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Myanmar Rice Federation plans to use solar power in rice mills
YANGON, July 11 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) plans to use solar energy in rice mills producing rice for export, U Ye Min Aung, president of the Myanmar Rice Federation told Xinhua on Friday. Solar-powered rice mills can help...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 11, 2025 Morning
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 11, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. AA Controls Over 93% of Rakhine State Territory, Provides Support to at Least 23 Armed Groups July 10 Radio NUG The Arakan Army (AA) has gained control of over 93% of the territory in...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 11, 2025 Morning
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 11, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. Interim Local Public Administration Central Committee Meeting Chaired by Prime Minister Mahn Winn Khaing Thann July 10 Radio NUG The National Unity Government (NUG) held its Interim Local...

China-Myanmar crackdown exposes family-run crime empire involved in illegal casino operations
Chinese authorities have dismantled a sprawling criminal network in northern Myanmar run by the notorious Bai family, whose illicit empire spanned fake casinos, online fraud hubs, and drug trafficking—generating over RMB286 billion ($39.5 billion)...

China's JACKPOT under threat in Myanmar due to..., Beijing threatens rebels, says will stop...; the treasure is...
Home News China’s JACKPOT under threat in Myanmar due to…, Beijing threatens rebels, says will stop…; the treasure is… China does not actually want the Myanmar civil war to end, but wants the fighting to be reduced to levels where its economic...

China prosecutes 21 key members for telecom fraud in northern Myanmar
In accordance with Chinese laws, China has indicted 21 key members of a telecom fraud crime group operating in northern Myanmar on various charges including fraud, operating casinos, intentional homicide, drug manufacturing, and other offenses...

Japan scrambling to exempt their auto industry from Trump’s 25% tariff
From 1 August, Japanese exports to the U.S. will be subject to a 25% tariff. That includes the country’s massive exports of cars and car parts. This is because of Japan’s “unfair” attitude towards American-manufactured cars, U.S. President Trump...

Nuns in Myanmar struggle to aid countless devastated by earthquakes and civil unrest
Catholic nuns engaged in rehabilitation efforts say Myanmar continues to struggle without food, shelter and medicines several months after a massive earthquake shook the Southeastern nation. Ongoing civil unrest has further complicated the...

Visual investigation: Myanmar's proliferating scam centers
Crime These borderland 'prisons' have three common features Scam centers are on the rise in eastern Myanmar despite a large-scale clampdown in February. Nikkei staff writers TOKYO/YANGON/BANGKOK -- The number of scam centers in eastern Myanmar is...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 10, 2025 Morning
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 10, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. 532 Human Rights Violations Committed by the Terrorist Military Junta in June 2025 According to a press release from the Ministry of Human Rights under the National Unity Government (NUG),...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 10, 2025 Evening
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 10, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. Prominent Democracy Activist Sayadaw Shwe Nya War and Writer Maung Thachyo Pass Away on the Same Day July 10 Sayadaw Ashin Pannya Sīha, widely known as Sayadaw Shwe Nya War and a prominent...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 10, 2025 Morning
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 10, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. In Yebyu, Father and Three Children Killed by Junta Heavy Artillery Shelling According to local sources, a father and his three young children were killed in Kaw Hline Village, Yebyu...

A Q&A on the sustainability of independent media in Myanmar
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...

Over 400,000 US manufacturing jobs vacant amid upheaval over tariffs
Pedestrians walk past a retail space at 715-717 Fifth Avenue in New York City, US, May 27, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] The US manufacturing sector is struggling to fill over 400,000 jobs, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show, as companies say...

New tariff increases leave optical industry bracing for impact
With letters having recently been sent from the White House to several US trading partners about tariff increases set to take effect on August 1, The Vision Council has noted “significant implications for the optical industry’s international...

Engineering marvel: Mizoram's Bairabi–Sairang rail link features 32 tunnels, 55 bridges
Guwahati, July 10: The Central Government’s scheme to connect all the states of the North East region resulted in an engineering marvel as during the laying of the track between Bairobi to Sairang in Mizoram, multiple challenges had to be taken...

Bridging the language gap: How AI can unlock new opportunities for tourism industry
Over three decades ago, I was fortunate to be part of Sri Lanka’s telecom revolution, as founding MD of Mobitel — helping connect fishermen, farmers, and families far beyond Colombo. Back then, a simple mobile call could transform a fisherman’s...

Mahindra, Uno Minda Eye Local Magnet Production Amid China Disruptions: Reuters
Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra and automotive components maker Uno Minda are exploring opportunities to manufacture rare earth magnets domestically, according to sources familiar with the matter. The move comes as China, which controls...

MyanTrade, ROK hold talks on rice noodle production
Director General of Myanmar Trade Promotion Organization (MyanTrade) and officials concerned met with a body of delegates from Global Issue Forum of the Republic of Korea at meeting hall of the Myantrade on 8 July regarding the rice noodle...

Two Prominent Myanmar Ex-Political Prisoners Die Hours Apart in Yangon
Two former political prisoners—prominent writer Maung Tha Cho and anti-regime Buddhist monk Shwe Nya Wa Sayadaw—died on Thursday morning while being treated at hospitals in Yangon. The writer was known for his satirical pieces criticizing the...