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Drug manufacturing equipment seized in Myanmar's Northern Shan State

YANGON: Authorities have seized additional equipment used in drug manufacturing in the Namlan area of Hsipaw Township and near Mongyai Town in northern Shan State, according to official sources.

Myanmar Foreign Ministry summons Timor-Leste's chargé d'affaires, issues stern warning

YANGON: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar has summoned the Charge d'Affaires of the Timor-Leste Embassy and issued a strong warning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

Immigration smashes human trafficking syndicate following 'safe house' raid in Kelantan

PETALING JAYA: A human trafficking syndicate has been busted following a raid by the Immigration Department in Kelantan.

Rohingya campaign not genocide, Myanmar insists

The country insisted that its deadly military campaign against the Rohingya ethnic minority was a legitimate counter-terrorism operation and did not amount to genocide, as it defended itself at the top United Nations court against an allegation of breaching the genocide convention.

Junta-backed party extends lead

THE military-­backed political party extended its lead after the second round of voting, official figures from the country's election body showed, lea­ving it on track for a parliamen­tary majority as the country heads into the final phase of its three-stage general election amid widespread conflict.

'It's all lies' - At top UN court, Myanmar denies deadly Rohingya campaign amounts to genocide

Myanmar has insisted that its deadly military campaign against the Rohingya ethnic minority was a legitimate counter-terrorism operation.

Myanmar military-backed party extends lead ahead of final election round

Myanmar's military-backed political party extended its lead after the second round of voting, official figures from the country's election body showed on Friday evening.

One dead, nine injured as passenger bus overturns and falls into ravine in Myanmar

YANGON: One person was killed and nine others injured when a passenger vehicle overturned and fell into a ravine on the Loilin-Nam Sam Union Road in Shan State, according to the Myanmar Fire Service.

GOF busts human trafficking syndicate with the arrest of three locals, one foreigner

JITRA: The General Operations Force (GOF) has smashed a human trafficking syndicate led by three locals and a Myanmar national in two operations here and in Nibong Tebal, Seberang Perai Selatan, Penang, on Wednesday (Jan 14) and Thursday (Jan 15).

Myanmar dismantles tele-fraud dens

YANGON: The Myanmar government announced on Wednesday (Jan 14) that security forces have dismantled multiple telecommunications fraud and illegal online gambling operations in northern Shan state, seizing a large cache of equipment, including Starlink satellite devices, during coordinated raids.