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Junta warships unleash firestorm on Myanmar Village
Columns of flames and smoke rise from Dhamma Tha village as over 300 houses are destroyed in a bombardment by the Myanmar Navy. This photo was taken on Friday. Photo: The Irrawaddy

Junta warships unleash firestorm on Myanmar Village

Dozens of residents were injured and over 300 houses destroyed when Myanmar junta warships shelled a village in Mon State’s Kyaikmaraw Township in retaliation for the capture...

 Mar. 29
Chinese telecom giant Huawei says profits more than double in 2023

Chinese telecom giant Huawei says profits more than double in 2023

Chinese telecom giant Huawei on Friday said its profits more than doubled in 2023, a year that saw the company defy US sanctions with the release of a high-end smartphone.Last year, the Shenzhen-based firm generated a profit of 87 billion yuan ($12 billion), more than double 2022...

 Mar. 29

Mosque for hijra community opens in Mymensingh

Mosque for hijra community opens in Mymensingh Kicked out of other prayer services, members of Bangladesh’s transgender hijra community have been welcomed at a new mosque in the Muslim-majority nation with the promise of ...

Mar. 29

Russia vetoes UNSC draft resolution on DPRK

Russia vetoes UNSC draft resolution on DPRK Russia on Thursday vetoed a United Nations (UN) Security Council draft resolution extending the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the Democratic People's Republic of Ko...

Mar. 29