a return to democracy.
