Frontline lifelines: Putting grassroots first in global health aid

In a jungle hut on the Thailand-Myanmar border, a rice cooker hissed in the corner – not to make rice, but to sterilize surgical instruments. There was no electricity or medical equipment. Only the hum of a generator, the sharp scent of iodine,...

Myawaddy Foundation provides free healthcare and oxygen support

The Myawaddy Foundation has been running a free clinic in Ward No. 6, Myawaddy, near the Thai-Myanmar border, where hundreds of patients receive treatment every Sunday. The clinic, established in early 2025, mainly serves poor families, displaced...

This Treatable Disease Could Kill 2 Million People Over the Next 5 Years

Getty Images Stock image of a woman coughing.NEED TO KNOW Tuberculosis cases could surge in the coming years, with more than 2 million dying from the disease, a new study says The research, published in the journal Plos, modeled the outcome of the...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 15, 2025 Morning

Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 15, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. Three killed in attack on junta checkpoint along Salin–Sin Phyu Kyun road September 14, Radio NUG According to the People’s Defense Force – Salin (Salin Pa Ka Pha), three were killed when...

Australian politicians to see aid in action amid health challenges and economic and climate pressures in Laos

A group of Australian parliamentarians has arrived in Laos to see first-hand how Australian-funded programs are helping communities adapt to health and development challenges. Hon Kate Thwaites MP, Andrew Wallace MP, Dai Le MP, Jodie Belyea MP and...

Aung San Suu Kyi’s son meets with two Myanmar resistance leaders

Kim Aris, the son of jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, held a virtual meeting with National Unity Government (NUG) Acting President Duwa Lashi La on Sunday. This followed an online meeting with Arakan Army (AA) Commander-in-Chief Twan Mrat...

This Treatable Disease Could Kill 2 Million People Over the Next 5 Years By Cara Lynn Shultz

NEED TO KNOW Tuberculosis cases could surge in the coming years, with more than 2 million dying from the disease, a new study says The research, published in the journal Plos, modeled the outcome of the funding cuts to USAID and predicted a spike...

Myanmar commemorates World First Aid Day

YANGON, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has held a ceremony in Nay Pyi Taw to mark the World First Aid Day, the state-owned daily The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Sunday. During the ceremony, Union Minister for Health Thet Khaing Win said...

Myanmar’s prospects: Before and after elections

Four-and-a-half years after the military coup of February 1, 2021, which set aside the results of the November 2020 elections, Myanmar is gearing up again for a new round of elections. The military plans to hold them in December 2025 in three or...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Sep 13, 2025 Evening

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Sep 13, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. Deputy Minister of Defense of the National Unity Government (NUG) discusses military cooperation matters with PDF and Pa Ka Pha battalion commanders September 13 The Deputy Minister of...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 13, 2025 Evening

Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 13, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. AA warns of severe retaliation for the deaths of Rakhine civilians in an airstrike September 13 The Arakan Army (AA) has announced that it will launch strong retaliatory actions in...

Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore & Vietnam : Sept 15, 2025

INDONESIA 1. DEADLY FLOODS DEAL MASSIVE BLOW TO BALI ECONOMY -- THE JAKARTA POST Bali suffered significant economic losses after severe flooding on Wednesday, an event authorities and residents described as the worst in years. 2. GOVERNMENT PUSHES...

Myanmar's Military Junta Bombs Schools In Rakhine, Sleeping Students Among 19 Killed

Last Updated:September 13, 2025, 17:29 IST According to a statement from the ethnic armed group Arakan Army (AA), the attack occurred just after midnight on Friday, targeting two private high schools in Kyauktaw township In addition to the...

World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore & Vietnam : Sept 15, 2025

INDONESIA 1. DEADLY FLOODS DEAL MASSIVE BLOW TO BALI ECONOMY -- THE JAKARTA POST Bali suffered significant economic losses after severe flooding on Wednesday, an event authorities and residents described as the worst in years. 2. GOVERNMENT PUSHES...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 13, 2025 Morning

Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 13, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. Three Junta Soldiers Killed and Four Captured in Battle at Chaung Ma Village, Ka Ni Township September 12, Radio NUG According to the Ministry of Defense, in a battle at Chaung Ma Village,...

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 strikes Myanmar

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], September 14 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 struck Myanmar on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 4.6, On: 14/09/2025 20:26:43 IST, Lat: 20.85 N,...

Earthquake in Myanmar: Quake of Magnitude 4.6 on Richter Scale Strikes Region; No Casualties Reported

Naypyidaw, September 14: An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 struck Myanmar on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 4.6, On: 14/09/2025 20:26:43 IST, Lat: 20.85 N, Long: 93.53 E,...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Sep 12, 2025 Evening

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Sep 12, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. Prime Minister stresses the need for proper legal action against those intentionally involved in the junta’s election activities September 12 The National Unity Government (NUG) held the...

Myanmar Refugees in Mizoram Face Shrinking Aid and Political Conflict 

More than four-and-a-half years after Myanmar’s February 2021 coup, violence shows no sign of abating. Over 83,000 people have fled into neighboring India, mostly to Mizoram State, where displacement intersects with deep historical, cultural, and...

Three Myanmar nationals die after boat capsizes while illegally entering Thailand

The bodies of two men and one woman from Myanmar, who drowned in a canal in Sankhla Buri district, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand, were found on September 11, according to sources. The bodies of the three Myanmar nationals who drowned in the...