Operation Sadbhav: India has dispatched 32 tonnes of relief supplies to Myanmar as part of Operation Sadbhav, responding to the devastation caused by Typhoon Yagi. This second batch, sent via an Indian Air Force IL-76 aircraft, includes essential items like generators, shelters, and hygiene kits.
Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floods and landslides have killed over 500 people overall, with 38 others missing and nearly 2,000 people injured. Vietnam has been reeling from the impacts of Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, which made landfall in its northeastern coast.
Multiple families were waiting to cross the border and enter Bangladesh when a drone strike, allegedly carried out by the Arakan army, killed them at the borders between the two nations in Rakhine.
India has been making concerted efforts to make BIMSTEC a vibrant forum for regional cooperation as initiatives under SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) were not moving forward for a variety of reasons.
The Embassy of Indian in Yangon , Myanmar has issued advisory alerting Indian job seekers not to fall prey to fake job offers in Myanmar, Myanmar, and nearby countries and must do a background check with the embassy before making a move.
The Indian embassy in Myanmar has issued a warning to Indian citizens seeking employment in the country, advising them to be vigilant against falling prey to fraudulent or unlawful job opportunities.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asserted that she was promised a smooth re-election in the January 7 polls if she consented to allow a "foreign country" to construct an airbase within Bangladeshi territory.
The individual identified as Solomona alias Hminga is the second accused to be arrested in the case. According to NIA, he had established a network in the bordering areas of Myanmar to procure and smuggle arms and ammunition along with explosives into Mizoram and Manipur.
Thousands gathered in Mizoram to protest the Indian government's decision to fence the India-Myanmar border and end the free movement agreement. Organised by the Zo Re-Unification Organisation (Zoro), the rallies in Zokhawthar and Vaphai villages underscored demands for preserving free movement.
Mizoram Excise Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar announced that in future, the excise department will collaborate with other departments and churches to combat the menace of drugs and alcohol.
Myanmar’s once-mighty armed forces have suffered a series of unprecedented defeats since last October, losing swathes of territory including border posts to both ethnic fighters and guerrilla units.
India also issued a travel advisory for Iran and Israel and advised all Indians to not travel to Iran or Israel till further notice. The MEA also requested all those who are currently residing in Iran or Israel to get in touch with Indian Embassies there and register themselves.
Mizoram news: The contraband was sealed in 110 soap cases. The accused hail from Darkhai and Phinak districts in Myanmar's Chin state, it said.
Since ousting the democratic government in a 2021 coup, Myanmar's military-led government has been battling insurgencies on several fronts by ethnic rebels and suffered several defeats. The loss of Myawaddy, the country's most active trading post with Thailand, is a major setback for the junta.
Mizoram news: The Assam Rifles said that the currency notes and the four accused were handed over to the state police at Tuipang for further legal process.
Since a military coup in Myanmar in 2021, thousands of civilians and hundreds of troops have fled from there to Indian states where people on both sides share ethnic and familial ties. This has worried New Delhi because of the risk of communal tensions spreading to India.
The security forces recovered the drug from 100 soap boxes and arrested the 35-year-old Myanmar national. The man smuggled the contraband into India from the neighbouring country.
Two Myanmarese nationals were arrested in Mizoram's Champhai district for possession of methamphetamine tablets following an operation by state excise and narcotics officials in Tlangsam village near the India-Myanmar border.
NGOCC is a conglomerate of five major civil society organisations and student bodies headed by the Central Young Mizo Association (CYMA).
The Free Movement Regime (FMR) allowed citizens residing close to both sides of the border to move 16 km into each other's territory without passport or visa.
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