The official death toll of the earthquake that shattered central Myanmar surpassed 1,600 people, the country’s military leaders said on Saturday, as desperate rescue workers raced to find survivors and began grappling with a monumental disaster in a nation already racked by civil war. The powerful earthquake struck on Friday near Mandalay, the country’s second-largest … Read more
A file photo of the Azerbaijan Airlines crash on December 25 in which 38 people onboard were killed | Photo Credit: Reuters Instances of GPS interference on passenger aircraft, including ‘spoofing’ with false signals, are on the rise over conflict zones globally, including on India’s borders with Pakistan, which are among the top sites for … Read more
At least 650 children have been killed or wounded in violence in the country this year. | Photo Credit: Reuters Children made up nearly 40% of the more than 3.4 million people in Myanmar displaced by civil war and climate change-driven extreme weather, the United Nations agency for children said Thursday (November 21, 2024). Myanmar … Read more
New Delhi: Security personnel dispatch relief material to Typhoon Yagi-hit Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos. | Photo Credit: PTI India launched Operation Sadbhav to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) to Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam that have been hit by severe flooding caused by Typhoon Yagi. India has committed $1mn worth of flood relief assistance … Read more
People rebuilding temporary homes near a destroyed building following fighting between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army. | Photo Credit: AFP An alliance of Myanmar ethnic armed groups have accused the junta of repeatedly violating a China-brokered ceasefire in the north of the country this month and causing civilian casualties. Beijing brokered a truce between … Read more
The NSCN(I-M) is one of the oldest and most powerful of about 30 rebel groups in northeast India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) on Wednesday accused the Indian security forces of helping the Kuki militant groups to wage war against the Meitei revolutionary groups in Myanmar. The statement comes … Read more
The 1930 helpline is operational in all 36 States and Union Territories. | Photo Credit: AP Around 50% of cyber-crime complaints received on the national cyber crime helpline every day have their origin in China and pockets of Cambodia and Myanmar, Rajesh Kumar, chief executive officer of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of … Read more
“Limited availability of legitimate economic opportunities, constrained access to markets and state infrastructure, and a worsening economic climate brought on by inflation and monetary depreciation can make opium, as well as other illicit commodities, an attractive alternative or for subsistence livelihoods. Source link
A UNHCR worker talks to Rohingya refugees, who were earlier refused landing twice by local communities and left stranded off the coast, following their arrival at a village community hall in Lapang Barat, Aceh province, on November 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Three boats filled with more than 500 Rohingya refugees landed in Indonesia’s … Read more
At least 43 Myanmar soldiers have surrendered to police in Mizoram a day after heavy clashes with anti-junta rebel fighters, a police official said on Tuesday. “Whether they will be pushed back or not, we are waiting for further instructions from the central government,” Mizoram police official Lalmalsawma Hnamte told Reuters. Source link