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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...
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 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...
UNC urges Manipur Guv to raise FMR, Myanmar border fencing issues with Centre
The Morung Express
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Naga body urges Manipur Guv to raise FMR, Myanmar border fencing issues with Centre (Photo source: Raj Bhavan officials) Imphal, August 16 (IANS): A delegation of the United Naga Council (UNC), an apex body of Naga community in Manipur, on...
Japan to recruit around 1500 Myanmar workers
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 16, 2025
Foreign workers at a fishery company in Japan. According to Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo, over 360 Japan companies would recruit around 1500 Myanmar workers. The embassy has carried out timely verifications of demand letters received from the Ministry...
Naga Body Urges Manipur Guv To Raise FMR, Myanmar Border Fencing Issues With Centre
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Imphal, Aug 16 (IANS) A delegation of the United Naga Council (UNC), an apex body of Naga community in Manipur, on Saturday held a meeting with Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and discussed the Free Movement Regime (FMR) and border...
Humanitarian aid provided again to families of Myanmar workers killed in Thailand’s building collapse
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 16, 2025
Authorities providing additional humanitarian aid to the families of Myanmar workers who died in the building collapse. In Bangkok, Thailand, within the Khet Chatuchak district, a building under construction—the Office of the...
Bangladesh looks to Malaysia's influence to address the Myanmar Rohingya crisis, says Yunus
The Malaysian Star
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August 16, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (Bernama): Bangladesh is seeking Malaysia’s influence, particularly its role as Asean Chair, to rally international efforts to address the prolonged Rohingya refugee crisis in the country. Chief Adviser to Bangladesh’s...
India-ASEAN To Discuss Goods Trade Deal Again in October
Outlook India
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August 16, 2025
ASEAN or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. "Bilateral trade reached $123 billion in FY25, reflecting the strong economic ties...
Myanmar: A Country Without Youth
The Irrawaddy
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August 15, 2025
Turmoil since the military coup in 2021 has drained Myanmar of its youth. Armed conflict, loss of job opportunities, human rights abuses, forced conscription, insecurity, and mismanagement have driven masses of young people abroad, robbing the...
India plans consumption tax cuts by October to strengthen economy
Gulf Today
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August 16, 2025
India’s government will slash the consumption tax it charges consumers and businesses by October, a top official said on Friday, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced sweeping tax reforms to boost the economy in the face of a trade...
Business News | India Hosts 10th AITIGA Review Meeting in New Delhi
Latestly
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August 15, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): India hosted the 10th Meeting of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) Joint Committee and related sessions at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, from August 10 to 14, 2025, according to a Ministry of...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 15, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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August 15, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 15, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. Central Committee for Interim Local Public Administration Implementation convenes meeting chaired by Union Prime Minister Mann Win Khaing Than August 14 Radio NUG The National Unity...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 15, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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August 15, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 15, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. Video emerges showing military council troops using civilians as human shields during battle August 14 Radio NUG A video released by the People’s Defence Force – Meikhtila shows that...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 14, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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August 14, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 14, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. Twenty-One Civilians Killed, Forty-Three Injured in Military Air and Artillery Strikes in Karenni and Pekhon August 14 In Karenni State and Pekhon, indiscriminate airstrikes and artillery...
Businesses for deferment of the LDC graduation for three to five years
Textile Focus
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August 15, 2025
ICC Bangladesh President Mr. Mahbubur Rahman (7th from left) moderated the ICC Bangladesh-BGMEA-BAPI Seminar on LDC Graduation : Some Options for Bangladesh held at a local hotel in Dhaka on 14 August while Ms. Sanya Reid Smith (7th from right),...
Don’t fall for the spin – US policy on Myanmar hasn’t changed yet
Democratic Voice of Burma
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August 16, 2025
Guest contributor James Shwe The junta in Naypyidaw keeps telling Myanmar people: “Trump changed U.S. policy” and that “sanctions don’t hurt us.” This is false. The U.S. government’s official policy on Myanmar remains firmly against the junta,...
MYANMAR: The Myanmar Muddle
Strategy Page
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August 15, 2025: Myanmar, a nation of 56 million people located in Southeast Asia between Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand, has got lots of problems. For starters it’s the poorest nation in the region with a per-capita income of $1,477. This...
Myanmar partners with India, Uzbekistan to boost cotton resilience, fair pricing
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 14, 2025
Myanmar Cotton and Cotton Products Merchants and Manufacturers Association has been connecting with India and Uzbekistan to get access to cotton varieties that are resilient to weather changes and engineered to withstand high temperatures and...
About 500 trucks stuck at Thailand-Myanmar border, Thai PBS...
Eleven Myanmar
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About 500 trucks entering Myanmar from Thailand are stuck at the Thai-Myanmar border, according to Thai PBS World. The Myanmar government has imposed strict restrictions on the movement of goods, and about 500 ten-wheeler trucks entering Myanmar...