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Myanmar's Oil Fields Targeted Amidst Civil War and Rising Fuel Prices
Kathmandu. Small oil industries in the dry central region of Myanmar have become targets of the civil war after the war in West Asia increased pressure on fuel supply. As oil prices rise, the compe...
Top UN court to rule Nov 19 on Myanmar/Rohingya genocide case
THE HAGUE, Nov 4: The top United Nations court will on November 19 deliver a landmark ruling on whether Myanmar's crackdown against its mostly Muslim Rohingya minority constituted a genocide, offic...
Malaysia starts Myanmar returns despite UN warnings
Manjung, Sept. 30: Malaysia on Tuesday began repatriating Myanmar nationals, including women and children, under a voluntary program despite warnings from the United Nations refugee agency and righ...
Myanmar tells ASEAN detained Aung San Suu Kyi will be looked after, special envoy says
Maria Theresa Lazaro, the Philippine foreign minister, has been seeking access to Suu Kyi, 81, who has been detained since her elected government was ousted in a 2021 military coup. Foreign minist...
ICJ to Rule on Myanmar Rohingya Genocide Claim November 19
Kathmandu. The United Nations' highest court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), is set to deliver a historic verdict on November 19 regarding whether the repression of Rohingya Muslims in M...
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Supreme Court of NepalTop UN court to rule Nov 19 on Myanmar/Rohingya genocide case
THE HAGUE, Nov 4: The top United Nations court will on November 19 deliver a landmark ruling on whether Myanmar's crackdown against its mostly Muslim Rohingya minority constituted a genocide, offic...
In Response To 'Myanmar At Crossroads'
I am writing to express our strong disagreement and rejection of the recent article entitled “Myanmar At A Crossroads” published in The Rising Nepal on 7 August 2026. The article relies heavily on ...
Sri Lanka emerges as new hub for cyber scam networks
Authorities say organised fraud networks are shifting operations to Sri Lanka as crackdowns intensify in Cambodia and Myanmar, where dozens of Nepalis have been detained in recent police raids. Sc...
Myanmar Road Accident Kills Six, Injures Twelve
At least six people were killed and 12 injured in a road accident in the Mandalay region of Myanmar on Saturday. According to the Fire Services Department of Myanmar, the express bus, whose brakes...
Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package: Myanmar govt
MYANMAR, Oct 20: Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi received a package from Britain's King Charles III on Monday, authorities said, releasing the first pictures of the detained Nobel laureate in two months...
Myanmar At A Crossroads
The rare public appearance of Myanmar's Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi at a meeting with representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) last Monday appears to be a calculat...
Myanmar’s junta chief turned president heads to India, with an eye on China
In a dawn takeover on February 1, 2021, Min Aung Hlaing ousted the elected civilian government led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking a protest movement that transformed into a ...
Aung San Suu Kyi Receives Package from King Charles III in Myanmar Detention
Kathmandu. Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who is in detention in Myanmar, received a package sent by Britain's King Charles III on Monday. Myanmar officials released the first picture o...
Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package: Myanmar govt
MYANMAR, Oct 20: Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi received a package from Britain's King Charles III on Monday, authorities said, releasing the first pictures of the detained Nobel laureate in two months...
Thai Ganja Smuggled via Myanmar Nationals to India
Kathmandu. It may seem strange to many that marijuana produced in Thailand is brought to Kathmandu via Myanmar carriers using air routes and then smuggled to India using Kathmandu as a transit. The...
Myanmar leader to visit Malaysia after migrant returns begin
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6: Myanmar's coup leader turned president Min Aung Hlaing will visit Malaysia "in the next few days", Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Tuesday, after Kuala Lumpur launched a plan...
China Sentences Three to Death for Operating Scam Network in Myanmar's Kokang Region
Kathmandu. A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced three members of a criminal gang that operated a scam network in Myanmar's Kokang region to death. Dozens of other individuals have also been sentenc...
