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Five buildings including primary school destroyed in Myanmar junta airstrike on Nippon Foundation housing in Ye Township
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (389+ words) A junta airstrike dropped two bombs at approximately 1: 00 am today, 18 June, targeting a residential housing project built with Nippon Foundation support in Chaung Hna Khwa village, located in the Ye Chaung Phyar area of Mon State's Ye Township. The attack…...
UN says 2. 4 million refugees need resettling in 2027
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (508+ words) Almost 2. 4 million refugees will need resettling next year, the United Nations said on Tuesday, at a time when a number of countries have slashed resettlement spots. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, warned of a dire shortage of options for such…...
US-Iran deal a 'catastrophe' for Israel, analysts say
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1005+ words) A displaced woman holds an Iranian national flag from the window of a vehicle, as she crosses the southern Lebanese area of al-Qasmiyeh, on her way back to her home village in southern Lebanon on June 15, 2026. Hezbollah thanked its backer…...
Indian experts assist Myanmar's long-delayed steel mill project
1+ week, 1+ day ago (464+ words) Myanmar's junta is advancing efforts to revive the delayed No. 1 Steel Mill in Myingyan, Mandalay Region, meeting Indian experts this week to boost domestic steel production and cut reliance on imports. State media reported that Union Minister Dr Charlie Than…...
US-Iran deal could be sealed within 24 hours, mediator Pakistan says
1+ week, 3+ day ago (868+ words) The United States and Iran could finalise an agreement to end the Middle East war "within 24 hours, key mediator Pakistan said Saturday, after both sides expressed optimism about the chances of concluding a deal. The foes and mediators of the…...
India migrant evictions seed fear in Bangladesh border towns
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1033+ words) Rice farmer Mohammad Ismail Hossain fears violence could blight his quiet fields in southwestern Bangladesh, on the front line of a growing Indian push to expel undocumented migrants. The countries share a porous 4, 096-kilometre (2, 500-mile) border, with communities on either…...
UK government under increasing pressure from parliament to sanction Myanmar's military
1+ week, 5+ day ago (110+ words) The Burma Campaign UK released a statement on 11 June regarding the debate held in the UK Parliament concerning British government support for human rights in Myanmar. The debate was held on 10 June The text of the Burma Campaign UK statement…...
Death penalty for Erawan Shrine bombers in Thailand, no commutation
1+ week, 5+ day ago (563+ words) A Thai court has sentenced defendants in Erawan Shrine bombing case to death, with no grounds for commutation. After 11 years, a verdict has been reached in the case concerning the 2015 bombing at the Erawan Shrine at Ratchaprasong Intersection in the…...
Myanmar youth advocates featured in EU-ASEAN regional campaign
1+ week, 6+ day ago (337+ words) Two young Myanmar representatives have been selected to participate in a new European Union (EU) campaign highlighting youth leadership and innovation across Southeast Asia. The campaign, titled "Hands that Move, was launched by the European Union's mission to ASEAN and…...
Joint Statement urges international action on Kachin situation as junta pushes Myitsone project
1+ week, 6+ day ago (397+ words) Civil society and advocacy groups marked the 15th anniversary of the resumption of armed conflict in Kachin State on 9 June, issuing a joint statement condemning the military junta's ongoing atrocities and calling on the international community to increase humanitarian funding and…...