How should India see increased US military activity in Bangladesh's Chittagong?

Should India be alarmed about US actions in Bangladesh? A C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft belonging to the US Air Force recently arrived in Bangladesh. This comes in the backdrop of the US Air Force, Bangladesh Air Force and Sri Lankan...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 09, 2025 Morning

Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 09, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. In Bhamo and Phakant battles, junta forces suffered casualties, and KIA seized weapons and ammunition September 8, Radio NUG In Bhamo and Phakant townships of Kachin State, intense clashes...

Interpol makes record synthetic drug seizures across 18 countries

New Delhi, September 16 (IANS): The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), in one of its biggest worldwide operations against drug trafficking, made a massive seizure of synthetic drugs valued at $ 6.5 billion, the global crime...

Bangkok and Phnom Penh reach tentative deal, but the border remains closed

Despite the 10 September agreement in Koh Kong to reduce tensions, the situation on the Thai-Cambodian border remains unsettled. Bangkok is considering applying economic pressure, while mutual accusations continue over online scam centres favoured...

Russia’s Nuclear ‘Diplomacy’: From Seizing a Nuclear Facility in Ukraine to Backing Myanmar’s Military Junta

Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, would like its growing list of global customers to think that nuclear energy production and supply are above politics. The reality is, however, that Rosatom is just another means of implementing...

China leads the green ranking of Asian central banks

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Some currencies are greener than others, and among the Asian ones, the Chinese yuan is currently the most promising. Credit goes to the green policies of...

Rare-earth elements: India sniffing deal with Myanmar rebels after Chinese curbs

Biz News Officials in Delhi are interested in a long-term arrangement with Kachin Independence Army to build a supply route for rare earths but there are concerns over the logistical challenges of bringing large quantities of the material across...

India News | Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference to Showcase North Gujarat's Strengths in Agriculture, Dairy

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], September 11 (ANI): North Gujarat's strengths in agriculture, dairy, and food processing will be showcased at the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC), North Gujarat (Mehsana), scheduled for October...

AA Repels Myanmar Junta Counteroffensive Near Magwe-Rakhine Border

The ethnic Arakan Army (AA) on Wednesday claimed to have repulsed a Myanmar military counteroffensive in Magwe Region’s Ngape Township near the Rakhine-Magwe border. Deploying large numbers of troops, most of them conscripts, the regime has been...

How the Arakan Army found its place under Myanmar’s sun

On October 27, 2023, the ongoing civil war in Myanmar took a dramatic turn. Codenamed Operation 1027 after the month and date of the launch, three rebel groups called the Three Brotherhood Alliance launched their first coordinated attack on the...

US targets cyber scam networks in Myanmar and Cambodia with new sanctions

The United States imposed sanctions on cyber scam operators in Myanmar and Cambodia on Tuesday, a booming industry the U.S. says stole tens of billions from Americans last year, according to a Treasury Department statement. Criminal networks have...

Seven years in prison for criticising Myanmar's electoral process

Today's headlines: Charlie Kirk had just been to Seoul and Tokyo for his first lecture tour in Asia; In Malaysia, the annual congress of PAS, the most important Islamist party, begins; The Philippines protests against Chinese plans to create a...

Myanmar eyes expanded China trade routes if border gates reopen

Myanmar’s Acting President and State Security and Peace Commission Chairman, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, said that reopening Myanmar-China border gates could greatly boost regional trade routes linking Myanmar’s northeast to Yunnan, Sichuan,...

Aung Thiri Film donates K1M for Myanmar Motion Pictures Day

Aung Thiri Film Production donates K1 million to the Myanmar Motion Pictures Organization. Aung Thiri Film Production donated K1 million for the 105th Myanmar Motion Pictures Day and the 48th Homage-paying Ceremony to Veteran Artistes, which will...

India turns to Myanmar rebels for rare earths as China tightens control

The KIA has begun gathering samples for analysis and has agreed to assess whether bulk exports to India are possible.India is working to obtain rare-earth samples from Myanmar with the help of a rebel group, Reuters reported, as it seeks...

Record haul of synthetic drugs seized across 18 countries: Interpol

New Delhi, Sep 16: The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), in one of its biggest worldwide operations against drug trafficking, made a massive seizure of synthetic drugs valued at $ 6.5 billion, the global crime policing body...

World : Top News Headlines In The Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam & Indonesia Sept 11 , 2025

THE PHILIPPINES 1. DPWH CHIEF DIZON WANTS BONOAN INCLUDED IN IMMIGRATION WATCHLIST - THE PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY (PNA) The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Wednesday asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the issuance of an...

Northern Myanmar: The latest stop in Trump’s rare earths escapade

An appreciation of the United States’ acute dependence on Chinese rare earths supply has been a common thread throughout Donald Trump’s two presidencies. Trump deserves credit for taking tangible steps to highlight this dependency, including...

India Seeks Rare Earth Supply From Myanmar Rebel Group To Reduce China Dependence

India is reportedly exploring alternative sources of rare earths and has turned to Myanmar in its search for critical minerals. India is working with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), a powerful rebel group controlling parts of northeastern...

Thailand grants work permits to over 42,000 Myanmar refugees in border camps

More than 42,000 Myanmar refugees who have been sheltering in Thai camps for over four decades will be granted legal work permits starting October 1, according to labor rights activists citing confirmation from Thailand’s Deputy Interior Minister...