NSCN-IM in crisis after co-founder’s son Ikato Chishi Swu heads for Myanmar

KOHIMA: Ikato Chishi Swu, whose father Isak Chishi Swu co-founded the National Socialist Council of Nagalim Isak-Muivah, or (NSCN-IM), on Friday announced his decision to join the group’s Myanmar-based “eastern flank” run by two Naga rebel leaders Hs. …

Supporting Women’s Health with Life-Changing Surgeries, Continued Myanmar Earthquake Response, and More

By Lara Cooper Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 476 shipments of requested medical aid to 46 U.S. states and territories and nine countries worldwide. The shipments contained 4.3 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications and …

India repatriates 4 more victims of cyber gang from Myanmar

Four Indian nationals, who have been victims of fake job offers and were forced to scam people, were repatriated by the Indian Embassy in Myanmar on Friday. These Indian men, who were duped into a cyber fraud syndicate operating along the Myanmar-Thailand …

Peace won't return to Myanmar keeping Rohingya issue unresolved: Dhaka tells Washington

Acknowledging the difficult situation, Bangladesh has strongly conveyed to the United States that peace will not return to Myanmar even the war ends there unless the Rohingya problem is resolved. "If the Rohingya problem is not resolved, peace will …

Trafficked to Myanmar on fake job offer, rescued city man back home after 7 months

Lunglei plans to impose curbs on movement of Myanmar refugees

Myanmar earthquake: Mercy Corps’ response as urgent needs soar

Survivors of the deadly Myanmar earthquake are sleeping outdoors in tents or under tarps bracing for aftershocks. The devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar’s second-largest city, Mandalay, on March 28. In its aftermath, more than 3,600 lives …

Pershore MP praises government's pledge to match £5 million in aid for Myanmar

WEST WORCESTERSHIRE MP Dame Harriett Baldwin has welcomed a Government commitment to ensure UK aid will help people affected by the earthquakes in Myanmar. The Disaster Emergency Committee has launched an appeal for funds to support the international …

Malaysia PM Anwar urges Myanmar junta to honour quake truce

The Mar 28 quake has left 60,000 people living in tents, according to the United Nations, and pushed two million people into "critical need of assistance and protection". When the military government declared the truce to ease relief efforts it …

Myanmar junta and opposition group to extend ceasefire

Myanmar’s junta and a key opposition group have indicated they would extend a ceasefire to support more aid efforts after a devastating earthquake, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday, following rare high-level talks with the ruling …