891 prisoners released from Insein prison on Myanmar’s New Year Day

In commemoration of Myanmar’s New Year and for the sake of public peace and humanitarian concerns, prisoners from various prisons were granted amnesty under Article 401 (a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and 891 male and female inmates, including …

Merit-making activities mark Myanmar New Year’s Day in Nay Pyi Taw

As the Myanmar calendar transitioned from 1386 to 1387, people across Nay Pyi Taw began the New Year with traditional merit-making activities yesterday, reflecting the cultural practice of washing away the impurities of the old year both physically and …

Myanmar New Year: Dawei’s Shwetaungsa Pagoda draws merit-makers

Shwetaungsa Pagoda in Dawei, which is one of the city’s most revered religious sites, was bustling with merit-makers engaging in religious observances on the evening of 17 April, which marked the first day of the Myanmar New Year 1387 and an auspicious day …

Operation Starlight III: Malaysia dispatches military medical team to aid Myanmar quake victims

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Malaysia has dispatched a medical team from the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) to Myanmar as part of a humanitarian relief effort under Operation Starlight III following the devastating earthquake that struck the country last March …

ATM Medical Team Leaves For Myanmar On Humanitarian Relief Effort

KUALA LUMPUR,  April 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has dispatched a medical team from the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) to Myanmar as part of a humanitarian relief effort under Operation Starlight III following the devastating earthquake that struck the country …

Indian Army Engineers assess quake damage in Myanmar

9 In response to a formal request from the Government of Myanmar, a specialist team of Indian Army Engineers arrived in the country on April 06, 2025 under Operation Brahma, further reaffirming India’s ongoing commitment to regional support and …

Myanmar earthquake may have disrupted China’s rare earth supplies, analysts say

The deadly earthquake in Myanmar last month may have disrupted production of critical minerals that are normally sold to China, casting further uncertainty over global rare earth supplies at a key juncture for international trade. The 7.7-magnitude quake …

4,893 prisoners pardoned on Myanmar New Year’s Day

The State Administration Council (SAC) has issued Order No. 30/2025, granting pardons to 4,893 inmates across various prisons and detention centers. The amnesty, enacted under Section 401(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code, took effect on Myanmar New …

Mustang Panda Targets Myanmar With StarProxy, EDR Bypass, and TONESHELL Updates

The China-linked threat actor known as Mustang Panda has been attributed to a cyber attack targeting an unspecified organization in Myanmar with previously unreported tooling, highlighting continued effort by the threat actors to increase the …

Malaysia’s Anwar meets Myanmar junta leader in week of tricky diplomacy