Sanctions related to Myanmar were enacted under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) to respond to the human rights and humanitarian situation in Myanmar. On December 13, 2007, the Special ...

MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - Russia and Myanmar signed an agreement on Tuesday on construction of a small-scale nuclear plant in Myanmar after talks in Moscow between Russian President Vladimir ...

The blast tore through the main prayer hall of the madressah as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers, KP Police Inspector General Zulfiqar Hameed confirmed to Dawn.com. “It was a suicide blast.

Several casualties are feared after a blast at a mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Nowshera, DawnNews TV reported. This is a developing story that is being updated as the situation evolves.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. More than 7,000 people from across the world are being held in a Myanmar border town as they await a return ...

A China-led crackdown on online fraud rescued thousands from Myanmar this month. But this massive business of grift keeps growing. By Hannah Beech Hannah Beech reported from Mae Sot, Thailand ...

WASHINGTON — A sweeping crackdown led by authorities from Thailand, China and Myanmar has dismantled scam centers along the Thai-Myanmar border and freed thousands from nearly 30 countries, but ...

The Ethiopian, who calls himself Mike, said he is being held with 450 others in a building inside Myanmar, along the country's border with Thailand. They are among the thousands of people who have ...

Zeya says the money he received was enough to pay off his debts and buy some land "I just wanted to own a house and pay off my debts - that's why I decided to sell my kidney," says Zeya, a farm ...

Another source said the Myanmar junta-allied Karen Border Guard Force were holding 6,500 foreigners after cracking down on scam centres in Shwe Kokko and the Chinese-run "KK Park".

To better understand why sanctions fail, consider the cases of Russia and Myanmar. The sanctions imposed on Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 have undoubtedly caused some ...