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The Hindu
14-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
IED blasts conspiracy in Assam: NIA charge sheets ULFA (I) chief Paresh Baruah, two others
'The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charge sheeted three persons including Myanmar-based banned outfit ULFA (I) chief Paresh Baruah for being part of a conspiracy to carry out multiple IED blasts in Assam on Independence Day last year,' officials said on Saturday (June 14, 2025.) 'Baruah, also known as Paresh Asom, Kamruj Zaman Khan, Nur-uz-Zaman, Zaman Bhai, Pradip, Paban Baruah is the chairman and self styled commander-in-chief of the proscribed terrorist group United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I),' they said. Assam police forms special investigation teams after suspected IEDs found on Independence Day 'Baruah, along with Abhijit Gogoi alias Abhijeet Gogoi and Jahnu Boruah alias Arnob Asom alias Huntu, has been charged under various Sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and the Explosive Substances Act in a court in Guwahati on Friday,' the NIA said in a statement. 'The three were found to be linked to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by the outfit at Dispur Last Gate in Guwahati as part of a broader ULFA (I) conspiracy to trigger multiple blasts across Assam to disrupt Independence Day celebrations in 2023,' the agency said. The NIA, which took over the probe in September 2024, found that the IEDs were planted with the intent to cause death or injury, destroy property and threaten the unity, integrity, and sovereignty of India and to spread terror among the people.
Time of India
14-06-2025
- Time of India
NIA chargesheets ULFA (I) chief Paresh Baruah, 2 others for IED blast conspiracy in Assam
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted three persons including Myanmar-based banned outfit ULFA (I) chief Paresh Baruah for being part of a conspiracy to carry out multiple IED blasts in Assam on Independence Day last year, officials said on Saturday. Baruah, also known as Paresh Asom, Kamruj Zaman Khan, Nur-uz-Zaman, Zaman Bhai, Pradip, Paban Baruah is the chairman and self styled Commander-in-Chief of the proscribed terrorist group United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I), they said. Baruah, along with Abhijit Gogoi alias Abhijeet Gogoi and Jahnu Boruah alias Arnob Asom alias Huntu, has been charged under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and the Explosive Substances Act in a court in Guwahati on Friday, the NIA said in a statement. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 25 Best Cities for Living Undo The three were found to be linked to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by the outfit at Dispur Last Gate in Guwahati as part of a broader ULFA (I) conspiracy to trigger multiple blasts across Assam to disrupt Independence Day celebrations in 2023, the agency said. The NIA, which took over the probe in September 2024, found that the IEDs were planted with the intent to cause death or injury, destroy property, and threaten the unity, integrity, and sovereignty of India and to spread terror among the people. PTI
Nikkei Asia
04-06-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Myanmar startup looks to bring 'affordable housing' to Bhutan, India
TOKYO -- A Myanmar-based startup that builds affordable housing made from bamboo for displaced people in the country hopes to bring its business model to South Asian nations such as Bhutan and India, according to its co-founder. Housing Now won the Nikkei Asia Award for the enterprise's social and economic contributions to Myanmar, a country in the throes of a civil war that has displaced 3.5 million people as of May, according to the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Its prefabricated bamboo houses cost roughly $1,000 apiece, while their modular design allows them to be upgraded or expanded easily.
The Star
01-06-2025
- Business
- The Star
Myanmar, Thai firm sign exploration deal for Mottama offshore block Min Ye Thu project
YANGON: On May 29, the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise under the Ministry of Energy, and Gulf Petroleum Myanmar Co., Ltd., a Myanmar-based Thai-owned company, signed a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) to explore, drill, produce and exploit oil and gas in Mottama offshore block (M-10) (Min Ye Thu project) at the office of the Ministry of Energy, Nay Pyi Taw. The ceremony was attended by Union Minister, Deputy Minister, Director General of the Union Cabinet, Directors General and Managing Directors of Departments, Heads of Departments, and officials from Gulf Petroleum Myanmar Co., Ltd. Union Minister U Ko Ko Lwin said that the Ministry of Energy is committed to exploring, drilling, producing and exploiting oil and gas in order to meet the country's energy needs and increase national revenue. We are continuously working to increase production," he said. "Most countries in the world still rely on natural gas, which is a clean energy source." The demand for natural gas has increased significantly, he added. "Our country has sufficient natural gas reserves and needs to systematically extract and use them. The current large offshore projects are naturally decreasing in production and the completion of the projects is approaching." Therefore, Myanmar plans to explore, drill and produce oil and natural gas in blocks with good potential. The Mottama Offshore Block M-10 will provide benefits such as increased investment in oil and natural gas exploration, drilling and production, increased foreign exchange earnings, creation of local job opportunities, and meeting the domestic demand for oil and natural gas from one source, he predicted. He urged the respective parties to work hard to achieve the project target of producing first natural gas by 2028, and thanked all the related ministries, staff from Gulf Petroleum Myanmar Co., Ltd. and the Ministry of Energy for their cooperation in signing the contract. The state currently has four major offshore projects, namely Yadana, Yetagun, Zawtika, and Shwe, which are currently exploring, drilling, and producing oil and natural gas, and two more offshore projects that are currently exploring, drilling, and producing. There are a total of six major offshore projects, so the Mottama Offshore Block M-10 is the seventh major offshore project of the country and the first offshore project to be implemented under the State Administration Council. - Eleven Media/ANN
24-05-2025
Japan Police Arrest 16-Yr-Old from Myanmar Fraud Ring
News from Japan Society May 24, 2025 14:18 (JST) Nagoya, May 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese police have arrested a 16-year-old for allegedly making scam calls as a member of a Myanmar-based fraud ring, it was learned Saturday. According to the Aichi prefectural police in central Japan, the suspect is a high school student in the prefectural capital of Nagoya who returned to Japan after being taken into custody by Thai authorities. After the minor did not respond to a voluntary police questioning scheduled for Monday and his whereabouts became unknown, the Aichi police tracked the suspect and found him Friday in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo. They launched a compulsory investigation due to concerns that he might flee. The boy allegedly conspired with suspects Shoki Ishikawa, 32, and Tomonari Yachi, 22, on Jan. 14 to defraud a man from Mie Prefecture, central Japan, who was on a business trip to the U.S. state of Oregon. The three suspects are believed to have fraudulently obtained 9.9 million yen from the victim by making him transfer the money through a call, pretended to be from the Aichi police, to his mobile phone, saying that his bank account was being used for crime. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
