New Delhi: The Government of India will construct a fence along the entire 1,643 km stretch of India-Myanmar border. Commenting on the development, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday, “It has been decided to construct a fence along the entire 1,643 km India-Myanmar border. To facilitate better surveillance, a patrol track along the … Read more
DHAKA: At least 95 Myanmar border guards, some of them wounded, have fled to Bangladesh over the last few days as fighting intensifies between rebel forces in Myanmar and the junta regime, officials in Bangladesh said on Monday (Feb 5). At least two people were killed in Bangladesh on Monday after mortar shells fired from … Read more
About 2.3 million people have been displaced, according to the United Nations, while efforts by Myanmar’s Southeast Asian neighbours to initiate dialogue have seen no progress, with the junta refusing to negotiate with what it calls “terrorists”. The extension of emergency rule came on the eve of the third anniversary of the military wresting back … Read more
Southeast Asian foreign ministers on Monday (Jan 29) pressed for an end to Myanmar’s bloody conflict and expressed unity in their backing for a regional peace plan and a “Myanmar-owned and led solution” to the crisis. In a statement after an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) retreat, the ministers gave support for efforts by … Read more
Home Education India International Science Festival 2023 Starts On Wednesday, Here’s A Snapshot of Events The aim of this science festival is to celebrate the achievements of India in the frontier areas of science and technology. The central theme of IISF 2023 is “Science and Technology Public Outreach in Amrit Kaal”. IISF 2023: The India … Read more
The effect of the Israel-Hamas war is being felt in the UK as pro-Palestine protesters tried to disrupt the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Monday morning. This comes at a time when the UK and the US along with other Western countries like Germany launched an attack on the Huthis in the Red Sea, in … Read more
While there are doubts as to whether the US can effectively support Ukraine against Russia and Israel against Hamas and its regional allies at the same time, does Beijing have the political, military and economic muscle to simultaneously handle three security challenges and then launch military operations against Taipei? That may be unlikely if the … Read more
Beijing said on Thursday (Dec 14) it had mediated a temporary ceasefire in fighting between the Myanmar junta and ethnic minority armed groups in the north of the country close to the Chinese border. Recent talks between Myanmar’s military and the groups, facilitated by China, resulted in several agreements “including the temporary ceasefire and maintaining … Read more
A total of 17,000 people were indicted for taking part in overseas cyber syndicates in the first 10 months, up 5.3 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year. Their victims were mostly in mainland China. Myanmar cybercrime kingpin dead, family handed over to China China also stepped up its crackdown on human smugglers … Read more
The unrest is the military government’s biggest battlefield challenge since the coup and has alarmed China and Thailand, with concerns about a refugee influx. “The Myanmar side will soon send a working team to Thailand to discuss this matter,” Thailand’s foreign ministry said of the aid task force. “If the initial phase of implementation is … Read more
