Myanmar: Four Indian Nationals Trapped In Cyber Scam Networks Repatriated Through Yangon

(MENAFN- IANS) Yangon, April 18 (IANS) Four Indian nationals were repatriated via Yangon after India coordinated with Myanmar authorities to facilitate their exit permits from the Myawaddy compound, the Embassy of India in Yangon informed on Friday.The …

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 …

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

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 …

Myanmar frees 4,900 to mark new year

The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to about 4,900 prisoners to mark the country’s traditional new year, state-run media reported yesterday, but it was not immediately clear how many were political detainees locked up for opposing …

Two children among seven killed by junta airstrikes on last day of Myanmar’s Thingyan festival

Airstrikes carried out by Myanmar’s military killed at least seven people, including two children, on Wednesday, the last day of Thingyan, the country’s traditional New Year’s holiday. The attacks were reported in Ayadaw and Wetlet townships in Sagaing …

During Myanmar’s new year celebration, 4,893 prisoners and 13 foreign prisoners granted amnesty

Mizzima Marking the Myanmar New Year on 17 April, the Myanmar junta has announced a conditional amnesty for 4,893 prisoners across the country. Those released under this pardon will face reinstatement of their previous sentences if they reoffend. …

ASEAN Parliamentarians Ring Alarms Over Anwar Ibrahim's Meeting with Myanmar Junta

The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) have expressed concerns over the scheduled meeting this week between Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as the Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and Myanmar junta leader Min …

Myanmar frees almost 4,900 prisoners, including 22 political detainees

The head of Myanmar's military junta has granted amnesty to nearly 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new year, state media has reported. At least 19 buses carrying prisoners left Yangon's Insein prison and were welcomed outside …