His citation for Britain’s highest military decoration praised the acting lieutenant colonel’s “dauntless courage and inspiring example” as he led the 8th Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment ...

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Myanmar authorities have arrested 16 people including a six-year-old girl over the assassination of a retired general shot dead in Yangon last month, state media said.

deprived of food and water and otherwise tortured during interrogations in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city. More than 220 journalists have been detained since the 2021 military coup, according to ...

YANGON – A plane carrying critical relief supplies from the UN Refugee Agency’s global stockpiles in Dubai has landed today in Yangon, Myanmar. The UNHCR-chartered flight, supported by Dubai ...

The MNA has provided free-of-charge ground services at Yangon International Airport for the transportation of relief supplies from India and China, according to Global New Light of Myanmar.

A Chinese rescue team arrives at Yangon International Airport in Myanmar to assist in disaster relief efforts, March 29, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] YANGON -- A Chinese rescue team arrived at Yangon ...

Known as the "Glorious Glosters", the regiment amalgamated in its 300th year, 1994, at which point they had more battle honours on their colours than any other British regiment. Brigadier Martin ...

Still, in the affluent bubble of Yangon, signs of Myanmar’s deepening crisis are visible. There are few tourists on the streets today. In 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic closed borders ...

YANGON/BANGKOK -- A series of explosions targeting companies connected to the military in Myanmar's largest city have brought the conflict there closer to foreigners who live there. An explosion ...