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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 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...
Myanmar joins online ASEAN Power Grid finance meeting
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 14, 2025
August 15, 2025 Myanmar News Agency 45 Myanmar ASEAN Economic Minister and Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Dr Wah Wah Maung and Union Minister for Energy U Ko Ko Lwin joined the Ministerial Interface Meeting on...
Myanmar U12 team to compete in Japan’s Junior Soccer World Challenge 2025
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 14, 2025
The Myanmar U12 football team will compete in the Japan Invitation Junior Soccer World Challenge 2025, which is held annually in Japan. This year’s tournament will take place from 19 to 21 August at Fukuda Denshi Arena in Chiba, Japan, with a...
World : Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Aug 16, 2025
Bernama
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August 16, 2025
CAMBODIA 1. ASEAN OBSERVERS END BORDER SECURITY INSPECTION -- FRESH NEWS The Ministry of National Defence said that the ASEAN Interim Observation Team completed its two-day mission to assess security along the Cambodia-Thailand border. The...
CBM injects US$1M, CNY1.2M into financial market on 14 Aug
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 15, 2025
The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) pumped US$1 million and over 1.27 million yuan into the financial market on 14 August. Furthermore, CBM sold over $1.88 million to edible oil-importing companies and over $220,900 to CMP companies and those who...
World : Bangladesh Cites Economic, Strategic Potential In ASEAN Bid
Bernama
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August 16, 2025
By Noor Bakhtiar Ahmad KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- Bangladesh is stepping up its bid to be a sectoral dialogue partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus emphasising the country’s...
Business leaders want extension of LDC graduation deadline
New Age Bangladesh
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ICCB president Mahbubur Rahman, BAPI president Abdul Muktadir, BGMEA president Mahmud Hasan Khan, LFMEAB president Syed Nasim Manzur, DCCI president Taskeen Ahmed, BAB chairman Abdul Hai Sarker, CPD executive director Fahmida Khatun, PEB chairman...
Changing Dynamics in Myanmar Ahead of the Upcoming Election
MoeMaKa
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August 16, 2025
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – August 14 Perspective Moemaka, August 15, 2025 Changing Dynamics in Myanmar Ahead of the Upcoming Election Roughly six months ahead of the military-planned election, scheduled for late 2025 or early 2026, Myanmar is...
Desperate Myanmar villagers scavenge for food
New Age Bangladesh
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Agence France-Presse . Mrauk U, Myanmar 16 August, 2025, 00:39 People in western Myanmar have been driven to scavenging for bamboo shoots, as humanitarian workers warn a wartime blockade and aid cutbacks led by Washington have caused hunger cases...
Desperate Myanmar villagers turn to bamboo shoots for survival as starvation stalks Rakhine
Malay Mail
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August 16, 2025
MRAUK U, Aug 16 — People in western Myanmar have been driven to scavenging for bamboo shoots, as humanitarian workers warn a wartime blockade and aid cutbacks led by Washington have caused hunger cases to surge. “Another day has gone, and I have...
Situation in Myanmar ‘getting worse day by day’
Daily Star
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August 15, 2025
People in western Myanmar have been driven to scavenging for bamboo shoots, as humanitarian workers warn a wartime blockade and aid cutbacks led by Washington have caused hunger cases to surge. "Another day has gone, and I have to struggle again...
Business leaders urge six-year extension for Bangladesh’s LDC graduation
United News of Bangladesh
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Business leaders on Thursday called for extending Bangladesh’s graduation time from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category by six years, warning that moving ahead with the transition next year would be a ‘mistake’ which may harm the country’s...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 14, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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August 14, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 14, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. Meeting between the Interim Central Committee for People’s Administration and Magway Region People’s Administration Teams It is reported that the National Unity Government’s Interim...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 14, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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August 14, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 14, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. NUG Military Tribunal Chair: Establishing the Federal Army requires strict adherence to military law, with no one above the law The Chair of the National Unity Government (NUG) Military...
A Chinese restaurant’s solution to tariffs: Go Latin
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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Rice, bok choy, chili peppers and even to-go containers — restaurants serving Asian-style food said sourcing the essentials has been a struggle since President Donald Trump added new tariffs as part of a trade war with China. Facing rising costs,...
Next review meet for Asean-India trade pact likely in October
Financial Express
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India and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will meet in October for the 11th round of talks in the ongoing review of their goods trade agreement. The two sides have covered some ground in a meeting here Thursday evening. In the 10th...
Myanmar’s Rakhine State Sees ‘Dramatic Rise’ in Hunger Due to Conflict, Aid Cuts
The Diplomat
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August 14, 2025
Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine State has witnessed a “dramatic rise in hunger” due to the continuing civil war and funding cuts from major foreign donors, including the United States, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said this week. Rakhine,...
Myanmar exports over 80,000 tons of fish in April-July
Xinhua News Agency
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YANGON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar exported over 80,000 tons of fish in the first four months from April to July of the current fiscal year 2025-2026, earning 96 million U.S. dollars, state-owned daily The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on...