ASEAN is acutely exposed to climate change, with five of the world’s 20 most at-risk countries located in the region. Unchecked climate change could drive down regional GDP by 11% by 2100, and lead to displacement of 87 million people in high-risk flood areas in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar,
A Swiss national and 13 Myanmar citizens were on August 8 arrested by the military junta for working on a film that authorities say harms Buddhist culture and tradition, CNN reported citing Myanmar state-funded media.
At least 32 people have died in a landslip at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, according to CNN, which cited local fire services. In the isolated and hilly village of Hpakant in the northern state of Kachin, a landslip occurred on Sunday, according to Sa Tay Za of the Hpakant Fire Service De
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Anti-Human Trafficking Circle Islamabad arrested an accused man for his alleged involvement in smuggling Pakistanis to Myanmar.
Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati thanked the Union Government for approval of the final location survey of a 223 km rail line from Sairang (Aizawl) to Hbichhuah, near the Myanmar border, said an official statement.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India-China border talks are not halted and progress has been made on key tension points in the last three years.
India organises capacity-building programmes for officials from various countries including Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar, Gambia, Other African countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Tunisia and Seychelles), and Cambodia.
Twice Asian Games champions India are participating in the football event of the continental games for the first time after nine years. The India Men’s team are placed alongside hosts China PR, Bangladesh, and Myanmar in Group A.