Myanmar: Intense fighting in conflict-ridden Myanmar has led nearly 4,000 individuals to seek refuge in India over the past four days, according to Indian officials in the northeastern state of Mizoram. This remote hill state is already accommodating over 30,000 refugees from Myanmar, where a brutal civil war has been ongoing since the military took [...]

Myanmar: Officials in Myanmar's major cities destroyed approximately $300 million worth of seized illegal drugs. The drugs destroyed included opium, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, ketamine, and the stimulant known as ice or crystal meth. Myanmar has a longstanding history of drug production, which is tied to the political and economic instability resulting from decades of armed [...]

Myanmar: Having fled their homeland, where they were victims of genocide and sexual violence used as a weapon of war, Rohingya girls and women are now confronting new dangers and challenges in refugee camps in Bangladesh. Most of these refugee women and girls do not have the opportunity to pursue higher education, not only due [...]

Myanmar: Reports indicate that approximately 30 civilians were killed in a series of unexplained shootings and artillery attacks following a military operation in Hpakant, a key jade mining town in northern Myanmar's Kachin State. The military sent about 600 troops from Kamaing, located around 40 miles from Hpakant, to reinforce their remaining positions after the [...]

Myanmar: The global organization is optimistic that India can leverage its influence to encourage the Myanmar military regime, the National Unity Government, and various ethnic groups to pursue a peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict. The situation in Myanmar is described as "diabolical," with the recent earthquake exacerbating the already severe political and insurgency crises. [...]

Myanmar: Two wards on the east bank of the N'Mai River in Chipwe Township, Kachin State, have experienced flooding, displacing hundreds of families who were already affected by conflict. Heavy rainfall in the upper areas of the N'Mai River has caused it to overflow, rising up to 50 feet above its normal level, as reported [...]

Myanmar: Hundreds of political prisoners held at Magway Prison in central Myanmar have been denied medical care following beatings and torture by prison officials. On April 13, violence broke out outside the prison when members of a local resistance group launched an attack on junta soldiers present there. Two political prisoners lost their lives during [...]

Myanmar: Students at Mandalay University whose answers from the university entrance exam were destroyed in last month's earthquake will be required to retake the test in June, according to a decision made by the military regime. The 2024-25 matriculation exams took place from March 17 to 22, with 220,843 students registering and over 200,000 actually [...]

Myanmar: Retailers and business owners have reported that significant damage and import restrictions have led to a critical shortage of steel, cement, and other materials essential for reconstruction and repairs following last month’s earthquake. According to employees in the construction sector, bags of cement that were priced at approximately 20,000 kyat (US $4.50) in early [...]

Myanmar: Intense rainfall has affected areas of Myanmar that were impacted by recent earthquakes, hindering relief efforts and increasing the likelihood of disease outbreaks, as the death toll from the significant quakes on March 28 has reached at least 3,471. Aid workers in Mandalay, a city severely affected and close to the earthquake's epicenter, reported [...]