White Tiger Party wins eight seats in five Shan State townships in Myanmar polls
YANGON: After the completion of Phases (1) and (2) of the 2025 multi-party democratic general election, the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) also known as the White Tiger Party of Kya Phyu Party has won eight seats across five townships in Shan State, according to a statement released on the party's social media page.
Bangladeshi youth critically injured in landmine blast near Myanmar border, locals say
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: A Bangladeshi youth was critically injured in a landmine explosion along the Teknaf border today, locals say — a day after a child was injured by a stray bullet fired from across the Myanmar border.
At this office park, scamming the world was the business
Times journalists got a rare look inside one of the compounds where the online fraud industry makes its billions. Inspirational slogans ("Keep going") were just the start.
ICJ genocide case 'flawed and unfounded': Myanmar government
YANGON: An international court case alleging Myanmar committed genocide against the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority is "flawed and unfounded", Yangon's foreign ministry said Wednesday (Jan 14).
Myanmar pro-military party claims most seats in junta-run election
YANGON: Myanmar's dominant pro-military party on Tuesday claimed a majority of elected lower house seats in the country's junta-run polls, which democracy watchdogs say will prolong the armed forces' grip.
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.
