Myanmar, Belarus discuss direct flights, visa-free travel, and tour packages

Myanmar and Belarus discussed launching direct flights between the two countries, visa exemption, and a Belarus-Bangkok-Hanoi-Yangon tour package during the second meeting of the Myanmar–Belarus Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation,...

The online scam industry: authorities must not forget that perpetrators are often victims too

A Chinese court last month sentenced 11 people to death over their roles in a illegal scam empire along the border with Myanmar. But it won’t end a noxious multibillion-dollar industry that devastates the lives of two sets of victims. The first...

Ex-General Behind Yangon Crackdown Eyes Reward in Myanmar Junta Election

Former Lieutenant General Thet Pon, who led the bloody crackdown on anti-coup protesters in Yangon, looks set to be rewarded with the post of Sagaing Chief Minister after being named as a Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) election...

MOE, PTTEP discuss boosting Yadana and Zawtika gas output

This photo captures oil and gas offshore blocks. The Ministry of Energy (MOE) and PTTEP are working together to drill new wells to extract more natural gas from the Yadana and Zawtika projects, and to sign necessary agreements to start new...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 12, 2025 Evening

Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 12, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. Arakan Army Warns Bangladesh’s Interim Government That Rising Support for Militancy Within Its Military Could Threaten Border and ASEAN Regional Stability October 12 The Arakan Army (AA)...

Myanmar builders arrested for illegal contracting on Koh Phangan

PUBLISHED : 13 Oct 2025 at 10:34 SURAT THANI - Nine Myanmar workers have ben arrested for illegally contracting to build houses for an Israeli busimessman on Koh Phangan. According to local tourist police, three of the Myanmar people were...

Inside China’s Surveillance-Industrial complex: Where profit fuels repression

The CCP’s policies have birthed a new class of techno-authoritarians: entrepreneurs of censorship, engineers of propaganda, and merchants of fear. In the shadow of its economic rise and technological prowess, China has cultivated a sprawling...

Thailand, Myanmar plan new wells to boost gas output

Union Minister for Energy U Ko Ko Lwin met with the CEO of Thailand’s PTTEP International Limited on October 10, a joint venture with the Ministry of Energy, at the Energy Ministry’s Yay Nant Thar Guest Hall in Naypyidaw, to discuss these issues....

Myanmar, Thailand discuss agreements to drill new wells to boost gas production from Yadana...

Myanmar and Thailand have discussed the need to quickly sign new contracts to increase natural gas production from the Yadana and Zawtika projects and to develop new offshore projects, according to sources. On October 10, Union Minister for Energy...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 12, 2025 Morning

Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 12, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. Special Operations Squad (SOS) – Batch (3) Graduation and Weapon Handover Ceremony Held October 11 – Radio NUG The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration of the National Unity Government...

Foreign operators to run three container terminals by December, says shipping secretary

Foreign operators will manage three major container terminals in Bangladesh -- Chattogram’s New Mooring Container Terminal, Laldia Terminal, and Keraniganj’s Pangaon Inland Container Terminal -- by December, the Shipping Ministry Secretary...

Israeli Investor Probed After 6 Myanmar Workers Arrested on Koh Phangan

SURAT THANI — Six Myanmar nationals have been arrested on Koh Phangan island for operating an illegal construction business, uncovering a suspected nominee scheme involving an Israeli investor and nearly 9 million baht ($275,215) in transactions...

India’s energy growth: 10 crore LPG users & oil exploration boost

Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi New Delhi, Oct 12: India’s energy sector is rapidly evolving, with 10.60 crore households now cooking on affordable LPG and 67 million people visiting fuel stations daily, said Union Petroleum and Natural Gas...

Foreign operators to run ports by Dec: shipping secy

Foreign operators will manage three major container terminals in Bangladesh -- Chattogram’s New Mooring Container Terminal, Laldia Terminal, and Keraniganj’s Pangaon Inland Container Terminal -- by December, the Shipping Ministry Secretary...

Myanmar earns US$500M annually from maize exports

This image illustrates a pile of Myanmar’s maize. Myanmar’s annual maize export is estimated at US$500 million, and Thailand is the top importing country of Myanmar’s maize, according to the Myanmar Corn Industrial Association. Thailand accounts...

Myanmar’s ‘sham’ election: A desperate bid for legitimacy

Guest contributor Ko Saulsman As the world prepares for this upcoming holiday season, Myanmar’s military junta led by Senior General, and 2021 coup leader, Min Aung Hlaing is plotting a cynical maneuver to cling to power: an illegal “election”...

Myanmar-Vietnam Expo 2025 held

October 11, 2025 Myanmar News Agency 9 The Myanmar-Vietnam Expo 2025 is being held from 10 to 12 October at the Yangon Convention Centre exhibition hall in the Inya Lake Hotel complex in Yangon. The opening ceremony of the exhibition was held at...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 10, 2025 Morning

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 10, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. Interim People’s Administrative Implementation Central Committee Meeting Convened Under the Leadership of the Union Prime Minister October 9 Radio NUG The National Unity Government (NUG)...

Myanmar tells India: No Chinese on Coco Islands

Myanmar has assured India that there is no Chinese presence at Coco Islands in Bay of Bengal, but people familiar with the matter say Naypyitaw is sitting on New Delhi’s request to allow its Navy to visit the Island chain which is less than 100...

All About Rare Earth Metals: Production, Reserves, Stocks

Saturday, October 11, 2025 3:45 AM EDT Image Source: Pixabay Introduction Rare earths have become a permanent fixture on critical minerals lists around the world due to their pivotal role in permanent magnets, new energy and technology. Rare...