Myanmar`s military finds crashed Chinese-made plane, bodies in Andaman Sea
Myanmar`s military fleet has a chequered recent history of plane crashes.
Jun 08, 2017, 08:36 AM IST
Debris of Myanmar military plane with 116 people on board found in sea
Pieces of a Myanmar military plane which went missing with more than 100 soldiers and family members aboard were found in the Andaman Sea late Wednesday, a local official said.
Jun 07, 2017, 19:22 PM IST
INS Rajput reaches Yangon for OTR
The ship was given a traditional welcome and received by Commodore Thant Sin Lay, Deputy Commander Naval Dockyard.
May 13, 2017, 21:33 PM IST
Georgians caught with USD 90,000 of stolen cash in underwear
Two Georgian men were busted in a Myanmar airport with USD 90,000 of stolen cash hidden in their underwear which they had swiped from a local money changer.
Apr 22, 2017, 15:04 PM IST
Brahma’s simple 4-point formula for Kaliyuga jeevas to transcend the world
Myanmar was called ‘Brahma Desha’ till the British turned it into Burma as a phonetic mispronunciation.
Apr 18, 2017, 16:53 PM IST
Ex-army officer ordered Myanmar lawyer's murder: Presidency
A former military officer ordered the murder of a prominent Myanmar lawyer and advisor to de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the president's office said today.
Feb 15, 2017, 19:55 PM IST
Myanmar arrests second suspect in Muslim lawyer murder
A second suspect has been arrested over the brazen murder of a prominent Muslim lawyer in Myanmar, state media reported Saturday, as questions build over a killing that stunned the Buddhist-majority country.
Feb 04, 2017, 10:55 AM IST
Myanmar Rohingya abuse may be `crimes against humanity`: UN
More than 120,000 Rohingya have been crammed into displacement camps since sectarian violence in 2012.
Nov 30, 2016, 09:25 AM IST
Myanmar police arrest Muslims over Yangon bombings
Dozens of people have died in northern Rakhine after attacks on police border posts last months sparked a military crackdown.
Nov 26, 2016, 15:42 PM IST
Crude bomb explodes in Myanmar government office; no injuries
A similar explosion occurred on Thursday at an immigration office in Yangon, and two more on November 17 at a market.
Nov 26, 2016, 10:25 AM IST
Hundreds more Myanmar Rohingya flee to Bangladesh: Aid workers
An official from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said he had witnessed more than 500 people enter its camps in the hills near the border on Monday.
Nov 22, 2016, 00:19 AM IST
Myanmar 'exorcist' in court over deaths of three children
A self-proclaimed sorcerer who allegedly beat three children to death in an exorcism ritual appeared in a Yangon court on Friday, telling reporters he was possessed by a "dark spirit" at the time o
Nov 18, 2016, 17:12 PM IST
Mysterious debris crash-lands in northern Myanmar
A large metal cylinder thought to be from a Chinese satellite or aircraft fell from the sky and slammed into a jade mining area in northern Myanmar, state media reported on Friday.
Nov 11, 2016, 13:18 PM IST
UN envoys urge Myanmar to probe killings, arrests in Muslim-majority region
UN human rights experts have called on Myanmar to investigate allegations that security forces have killed unarmed civilians, burned villages and made arbitrary arrests in a Muslim-majority region where a crackdown has followed attacks on border police.
Oct 25, 2016, 12:40 PM IST
Measles behind Myanmar's Sagaing outbreak that killed at least 30
Myanmar health officials have confirmed that a measles outbreak is behind the deaths of more than 30 people, mostly children, in a remote part of the country as authorities rush to treat victims.
Aug 06, 2016, 09:37 AM IST
Myanmar to deport Spanish tourist for Buddha tattoo: Police
A Spanish tourist faces deportation from Myanmar over a Buddha leg tattoo that offended monks, police said Monday, in a country where the influence of religious hardliners is growing.
Jul 11, 2016, 17:43 PM IST
Mob destroys mosque as religious, ethnic tension rises in Myanmar
Villagers from Thayethamin, a remote settlement a two-hours` drive northeast of Myanmar`s largest city, Yangon, destroyed the mosque on Thursday.
Jun 24, 2016, 14:10 PM IST
Mohun Bagan AC team members safe in earthquake-hit Myanmar
Mohun Bagan on Wednesday played out a 1-1 draw against Yangon United in their final group league match.
Apr 13, 2016, 22:34 PM IST
Myanmar's new de facto leader Suu Kyi has cataract surgery
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's new de facto leader, has undergone an eye operation for cataracts, state media said today.
Apr 10, 2016, 19:28 PM IST
Myanmar`s Aung San Suu Kyi undergoes eye surgery: Official
Myanmar`s Aung Sang Suu Kyi underwent successful eye surgery Saturday, a senior party official said, weeks after the 70-year-old`s fledgling administration took power.
Apr 09, 2016, 15:06 PM IST
