Increase in cases of diarrheal disease with symptoms similar to norovirus in Myanmar

Mizzima The number of cholera and diarrhoea cases show symptoms similar to the norovirus are spreading in Myanmar and some neighbouring countries.  The number of cholera infections are currently rising in Shwe Kokko New Town, a casino and scam centre area …

Years of conflict in Myanmar have forced tens of thousands of Rohingya, a persecuted Muslim minority, to flee to ...

Fleeing Myanmar, Rohingya refugees recall horror of war

They clung on through years of conflict in Myanmar but a surge of fighting has driven tens of thousands more Rohingya to flee, escaping with little more than harrowing tales of war. "I saw countless dead bodies," said 50-year-old refugee Hasina, …

World : Top News Headlines In Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam & Thailand: Dec 27, 2024

SINGAPORE   1.MRT, BUS FARES FOR ADULTS TO GO UP BY 10 CENTS FROM DEC 28 -- THE STRAITS TIMES Adult passengers will need to pay 10 cents more for each train and bus ride from Dec 28, when a public transport fare hike of 6 per cent kicks in.   2.FOOTBALL: …

DVB Chief Editor Aye Chan Naing on the Insight Myanmar Podcast

This episode of Insight Myanmar Podcast is appearing in the DVB English News feed since it features an interview with DVB founder Aye Chan Naing. It has been edited for brevity. Episode #284: Aye Chan Naing is a pioneering journalist and activist dedicated …

Myanmar’s years of living dangerously could come to a head in 2025

Myanmar’s current state is a stark and undeniable reflection of its turmoil.PHOTO: AFP In 2024, across Singapore and South-east Asia, conversations about world affairs seem to surface more frequently in daily life – at dinner tables, with colleagues in the …

Myanmar’s government-in-exile calls Suu Kyi’s detention brutal

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Myanmar junta continues air, arson attacks across Mandalay Region

The Myanmar regime has kept up its attacks on civilian targets in resistance strongholds in Mandalay Region, including in areas that have seen no recent fighting, according to local sources. On Wednesday, a junta airstrike on a village in Taungtha Township …

MHA asks Assam Rifles to share list of villages in Myanmar; facial recognition planned to track border residents

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the Assam Rifles to compile and share a list of villages in Myanmar, within 10 km from the Indian border, to monitor the movement of people entering India. The government is also looking to deploy face- …

 16 mins  Apex Meitei body in Manipur opposes MHA's India-Myanmar cross-border movement system

Imphal, Dec 26 : Two days after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) introduced a border pass system for Indian and Myanmar nationals residing within 10 km along the international borders, allowing limited entry into either territory for specific purposes, …