Sports,Cricket
Heather Knight was again to the fore as she lifted England out of trouble in Nelson and into a position where the visiting spinners were able to squeeze the life out of New Zealand's chase to take a 2-0 lead in the T20I series.At various stages it looked like the return of Sophie Devine and Amel...
World
Almost 50 junta soldiers fled across the Moei River from Karen State to Thailand’s Tak province on Tuesday following an attack by joint resistance forces on another junta base near the border.The Karen National Union (KNU) said 48 junta troops fled to Thailand from Karen State on Tuesday follo...
Civilians caught up in Sudan's civil war have given graphic accounts to the BBC of rape, ethnic violence and street executions. Our journalists have managed to make it to the front line of the fighting close to the capital, Khartoum.Top UN officials have said the conflict has plunged the country...
Vietnam’s president has resigned after just a year in the job, taking responsibility for a corruption scandal involving regional government officials, state-controlled media reported Wednesday.Vo Van Thuong, 54, was relieved of his position “per his personal request,” which was app...
Two civilians were killed in airstrikes and raids by the Myanmar military that have forced more than 5,000 villagers to abandon their homes in Sagaing Region’s Taze Township since Sunday, according to residents.A group of around 180 troops from Light Infantry Battalion 361 and local allied mil...
World,Back Page
Myanmar’s junta lost one more town and several military bases as well as a number of troops in the last three days as People’s Defense Forces (PDFs) and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) stepped up attacks on regime targets across the country. In one case, two PDF fighters were kill...
National,Front Page
Somali police and international navies were preparing on Monday to attack a commercial ship that was hijacked by pirates last week, the Puntland region's police force said, two days after Indian commandos rescued another cargo vessel held by pirates.The MV Abdullah was hijacked off the coast of ...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the squad for the first of the two Tests against Sri Lanka on Monday. The 15-man roster includes one new face in 21-year-old fast bowler Nahid Rana. Since making his first-class debut in November 2021, Rana has taken 63 wickets from 15 matches. L...
Some military families were urgently evacuated from the increasingly war-torn Kachin State starting on 13 March utilizing civil aircraft, according to junta sources.On the same day, families from military communities were reportedly being urgently transferred from Myitkyina Airport in Myitkyina Town...
The EU is holding an exhibition to highlight Myanmar’s forgotten humanitarian and human rights crises and remind the EU and the international community their support is needed now more than ever.“The European Union and the international community must remain by Myanmar’s side and i...
Hat-trick from Mahedi Hasan and hundred from Parvez Hossain Emon helped Prime Bank Cricket Club to secure a thrilling three-run win over City Club in a high-scoring affair in the Dhaka Premier Cricket League (DPL) at the BKSP-4 at Savar on Sunday. Tamim Iqbal, who batted first, opened the innin...
Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the US which includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences, according to a proposal seen by Reuters.Hamas said the initial release of Israelis would inc...
Myanmar’s junta has cut off internet and phone lines in around 80 townships across the country, according to Athan, a freedom of expression organization.All 17 Rakhine townships were hit by communication blackouts and 27 out of 34 townships in Sagaing Region and five out of seven Kayah State t...
Just over a month after enforcing Myanmar’s conscription law for the first time, the junta has started collecting the personal details of people eligible to be drafted into the military, with detailed data collection processes now under way in Naypyitaw and Yangon, particularly.In some townshi...
Sports
The Olympic Flame will be lit on in ancient Olympia on 16 April, marking the start of a journey that will culminate in Paris on 26 July for the official opening of the thirty-third modern Olympic Games.The Paris 2024 Olympic flame lighting and handover ceremony will take place on Tuesday 16 April 20...
Residents are evacuating Sagaing Region’s Kale Town and surrounding villages as Myanmar junta troops respond to an escalating resistance offensive with deadly attacks on civilian targets.The Kale District People’s Defense Team (PDT) issued what it called a final warning on February 27, i...
Mushfiqur Rahim, the experienced campaigner from Bangladesh, feels that leadership responsibility has brought out the best out Najmul Hossain.Najmul, who was recently appointed as skipper across formats, led Bangladesh with a brilliant hundred to take a 1-0 lead in the ongoing three-match ODI series...
The Arakan Army (AA) says it seized a Myanmar junta outpost on the Bangladesh border in Maungdaw Township, Rakhine State, on Tuesday, forcing 179 regime troops across the frontier.More than 1,200 regime border troops have fled to India and Bangladesh since the AA offensives began in Rakhine and sout...
Junta troops have been raiding villages near the ancient town of Tagaung in the northernmost corner of Mandalay Region after clashes with local resistance groups on March 4, forcing more than 5,000 people from nine villages to flee their homes.Displaced residents are taking shelter in nearby village...
The junta’s implementation of the forced conscription law has caused panic among the public and has already begun to further jeopardize the human security of Myanmar’s people, sending thousands running for their lives, according to campaign group Progressive Voice.It says that this act i...
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