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The Military Junta Will Never Break the Myanmar People’s Resilience
As the Myanmar military junta escalates its terror campaign ahead of its illegal sham election in December, communities across the country are facing their darkest hours yet. The junta is abducting young people from their homes to fill its...

Chiang Mai condos see fewer Chinese buyers but rising interest from Myanmar and US
Purchases by Myanmar nationals surged 42.9%, with strong growth from Americans (23.8%). Europeans, particularly Italians (200%) and Dutch (50%), entered the top 10, while traditional markets like Australia (-68.8%) declined sharply. Surging...

Myanmar's war-torn Rakhine state faces a hunger catastrophe, aid groups say
After Ajib Bahar's six-month-old son fell sick last year in Myanmar's war-torn Rakhine state, the 38-year-old Rohingya mother said she had no medicine or food to give him. The boy died in her arms. "My children cried all night from hunger. I...

Quad-ASEAN trade cooperation key to regional economic security
Japan, India and Australia’s converging interests would be fortified by a Japan-ASEAN-Australia-India economic corridor championed by the United States. Japan and India—the world’s fourth- and fifth-largest economies, respectively—are determinedly...
Myanmar’s war-torn Rakhine facing a hunger catastrophe, aid groups say
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - After Ms Ajib Bahar's six-month-old son fell sick in 2024 in Myanmar's war-torn Rakhine state, the 38-year-old Rohingya mother said she had no medicine nor food to give him. The boy died in her arms. “My children cried...

Myanmar's war-torn Rakhine faces a hunger catastrophe, aid groups say
By Ruma Paul, Poppy McPherson and Devjyot Ghoshal COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) -After Ajib Bahar’s six-month-old son fell sick last year in Myanmar’s war-torn Rakhine state, the 38-year-old Rohingya mother said she had no medicine or food to...

Business News | Celebrating Odisha's Maritime Legacy: Bali Jatra Arrives at UK Parliament for the First Time
VMPL London [UK], October 1: The historic House of Lords, London, will host Bali Jatra UK 2025 on 14th November 2025, marking a landmark occasion that brings one of the world's largest cultural festivals to Britain's corridors of democracy. Also...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 01, 2025 Morning
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 01, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. NUG Declares the State Security and Peaceful Development Commission a Terrorist Organization September 30 Radio NUG The National Unity Government (NUG) has officially designated the “State...

Let’s cooperate in the prevention of dangerous illegal trade as a national duty
By Phoe Aung Our country, Myanmar, shares a long border area of land and water territories with neighbouring countries due to geographical conditions. Taking advantage of these border areas, unscrupulous businesspersons and the organizations...

ROK proposes purchase of Myanmar mangoes
Commercially valued Myanmar mangoes in the global market. Kota Korea Co Ltd from the Republic of Korea proposed to buy Myanmar mango through Myanmar’s economic attaché in Seoul, according to the Myanmar Mango Market and Technology Development...

Solution to Rohingya crisis lies with Myanmar: UNHCR
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . New York 02 October, 2025, 01:45 Commissioner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has warned that the plight of the Rohingyas will not end without bold action inside Myanmar, saying...

Myanmar authorities convert Rohingya land into security facilities, UN report says
The UN Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) said Monday that Myanmar’s Ministry of Home Affairs, Border Guard Police (BGP), and private corporations benefitted from the destruction and dispossession of Rohingya property during...

The digital lifeline: How Vietnam abets the Myanmar junta’s digital terror campaign
Originally published on The Vietnamese The seizure of power by the Myanmar military junta in February 2021 unleashed a brutal nationwide campaign of oppression, encompassing intensified physical violence and a sophisticated strategy of digital...

Justice For Myanmar named 2025 Right Livelihood laureate
The Right Livelihood Award recognizes change-makers around the world working for peace, justice, and sustainability for all. "We are humbled to be recognized alongside fellow laureates from the Pacific Islands, Taiwan, and Sudan, whose work...
Myanmar marks World Tourism Day in Nay Pyi Taw
YANGON, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's Ministry of Hotels and Tourism held a ceremony in Nay Pyi Taw on Saturday to mark World Tourism Day 2025. The event aimed to highlight the benefits and impacts of tourism, which help preserve the environment,...

International Community, Civil Society Urge Minority Rights and Accountability Amid Ongoing Violence Against Rohingyas in Myanmar
Active Citizens, Aid, Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Education, Gender, Gender Violence, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Migration & Refugees, Religion, TerraViva United Nations Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for...

Aid Groups Warn Of Impending Hunger Catastrophe In Myanmar’s War-Torn Rakhine
The United Nations’ World Food Programme said Myanmar’s Rakhine state—a western coastal region long scarred by conflict and ethnic violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority—is now facing an “alarming” hunger crisis driven by a “deadly...

Sweden allocates SEK 23 million for humanitarian assistance in Myanmar
On September 29 2025, the Swedish Government announced a new humanitarian support package worth SEK 775 million to address global crises, with Myanmar among the ten countries prioritized for aid. According to the Swedish International Development...

Myanmar Junta Boss’s Russia Trip Nets Nuclear, Space Agreements
Junta boss Min Aung Hlaing’s three‑day visit to Moscow from September 24-26 resulted in a series of agreements on civilian nuclear and space cooperation with Russian state bodies, the junta said, as ties between the regime and Moscow continue to...

UN Conference Recommits to Solidarity With Rohingyas, People of Myanmar
Armed Conflicts, Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Development & Aid, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Migration & Refugees, Religion, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Youth Maung Sawyeddollah,...