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Myanmar: As junta plans election amid civil war, hopes for peace remain dim
Firstpost
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August 18, 2025
On August 12, as the longest civil war in Myanmar will soon complete five years, the UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar released a report of ‘serious abuses’ committed during the systematic commission of torture, including sexual...
War-torn Myanmar to hold first general election since 2021 coup
BBC
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August 18, 2025
Myanmar will begin its general elections on 28 December, its military government announced, in a phased poll widely condemned as a sham that will be used to entrench the junta's power. This will be the first vote since the junta seized power in a...
Trump's 50 percent Tariff on India: Trade war threatens exports, jobs and growth
Forbes India
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The possibility of a proposed trade deal between India and the US appears slim at this stage. Illustration: Chaitanya Dinesh SurpurThe Indian and the US governments will move to the negotiation table to resolve Washington’s increase in trade...
Iran Releases Currency Exchange Rates For August 18
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has released the official exchange rates for foreign currencies as of August 18, Trend reports. According to the rates announced by the CBI, the value of 42...
500 trucks stranded at Thailand-Myanmar border as junta blocks imports
Karen News
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August 18, 2025
Since August 5, the trucks have been parked at a depot in Mae Sot, a Thai border town, awaiting permission to enter Myanmar, a trader said. “Entry of Thai goods through Friendship Bridge 2 has been suspended after senior military and civilian...
3 Myanmar men arrested over beating death of countryman
The Asahi Shimbun
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Three men from Myanmar were arrested on suspicion of murdering a countryman outside of a nightclub in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district in July, the Metropolitan Police Department said on Aug. 18. Chit Paw, a 22-year-old student at a trade school in the...
World : Top News Headlines In Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Aug 18, 2025
Bernama
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August 18, 2025
LAOS 1. TAN CHONG MOTOR LAUNCHES ALL-NEW NISSAN MAGNITE - VIENTIANE TIMES Tan Chong Motor (Lao) Co Ltd has introduced the All-New Nissan Magnite. The compact SUV, featuring advanced technology, excellent fuel efficiency and smart features, is...
Malaysian Army foils illegal entry attempt at Sungai Golok, 10 Myanmar nationals handed to police
Malay Mail
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August 18, 2025
KOTA BHARU, Aug 18 — The Malaysian Army (TDM) detained 10 Myanmar nationals attempting to cross Sungai Golok illegally into Malaysia from Thailand. A statement from TDM’s 2nd Infantry Division yesterday said the undocumented migrants (PATI)...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 17, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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August 17, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 17, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. KIA and allied forces recapture military bases at Main Naung and Ma Mon Kaing in Hpakant August 17 The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and allied forces successfully recaptured military...
Bangladesh-Myanmar border: Landmine-related injuries on the rise
Daily Star
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August 17, 2025
Having lost her right leg in a landmine explosion, Nur Kaida, a 23-year-old Rohingya woman, now feels helpless at a refugee camp in Teknaf. "I have become a burden," said Kaida who was maimed while trying to return home in Maungdaw, Rakhine State,...
Japan to recruit about 1,500 Myanmar workers
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 17, 2025
According to the Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo, over 360 Japanese companies would recruit around 1,500 Myanmar workers. The embassy has carried out timely verifications of demand letters received from the Ministry of Labour via the Ministry of Foreign...
Humanitarian aid delivered to families of Myanmar workers killed in Thailand’s building collapse
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 17, 2025
A building under construction in Khet Chatuchak district of Bangkok in Thailand which is the Office of the Auditor-General collapsed due to the earthquake, resulting in the deaths of eight Myanmar workers. Their families have been granted...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 16, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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August 16, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 16, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. Karenni Army Commander-in-Chief warns to beware of the junta’s propaganda and divisive tactics August 16 The Commander-in-Chief of the Karenni Army, Brigadier General Aung Myat, has urged...
10 Myanmar Nationals Detained Trying To Cross Into Malaysia
Bernama
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August 17, 2025
KOTA BHARU, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Army (TDM) detained 10 Myanmar nationals attempting to cross Sungai Golok illegally into Malaysia from Thailand. A statement from TDM's 2nd Infantry Division today said the undocumented migrants (PATI)...
China wants to create new order in Myanmar. India must switch gears or be dealt out of the game
The Print
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August 17, 2025
Even the ghosts had begun to rebel in those months of horror, it was said. Tossed into the cemetery in Tamwe—a northeastern suburb of Yangon—denied a dignified cremation and Buddhist rites, the souls of young pro-democracy protestors massacred by...
World : Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Aug 17, 2025
Bernama
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August 17, 2025
CAMBODIA 1.CHINA’S LANDMINE CLEARING PROJECT BENEFIT 2.6 MILLION PEOPLE -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE About 2.6 million people have benefited from the China-aided Cambodia Landmine Elimination Project over the past seven years. Over 160 square...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 15, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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August 15, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 15, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. “Mandalay Region Interim Political Program” (Draft) Expected to be Ratified in September August 15 It has been learned that the “Mandalay Region Interim Political Program” (Draft) is...
CBM sells $1.1M to edible oil-importing companies on 15 Aug
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 16, 2025
The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) sold US$1.16 million to edible oil-importing companies and over $76,600 to CMP companies and those who made non-trade payments on 15 August, in addition to an injection of $244.000 into the financial market. CBM...
Myanmar unifies QR code payment formats, boosting convenience
Nikkei Asia
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August 16, 2025
Technology Apps allow even the unbanked to access mobile payments, but issues persist MMQR can replace the lengthy lists of QR codes that businesses in Myanmar now offer for different mobile payment apps. (Photo by Nikkei) Nikkei staff writers...
Myanmar Economic Bank resumes services in Nawnghkio Township
Eleven Myanmar
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The Myanmar Economic Bank branch in Nawnghkio Township, Shan State (North), reopened on August 15 after being closed for more than a year. A reopening ceremony was held in the morning, attended by military officials, Myanmar Economic Bank State...