Myanmar duo arrested for smuggling compatriots into central Kanchanaburi

PUBLISHED : 12 Jan 2025 at 16:20 KANCHANABURI: Two Myanmar men were arrested for allegedly smuggling six compatriots who hid in the backseat of their pickup truck in Sangkhla Buri district on Sunday morning. Police said driver Ten Win, 44, and his front- …

Cops tracking Myanmar national for slashing compatriot in Nibong Tebal

NIBONG TEBAL: Police are tracking down a foreign man who is believed to have slashed his compatriot, leaving the victim with serious injuries, in an incident on Friday at Jalan Sungai Kechil, here. According to a statement from the Seberang Perai Selatan …

Two Myanmar Nationals Held In Mizoram With Huge Haul Of Foreign Currency

(MENAFN- IANS) Aizawl, Jan 12 (IANS) Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police apprehended two Myanmar nationals attempting to smuggle a significant amount of foreign currency, totalling the equivalent of over Rs 1.48 crore in Mizoram's Siaha District, officials …

Rakhine rebels seize first police station in Myanmar’s heartland

The Arakan Army has seized a police station in the Ayeyarwaddy region, the first in Myanmar’s heartland to fall to the ethnic Rakhine rebels since the 2021 military coup. Until now, the Arakan Army, or AA, has been fighting junta troops in Rakhine state, …

Penang police hunt for Myanmar national after slashing compatriot during intoxicated dispute in Nibong Tebal

NIBONG TEBAL, Jan 12 — Police are tracking down a foreign man who is believed to have slashed his compatriot, leaving the victim with serious injuries, in an incident on Friday at Jalan Sungai Kechil, here. According to a statement from the Seberang Perai …

Myanmar’s junta cuts filmmaker’s life sentence to 15 years as part of wider amnesty

RFA Myanmar’s junta has reduced the sentence of journalist and award-winning documentary filmmaker Shin Daewe from life behind bars to 15 years as part of a larger prisoner amnesty, her family said Thursday. On Jan. 5, the junta announced that it had …

Amid escalating clashes in Bhamo, Myanmar’s military leader stresses dialogue for peace

Mizzima As military tensions escalate near Bhamo, the second-largest city in Kachin State, Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing emphasized the importance of dialogue as the sole path to peace in a message marking the 77th Kachin State Day on 10 …

A small factory on the frontlines of Myanmar’s Karenni State

Families of Hongkongers trapped in Myanmar ‘scam farms’ plead for their return after Chinese actor’s rescue

To one Hongkonger, it seemed like a dream job – a purchasing agent transporting goods from Thailand to Japan. It quickly became a nightmare. Ex-district councillor Andy Yu (centre) and Kelvin, a family member of a trafficking victim, speak to the press …

Diarrhea outbreak claims lives in Myanmar’s Chin State, residents urgently seek medical aid

Mizzima Three children have succumbed to a severe diarrhea outbreak spreading across Matupi and Paletwa townships in southern Chin State. The rapid escalation of the disease has led local residents to urgently appeal for medical supplies and professional …