Tag: Myanmar

Suu Kyi, Australian economist get 3 years in jail

- Times Report -

A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi in another criminal case Thursday and sentenced Australian economist Sean Turnell to three years in prison for violating Myanmar's official secrets act, a legal official said. Suu Kyi received a three-year sentence after being tried and convicted with Turnell

Myanmar school attack could be war crime: UN probe

- Times Report -

UN investigators said Tuesday that the Myanmar junta commanders who ordered an attack this month on a school that left a dozen children dead could be liable for war crimes. The investigators pointed to multiple reports indicating that the school, located in the compound of a monastery, came under attack for

Li to discuss early repatriation of Rohingyas

- Times Report -

 Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming has met acting Foreign Secretary Rear Admiral (Retd) Md Khurshed Alam and discussed the ways for early repatriation of the Rohingyas and the recent incidents along Bangladesh-Myanmar border.  Talking to a small group of reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the meeting on

Firing from Myanmar jets sparks fear in Bangladesh border

- Times Report -

Within days of firing mortar shells, fighter jets of Myanmar army have fired bullets towards Bangladesh this time, which have created panic among people living at the border. According to Dil Mohammad Alam, a local union parishad member of Tombru area under Naikhongchhari's Ghumdhum union, Myanmar fighter jets fired 10-15 bullets

Model who criticized Myanmar junta fears repatriation

- Times Report -

A model from Myanmar who denounced her country's military rulers last year from the stage of a beauty pageant in Thailand said Friday she fears she may be forced back home. Thaw Nandar Aung, also known as Han Lay, told The Associated Press by phone that she has been stuck at

Increasingly isolated, Myanmar embrace Russia

- Aung Zaw -

Min Aung Hlaing insisted Putin was “a leader of the world”, and praised the architect of the Ukraine invasion for bringing “stability” to the international arena. “And we would describe you not just as the leader of Russia, but also as a leader of the world, because you are controlling

Rohingya in no-man’s land seek UN protection

- Times Report -

A Rohingya community taking refuge in a strip of land along the Bangladesh-Myanmar frontier has called on the United Nations to ensure their safety amid a recent string of violent incidents near the border. On Monday, residents of the Konapara camp, situated in no-man's land along the Tumbru border in Bandarban's

Govt plans to evacuate 300 families amid tensions at Bangladesh-Myanmar Border

- United News of Bangladesh -

The local administration is planning to evacuate members of 300 Bangladeshi families in Ghumdhum union along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban following firings and mortar shelling near Tombru border for the last one month. Naikhongchhari Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Salma Ferdous said there are about 70 Bangladeshi families

BGB, Coast Guard asked to remain on high alert

- Times Report -

Acting foreign secretary Rear Admiral (Retd) Md Khurshed Alam on Sunday said they had a high-level meeting with all concerned and urged the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Bangladesh Coast Guard to remain on high alert with "reinforcement" if required. Khurshed Alam, also secretary at Maritime Affairs Unit (MAU) at the