In war-split Myanmar 'spirit consorts' commune across divide
TAUNGBYONE, Aug 29: As monsoon rains pound the heartlands of war-fractured Myanmar, "spirit consorts" gather to renew their vows with a pantheon of gods hailed for their powers to protect and destr...
Myanmar Army Airstrike Kills 49 in Rakhine State Market
Bangkok. At least 49 people were killed and 58 injured in an airstrike by the army in an area controlled by the rebel group Arakan Army in Myanmar's western Rakhine state. According to the Arakan ...
Myanmar escalating aerial attacks on civilians: UN probe
GENEVA, Aug 11: The Myanmar military has escalated its aerial attacks against civilians, with the conflict ravaging the country showing no signs of abating, UN investigators said Tuesday.
Three arrested with marijuana smuggled from Thailand
Kathmandu. The Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested 3 people from Soalrkhutte, Kathmandu, with marijuana brought from Thailand. Jin Jin Phyo, 29, from Myanmar, brought marijuana by bringing it th...
Founding father: statues of Myanmar's Aung San disappear
YANGON, July 18: Statues of independence hero Aung San are quietly disappearing across Myanmar in a contest over his legacy as father of both the nation and of detained democracy figurehead Aung Sa...
Three arrested with marijuana smuggled from Thailand
Kathmandu. The Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested 3 people from Soalrkhutte, Kathmandu, with marijuana brought from Thailand. Jin Jin Phyo, 29, from Myanmar, brought marijuana by bringing it th...
Over 500 feared dead in two suspected shipwrecks off Myanmar: UN
GENEVA, July 16: The United Nations warned Thursday that more than 500 people were feared dead following reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June.
Manipur to Complete Myanmar Border Fence by 2028
New Delhi. India's northeastern state Manipur has set a target to complete the fencing work on the border with Myanmar by 2028, as per New Delhi's plan to tighten security in the troubled border ar...
Once shunned, Myanmar leader to visit Thailand next month
BANGKOK, July 15: Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing will make an official visit to Thailand next month as Bangkok seeks to bring the once pariah state back into the diplomatic fold, the Thai foreign...
Myanmar's Yangon Reports Over 500 Hospitalized with Severe Diarrhea, 149 Cholera Cases Confirmed
More than 500 people have been hospitalized with severe diarrhea in Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, and about 150 have tested positive for the cholera virus, officials said on Monday. Myanmar's in...
836 Nepali citizens rescued from Southeast Asia since March 27
KATHMANDU, July 11: The government has said 836 Nepali citizens who had fallen victims to the online fraud were rescued from the border areas of Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand in Southeast As...
Myanmar Monsoon Floods Displace Thousands, Destroy Crops
Villages and paddy fields have been submerged by intense monsoon floods in Myanmar. AFP's correspondent there and the United Nations have reported that the floods have forced Myanmar nationals, alr...
Myanmar mourns as post-coup conflict death toll hits 100,000
YANGON, July 1: More than 100,000 people have been killed across all sides in Myanmar since a military coup five years ago triggered civil war, a conflict monitor said Wednesday.
Over 500 Rohingya Refugees Enter Nepal Illegally
Kathmandu. It has been found that more than five hundred Rohingya refugees have entered Nepal due to the lack of open borders and technologically advanced security surveillance systems. Central Pol...
Myanmar president arrives in India to strengthen ties
NEW DELHI, May 30: Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing arrived in neighbouring India on Saturday, in his first trip abroad since becoming civilian leader, for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
UN Report: Myanmar Military Killed Over 700 Civilians During Six-Month Election Period
Yangon. The United Nations has stated that the Myanmar military killed more than 700 civilians during a six-month election period last year. According to a new report released by the UN Human Right...
Myanmar Army Recaptures Key Border Town Mawtaung
Myanmar. Myanmar's army has claimed to have recaptured a major trading city on the Thai border. The army has presented this as an important achievement for expanding border trade and transportation...