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General : ASEAN Reaffirms Support For Myanmar’s Peace Efforts, Repatriation Of Displaced Persons
Bernama
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July 11, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- ASEAN Foreign Ministers have reaffirmed their support for Myanmar’s efforts to restore peace and stability in Rakhine State, while underscoring the importance of safe and voluntary repatriation of displaced...
At least 23 killed in airstrike on Buddhist monastery in Myanmar
The Independent
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Attack on monastery in Myanmar's Sagaing kills at least 23
Bangkok Post
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July 11, 2025
PUBLISHED : 11 Jul 2025 at 16:56 At least 23 people have been confirmed dead, including four children, after an attack on a monastery in a village in Myanmar's Sagaing region, witnesses said on Friday. The monastery in the village of Lintalu was...
SAC Chairman and Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing responds to US President Donald Trump on reduced tariff rates for Myanmar
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump sent letters regarding the increased import tariffs to 14 countries, namely Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Tunisia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Africa, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Serbia, Cambodia, Thailand, and...
Attack on monastery in Myanmar kills at least 23
Bangkok Post
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July 11, 2025
Sagaing residents say junta airstrike targeted buildings sheltering 200 people displaced by fighting PUBLISHED : 11 Jul 2025 at 16:56 At least 23 people have been confirmed dead, including four children, after an attack on a monastery in a village...
Attack on monastery in Myanmar’s Sagaing kills at least 23, witnesses say
WHTC - Michigan
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July 11, 2025
(Reuters) -At least 23 people have been confirmed dead, including four children, after an attack on a monastery in a village in Myanmar’s Sagaing region, witnesses said on Friday. The monastery in the village of Lintalu was hit in the early hours...
Ladakh to Arunachal, 30 Defence projects get wildlife panel nod
The Indian Express
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July 10, 2025
From infrastructure for a forward aviation base, facilities for missiles and vital road linkages along the Line of Actual Control, the standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) has approved proposals for critical Defence...
Mekong-Japan meeting boosts sustainable development in Southeast Asia
The Sun Daily
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July 10, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The 16th Mekong–Japan Cooperation Ministerial Meeting has reinforced the shared goals of sustainable development and environmental protection in the Mekong subregion. Held alongside the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the...
A Q&A on the sustainability of independent media in Myanmar
Democratic Voice of Burma
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July 11, 2025
DVB Talk Show host Mon Mon Myat led a roundtable discussion in-studio with Aung Zaw, the founding editor-in-chief of The Irrawaddy online news magazine, as well as Sai Maung, the editor-in-chief of Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) – one of the...
The ASEAN-GCC-China Summit Marks the Transformation of China’s Diplomatic and Economic Strategies
Fair Observer
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August 4, 2025
At the end of May, I traveled to Malaysia to attend the ASEAN-GCC-China Summit. Although the official agenda centered on multilateral economic cooperation, it quickly became clear that geopolitics — particularly China’s growing assertiveness — had...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: July 11, 2025
Bernama
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July 11, 2025
INDONESIA 1.PRABOWO SEEKS CLOSER BRAZIL TIES IN STATE VISIT -- THE JAKARTA POST President Prabowo Subianto has wrapped up his state visit to Brazil by reaffirming Indonesia’s commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation with the South...
Tibetan glacial lake drainage triggered deadly flood in Nepal, climate body says
KDAL - Minnesota
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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -The deadly flood in Nepal’s Bhote Koshi River that killed at least nine people and left more than two dozen missing this week was triggered by the draining of a supraglacial lake in the Tibet region of China, a...
World Reuters Tibetan glacial lake drainage triggered deadly flood in Nepal, climate body says
Yahoo News
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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -The deadly flood in Nepal's Bhote Koshi River that killed at least nine people and left more than two dozen missing this week was triggered by the draining of a supraglacial lake in the Tibet region of China, a...
Chinese Investment Reshapes Myanmar’s N. Shan as MNDAA Consolidates Power
The Irrawaddy
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July 10, 2025
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA)’s capture of Hsenwi in northern Shan State during Operation 1027 in 2023 triggered an unprecedented wave of Chinese investment across northern Shan State. As new construction projects—among...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: July 10, 2025
Bernama
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July 10, 2025
INDONESIA 1.GIBRAN ASSIGNED TO OVERSEE PAPUA ISSUES -- THE JAKARTA POST President Prabowo Subianto is preparing to assign Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka a special mandate to oversee matters related to Papua, including accelerating...
Put your best feet forward for Myanmar
Catholic News
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July 9, 2025
Participants in last year’s One Foot Raised event for Jesuit Mission (Jesuit Mission) Jesuit Mission Australia has launched One Foot Raised, calling on Australians to take part in a national movement of solidarity on St Ignatius Day, July 31, to...
ASEAN nations voice concern over crisis in Myanmar
Antara
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July 9, 2025
Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA) - Member countries of ASEAN expressed their concern about the ongoing crisis in Myanmar at the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday. “Regarding Myanmar, we want peace in the...
France reaffirms commitment to facilitate sustainable Rohingya solution
Bangladesh Post
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France today reaffirmed its commitment to engaging with all relevant stakeholders to facilitate a sustainable solution of Rohingya crisis, emphasizing the importance of addressing humanitarian needs on both sides of the border. The assurance was...
What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, August 4
Center for Disaster Philanthropy
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August 4, 2025
We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anywhere in the world. Some disasters make headlines; others do not. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), we monitor the status of disasters worldwide and compile a list of the...
Laos, Thailand, Myanmar Faces Arsenic Contamination in Mekong River
The Laotian Times
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July 8, 2025
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has confirmed arsenic contamination exceeding international safety standards across transboundary sections of the Mekong and Kok Rivers, affecting Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand. MRC’s 3 June assessment revealed...