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China-South Asia Expo provides new opportunities to bolster trade and cooperation
Xinhua News Agency
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KUNMING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Senior officials from multiple countries attending the opening ceremony of the 9th China-South Asia Expo on Thursday highly praised the event for providing new opportunities to boost trade and regional cooperation. The...
Residents of Myanmar Ruby Hub Speak Out as TNLA Mining Takes Toll
The Irrawaddy
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June 20, 2025
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), an ethnic Palaung armed group, is monopolizing ruby mining operations in Mogoke town in northern Mandalay Region and harming the local environment by conducting excessive extraction, according to...
Yaba Trade in Bangladesh's Teknaf: Surrender has little...
Eleven Myanmar
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The Daily Star got the picture through an independent investigation in Teknaf, a coastal town bordering Myanmar, about one and a half months after the surrender of the yaba godfathers and dealers. Take the case of yaba dealer Md Jubayer Hossain,...
Singkhon border market set to reopen in move to revive cross-border trade
Hua Hin Today
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June 20, 2025
Officials from Prachuap Khiri Khan and Myanmar have begun formal discussions aimed at reopening the Singkhon-Mawdaung border trade market in an effort to support local economies and improve the livelihoods of communities on both sides of the...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore & Vietnam: June 20, 2025
Bernama
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June 20, 2025
INDONESIA 1.PRABOWO SHORES UP TIES WITH PUTIN -- THE JAKARTA POST President Prabowo Subianto shored up ties with Russia in a bilateral talk with President Vladimir Putin in the northern Russian city of Saint Petersburg on Thursday, exploring ways...
Two People’s Defence Force members killed in Shan State; Malaysia urged to stop arrests of Myanmar refugees
Democratic Voice of Burma
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June 20, 2025
Two People’s Defence Force members killed in Shan State The People’s Defence Force (PDF) in Moebye town of Pekon Township, southern Shan State, announced on Wednesday that a funeral was held for two of its members killed by regime forces during...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 19, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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June 19, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 19, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. Despite the Military Junta’s Slander, the People Continue to Respect and Love Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as the National Leader, Says CRPH June 19 The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw...
Myanmar hosts BIMSTEC workshop on boosting agricultural trade and investment
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 19, 2025
The BIMSTEC's Workshop on Sharing Natnional Export Strategies to Enhance Agricultural Trade and Investment in progress online, chaired by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation. The Regional Workshop on Sharing National Export...
Trade and Traffic from Thai Border Region Dwindle as Checkpoints Multiply
The Irrawaddy
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June 19, 2025
The Asian Highway, a major trade route for Thailand-Myanmar border trade, has remained closed since fighting broke out in Kawkareik in Karen State in southeastern Myanmar in December 2023 and clashes continue along the road between Kawkareik and...
Yoga in Myanmar: A Journey of Mind, Body and Spirit
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 19, 2025
Evolution of Yoga Yoga’s history is deeply rooted in ancient India, with origins possibly dating back over 5,000 years to the Indus-Sarasvati civilization. The earliest written records appear in the Vedic texts, around 1500 BCE. Over time, Yoga...
DPM MoFA Union Minister receives UAE’s Ambassador to Myanmar
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 19, 2025
Deputy Prime Minister MoFA Union Minister U Than Swe meets the ambassador of the UAE to Myanmar yesterday. U Than Swe, Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, received Mr Mutaz Abdullah...
Myanmar kids need 'rights for all'
Bangkok Post
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June 18, 2025
When armed conflict breaks out, it is the innocent and helpless, especially children, who suffer the most. Therefore, as we approach World Refugee Day tomorrow, Thai authorities must make a substantial effort to grant refugee children, and the...
Malaysia urges ASEAN to take stronger action for Myanmar peace
VietnamPlus
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June 19, 2025
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called on ASEAN member states to solidify their collective commitment to resolving the ongoing crisis in Myanmar. Speaking at the 38th Asia-Pacific Roundtable (APR) in Kuala Lumpur on...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 19, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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June 19, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 19, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Stands in Unison With the People’s Revolution, Says NUG Defense Minister Daw Aung San Suu Kyi stands firmly alongside the people’s revolution, even from outside the...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jun 19, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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June 19, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jun 19, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. Airstrikes in Kamma Area Kill 2 Civilians and Injure 14 Including Children In the Kamma region of Pakokku District, Magway Region, airstrikes conducted by the military junta between June 6...
Myanmar startups invited to ASEAN-Korea Startup Week 2025
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 19, 2025
The MSMEs Development Department in Yangon informed Myanmar startups of joining the ASEAN-Korea Startup Week 2025 that will take place on 20-24 October 2025 in the Republic of Korea. The ASEAN-Korea Startup Week 2025 will be held in Seoul for...
Myanmar to pour K19B into transforming rural infrastructure
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 19, 2025
This panoramic drone view showcases bridges and roads under implementation in Ayeyawady Region’s villages by the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development. The Mandalay earthquake damaged five production and village roads as well as six...
Striking gold: Myanmar workers score higher wages
Frontier Myanmar
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June 19, 2025
A series of strikes has won landmark victories for the country’s garment workers, but the gains remain precarious under a military regime that has been found in breach of international labour conventions. By FRONTIER On the morning of May 14, a...
BGB nabs 2 Myanmar nationals with 1.20 lakh Yaba pills in Teknaf
Bangladesh Post
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The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two Myanmar nationals along with 1.2lakh pieces of Yaba tablets while smuggling drugs in the Naf River under the guise of fishermen in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf border. The arrestees were identified as Md....
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 18, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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June 18, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 18, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. The Guardian Publishes Leaked CCTV Footage and Prison Life Details of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint Amid Trial June 18 The Guardian news agency has released CCTV footage and...