Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 29, 2025 Evening

Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 29, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. NUG Ministry of Human Rights Issues Detailed Statement on Military Airstrike Against Kan Htoo Ma Village in Tant Se Township September 29 The Ministry of Human Rights of the National Unity...

2 Dead, American Tourist Missing After Group Plunges Over Edge of 400-Foot Waterfall By Latoya Gayle

NEED TO KNOW A group of tourists was caught in a river surge while swimming at the Ohn Chaw Waterfall in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Monday, Sept. 29 According to authorities, two people are dead and two others remain missing following the incident on...

Moment Brit, 23, 'is found with 9kg of crystal meth in his suitcase by Thai police': UK tourist is latest to be accused of smuggling drugs out of the country - which risks possible death penalty

A British tourist is facing the death penalty for allegedly attempting to smuggle a suitcase full of crystal meth out of Thailand. George Wilson, 23, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, is said to have received 9.15kg of methamphetamine from...

Meet Esther, an independent journalist reporting from the frontlines of Myanmar

Journalist Esther is reporting from one of the most dangerous conflict sites in the world. Photo from Exile Hub. Used with permission. Exile Hub is one of Global Voices’ partners in Southeast Asia, emerging in response to the 2021 coup in Myanmar,...

British tourist, 23, faces death penalty for ‘smuggling 9kg of meth out of Thailand’

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A young British man has been accused of trying to smuggle a suitcase full of crystal meth out of Thailand. George Wilson is alleged to...

Myanmar: Rohingya repatriation ‘catastrophic’ under existing conditions in northern Rakhine State

Rohingya communities in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State are facing forced labour, food and health crises, severe restrictions on movement and escalating armed conflict, Amnesty International said today as it warned against dangerously premature...

Pattaya Club Closed After Indian Manager’s Gunpoint Assault on Tourist

PATTAYA — Thai Authorities have closed a prominent Walking Street nightclub after its Indian manager allegedly orchestrated a brutal attack on a tourist and threatened him with a firearm over an unpaid bar tab. Pattaya City Police launched the...

Southeast Asia’s Tourism Recovery: Winners and Losers

Pandemic-related travel restrictions that began in 2020 obviously affected the entire world, but Southeast Asia was one of the hardest hit regions. International borders closed without much warning, strict quarantine requirements lingered for...

Tremors felt in Assam, Manipur, Nagaland after 4.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Myanmar

Tremors were felt across parts of Northeast India on Tuesday after a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Myanmar. Aftershocks were felt in parts of Assam, Manipur, and Nagaland. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake...

Travel ban deters international students

By Makiya Seminera Associated Press With the Taliban barring women from college in her native Afghanistan, Bahara Saghari set her sights on pursuing higher education in the United States. Saghari, 21, practiced English up to eight hours per day...

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 strikes Myanmar

An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 struck Myanmar on Tuesday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said in a statement. According to the NCS, the tremor occurred at a shallow depth of 15 km, which increases the likelihood of aftershocks and...

World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Sept 30, 2025

INDONESIA 1.CALLS GROW FOR PROPER REFORM OF ELECTION LAW -- THE JAKARTA POST Calls to safeguard a planned revision to election rules intensify, as prodemocracy advocates urge lawmakers to push for meaningful reform for the electoral system and put...

Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Sept 30, 2025

INDONESIA 1.CALLS GROW FOR PROPER REFORM OF ELECTION LAW -- THE JAKARTA POST Calls to safeguard a planned revision to election rules intensify, as prodemocracy advocates urge lawmakers to push for meaningful reform for the electoral system and put...

Engaged Buddhism Special Report: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim and INEB Conduct Field Survey in Earthquake-Hit Areas of Myanmar

The revered Korean Dharma master and Buddhist activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim and volunteers from the Buddhist humanitarian organization Join Together Society (JTS), embarked on a two-day field survey of earthquake-affected areas of Myanmar. They...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 27, 2025 Evening

Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 27, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. Second-year student Htet Moe Oo of the University of Teacher Education, specializing in Primary Education, killed in airstrike by terrorist military September 27 The Interim University...

Saudia awards top travel agents in Bangladesh

Saudia awards top travel agents in Bangladesh Saudia honors top Bangladeshi travel agents for outstanding 2024 contributions. Photo : BSS DHAKA, Sept 29, 2025 (BSS) - Saudia, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, hosted its...

Prime Minister U Nyo Saw says visa rules relaxed to facilitate international tourists' visits to Myanmar

Then, a video clip of the message of UN Tourism Secretary-General Mr Zurab Pololikashvili and a video clip on the types of tourism activities in Myanmar were shown. Then, the Prime Minister presented the award-winning foreign-invested hotels and...

28 illegal Myanmar migrants survive vehicle plunge in Kanchanaburi

PUBLISHED : 29 Sep 2025 at 14:35 KANCHANABURI: Twenty-eight illegal Myanmar migrants survived after a speeding vehicle driven by their smuggler veered off the road in Thong Pha Phum district early Monday. According to officials, the driver of the...

Acting President and SSPC Chairman of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing visits Palace of Peace and Reconciliation, and National Museum in Kazakhstan

Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who is currently in Astana of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the...

Myanmar Port Authority sets 44-meter permissible air draft for vessels under Yangon-Dala Bridge

The Myanmar Port Authority has announced that the permissible air draft for vessels passing under the Yangon-Dala Bridge will be set at 44 meters above the highest high water mark, effective from October 1, 2025. According to the announcement, the...