Myanmar pulls warships from disputed waters: Bangladesh
Myanmar withdrew two warships from the Bay of Bengal Thursday after a four-day standoff with neighbouring Bangladesh over mineral-rich disputed waters, a Bangladeshi naval official said. The tension between the two countries began after Myanmar sent warships to support a Korean company drilling some 50 kilometres (30 miles) south of Bangladesh’s Saint Martin Island. Bangladesh immediately deployed four warships to the area and warned it would take “all possible measures” to protect its sovereignty. Full Story