Myanmar
- World
UK imposes study visa bans on Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, Sudan
London: The UK on Wednesday imposed a study visa ban on four countries accused of using the route as a backdoor entry to seek permanent refuge in the country, as part of…
- World
Myanmar’s military government pardons 10,000 prisoners before parliament opens
Bangkok: The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to more than 10,000 prisoners and reduced the sentences of others to mark a holiday, state-run media reported on Monday, March 2. There…
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BNP election victory: Big win, but small change likely in Bangladesh
The victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) should be seen in the light of the recent political developments in most of the seven member countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative…
- World
China executes 4 more members of Myanmar-based group
Taipei: China executed four people found guilty of causing the deaths of six Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations out of Myanmar worth more than USD 4 billion, authorities said…
- World
China executes 11 members of Myanmar-based syndicate
Bangkok: China executed 11 members of a Myanmar-based family crime syndicate that killed 14 Chinese citizens and ran scam and gambling operations worth more than USD 1 billion, authorities said. The Wenzhou…
- Telangana
Khammam cyber fraud: Rs 650 cr routed abroad through mule accounts
Hyderabad: The Khammam police have uncovered a massive, organised cyber fraud operation in which nearly Rs 650 crore was allegedly routed through mule bank accounts supplied to international cyber scam networks operating…
- World
Myanmar student suffers academic loss due to Trump’s travel ban
New York: The first time Patrick Thaw saw his University of Michigan friends together since his sophomore year ended was bittersweet. They were starting a new semester in Ann Arbour, while he…
- Hyderabad
Families of Hyderabad youth ‘enslaved’ on Myanmar-Thailand border seek help
Hyderabad: Distressed family members of city youth who are allegedly stuck along the Myanmar-Thailand border after being lured with promises of jobs on Friday urged authorities to intervene and ensure their rescue…
- India
Myanmar man arrested with foreign currency, tobacco in Mizoram
Aizawl: A Myanmar national was arrested with foreign currency notes, smuggled tobacco and foreign cigarettes in south Mizoram’s Siaha district on Tuesday, January 20, an official said. The accused, identified as U…
- World
Myanmar holds second round of polls amid armed conflict
Yangon: Myanmar resumed voting Sunday, January 11 in the second round of its first general election in five years, expanding polling to additional townships, including some areas affected by the civil war…
- India
Myanmar: 3 Indian nationals trapped in cyber scam centres repatriated
Yangon: Three Indian nationals were repatriated from Myanmar’s Myawaddy cyber scam centres through Yangon, the Embassy of India in Yangon informed on Friday, following cooperation with Myanmar authorities and organisations. “With cooperation…
- World
Myanmar kicks off 2025 general election five years after Civil War
Yangon: Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday. This comes after five years of the Civil War. The general election is scheduled to…
- Telangana
TGCSB busts fake job racket with Myanmar cybercrime link; five held
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) arrested five persons from Hyderabad, Mysore and Visakhapatnam for allegedly trafficking unemployed young men and women to Myanmar, forcing them into organised cybercrime operations. The…
- India
125 Indians return home from Myanmar scam hubs via Thailand
New Delhi: India on Wednesday repatriated 125 of its nationals from Thailand in a military transport aircraft, after they were released from scam centres in Myawaddy in Myanmar, according to the Indian…
- India
India repatriates 197 nationals from Thailand after Myanmar scam flight
New Delhi: India on Monday repatriated a second batch of 197 of its nationals from Thailand in two military aircraft, days after they fled to Thai border town of Mae Sot from…
