China, which supplies over 70% of Bangladesh’s military hardware, is said to be keen on Pekua now that its base at Ramree Island in Myanmar is threatened by the Arakanese advance.

Myanmar’s junta chief announces election by January 2026 The announcement comes as Myanmar’s military struggles to maintain control, with armed resistance from pro-democracy fighters and ...

Myanmar is set to hold its first election since the military seized power in a coup in February 2021, plunging the country into a brutal civil war. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who led the coup ...

Bishops of Christian Churches across India have jointly condemned the film Sanatani—Karma hi Dharma, saying it derogatorily portrays their religion and faith in Odia, the language of eastern Indian ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has rejected allegations that his government was involved in the assassination of former opposition politician Lim Kimya in Bangkok earlier this month. The killing ...

Myanmar junta air strike kills 28 people, rebel group says It was not clear if airstrike in western Rakhine state was mistargeted or if junta was unaware of temporary detention area’s location ...

An airstrike by the Myanmar junta killed 28 people, including nine children, at a temporary detention area in western Rakhine state, a local ethnic minority rebel group said. The Arakan Army (AA ...

Ramree island is home to a planned China-backed deep sea port that when completed will serve as a gateway for Beijing to the Indian Ocean, though construction has been stalled by the unrest.

Ramree island is home to a planned China-backed deep sea port that, when completed, will serve as a gateway for Beijing to the Indian Ocean, though construction has been stalled by the unrest.

People dousing flames rising after an airstrike by the ruling military in Kyauk Ni Maw village, in Ramree township on Jan 8, 2025. - The Arakan Army via AP ...

An airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group killed about 40 people and injured at least 20 others, officials of the group and a local charity ...