Helicopter hit by FPV drone in Myanmar

A Mil Mi-17 helicopter operated by Myanmar’s military was hit on May 21 during a resupply mission near Bhamo, where intense fighting continues between junta forces and separatist groups. The attack, carried out using a fiber-optic FPV drone armed with a …

Mizoram-Myanmar border trade resumes despite official ban

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As Grid Fails, Myanmar Junta Eyes Shelved China-Backed Myitsone Dam

Having failed to resolve Myanmar’s worsening electricity crisis since the 2021 coup, junta boss Min Aung Hlaing on Tuesday blamed the suspension of the China-backed Myitsone hydropower project for the country’s deepening power outages. The coup leader told …

‘I saw a ship dropping many people into the sea’: India accused of returning Rohingya refugees to Myanmar

BENGALURU – Fisherman Nye Nge Soe was returning from a night’s work to his village in Tanintharyi, the southernmost region of Myanmar, when he saw dark figures bobbing among the waves about 50m from the shore.  “It was almost 1am. From my boat, I saw a …

Myanmar Authorities Drag Their Feet Over Rebuilding of Mosques, Churches

The junta faces accusations of dragging its feet over the rebuilding of Muslim and Christian places of worship after the devastating March 28 earthquake in Buddhist-majority Myanmar. So far the Religious Affairs Ministry has permitted only one of nearly …

Drone Strike Destroys Myanmar Junta’s Crash-Landed Aircraft

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) claims that it destroyed a Myanmar junta transport helicopter, which crash-landed following an ambush in Kachin State. KIA troops bombed the helicopter on a football pitch near Infantry Battalion 56’s headquarters in …

‘Indian Troops Killed Myanmar Resistance Fighters to Send a Message’

On May 14, 10 members of a local People’s Defense Team (PDT) in Sagaing Region’s Tamu Township went missing from their temporary outpost near the Indian border. Reports later emerged that they had been abducted, tortured and executed by the Assam Rifles, a …

Sri Lankan earthquake relief consignment delivered to Myanmar

May 22, Colombo (LNW): A consignment of humanitarian aid from Sri Lanka has arrived in Myanmar, marking a gesture of cross-border solidarity in response to the devastating earthquake that struck the country recently. The relief shipment, coordinated under …

Drugs smuggled from Myanmar seized in Manipur & Mizoram, two held

IANS Representational Image Imphal/Aizawl, May 22 (IANS) Smuggling of narcotic substances from Myanmar continues unabated in northeastern states of India, with drugs, valued at over Rs 5.7 crore, being seized by the security forces in Manipur and …