The United States says it will continue to take firm action against authorities in Myanmar for violent crackdown on opponents of military coup after two protestors were shot dead over the weekend. The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a tweet said the United States stands with people of ...

The UN Security Council (UNSC) has urged military of Myanmar to release all detained political leaders and uphold democracy. In a statement, the Security Council said it has agreed by consensus that military in Myanmar should refrain from violence, fully respect human rights, fundamental freedoms ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has hoped that all parties in Myanmar will exercise restraint, uphold the rule of law, engage constructively and work towards a peaceful outcome. Commenting on the situation in Myanmar, Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said they are closely following the ...

In Myanmar, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint and other senior officials from the ruling party have been detained by the military. The Myanmar military television has also declared a state of emergency in the country for one year. Meanwhile, the United States has said it ...

ISLAMABAD-In Myanmar, at least 50 miners were killed after a landslide at a jade mine at Hpakant area of Kachin state on Thursday. According to an information ministry official, the miners were collecting stones when a muddy wave caused by heavy rain buried them.

ISLAMABAD-Washington,The International Monetary Fund said Friday it will provide Myanmar with $356.5 million in emergency funding, as the southeast Asian country battles an economic slump due to the coronavirus pandemic.The Myanmar economy is being impacted by the outbreak of COVID-19 through a ...

ISLAMABAD - Outrage is growing in Myanmar after the emergence of a 12-minute porn video shot in Bagan, the country's best-known tourist hotspot and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) heritage site of thousands of hallowed Buddhist pagodas. The video was ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan beat Qatar link by 3-0 on Saturday in the Asian link Men Under-23 Volleyball Championship being played at Naypyidaw link, Myanmar link. According to information received here, Pakistan link outplayed Qatar link in three sets by 25-22, 25-11 and 25-22. In the 2nd set ...

ISLAMABAD - A Myanmar pilot saved the day after his aircraft's landing gear failed, safely putting the jet on the runway with no front wheels on Sunday, an official said. The nail-biting touchdown -- in which no one was hurt -- was the second instance of a malfunctioning flight in less than a ...

Two people have been sentenced to death by a Myanmar court for the murder of a Muslim lawyer and Aung San Suu Kyi advisor, after a drawn-out trial backlit by allegations of impunity with a main suspect still at large. Ko Ni, whose work and faith made him a target of hate speech online by Buddhist ...