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Myanmar Junta Chief Begs to Join Eurasian Trade Bloc
The Irrawaddy
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June 27, 2025
Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has called for Myanmar’s admission as an observer to the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) at the earliest opportunity. The junta boss was addressing the 4th Eurasian Economic Forum in the Belarus capital of...
India and Myanmar in talks to fast-track approval for pharma products in Myanmar
Pharmabiz.com
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In a major development to boost pharma trade between Myanmar and India, Raja Bhanu, director general, Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) and Dr Win Kyaing, chairman of the Myanmar Chamber of Commerce for Pharmaceutical...
Myanmar and the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ principle; Seven killed by airstrikes on mines in Karenni State
Democratic Voice of Burma
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June 27, 2025
Myanmar and the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ principle Burma’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. Kyaw Moe Tun addressed a general assembly plenary meeting on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic...
Fencing Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur gathers pace
Nagaland Post
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July 3, 2025
Survey of India team to help BRO finalise border alignment In spite of objections raised by various civil society organisations (CSOs), the Centre has stepped up work on fencing the Manipur sector of Indo-Myanmar border. New Delhi has also...
Overview of China Metal Production in June 2025 and Forecast for July
Shanghai Metals Market
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SMM's monthly production data for base metals is released at the end of each month, aiming to uncover the true fundamentals for industry chain professionals and investors, and providing a clearer grasp of the future direction of the metals market....
Myanmar torches $382 million of drugs in declining annual haul
The Straits Times
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June 26, 2025
Students looking at seized illegal drugs in Yangon before they were set on fire on June 26 to mark International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking.PHOTO: AFP YANGON – Myanmar’s junta torched seized narcotics worth an estimated US$300...
Myanmar burns confiscated drugs worth USD 300 million
Nagaland Post
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June 26, 2025
Officials in Myanmar’s major cities destroyed about USD 300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs on Thursday. The destroyed drugs included opium, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, ketamine and the stimulant known as ice, or crystal meth,...
Supreme Court OKs Trump 'Third Country' Deportation of Men Held in Desert Shipping Container
Common Dreams
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July 3, 2025
The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the Trump administration to send eight men deported from the United States and currently in limbo on a U.S. military base in Djibouti to South Sudan, where only one of the deportees is from, under...
Myanmar burns confiscated drugs worth around $300m
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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Officials in Myanmar’s major cities destroyed about $300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs Thursday. The destroyed drugs included opium, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, ketamine and the stimulant known as ice, or crystal meth, Yangon...
Regime forces retake Moebye in southern Shan State; UN Special Envoy on Myanmar visits Russia
Democratic Voice of Burma
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July 4, 2025
Regime forces retake Moebye in southern Shan State Sources on the frontline in southern Shan State told DVB that pro-regime forces, including the Pa-O National Organization (PNO), took control of Moebye town, Pekon Township, on Wednesday. Moebye...
Myanmar torches $300m of drugs in declining annual haul
The Peninsula
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June 26, 2025
Smoke rises during a destruction ceremony of seized illegal drugs in Yangon on June 26, 2025. (Photo by Sai Aung Main / AFP) Yangon: Myanmar's junta torched seized narcotics worth an estimated $300 million on Thursday, but a senior police officer...
Aon reports $100b in global insured disaster losses for H1
Insurance Asia
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July 16, 2025
This figure marks the second-highest total for any first half of a year. Global insured losses from natural disasters reached at least $100b in the first half of 2025 (H1 2025), according to Aon’s preliminary estimates. This figure marks the...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: July 3, 2025
Bernama
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July 3, 2025
INDONESIA 1. PRABOWO IN SAUDI TO TACKLE HAJ ISSUES -- THE JAKARTA POST Indonesia’s haj management is set to become a key focus of President Prabowo Subianto’s first state visit to Saudi Arabia this week, officials have confirmed, as Jakarta faces...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jun 26, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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June 26, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jun 26, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. At Least Seven Civilians Killed in SAC Airstrike on Maw Chi Area, Karenni State On June 25 around 11:00 a.m., the military junta carried out an aerial attack using a jet fighter to drop a...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 25, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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June 25, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 25, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. Draft Interim Constitution of the Sagaing Federal Unit Approved by Its Parliament June 25 The 5th Regular Session of the Sagaing Federal Unit Parliament was held today, June 25, 2025, at...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jun 25, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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June 25, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jun 25, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. Junta Airstrikes on Kyaukme Kill 4 Civilians, Injure 14 Including Children, and Damage Schools and Homes June 25 Despite its declared ceasefire, the terrorist military council conducted...
Myanmar burns confiscated drugs worth around $300 million
Yahoo News
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Officials in Myanmar's major cities destroyed about $300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs Thursday. The destroyed drugs included opium, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, ketamine and the stimulant known as ice,...
Myanmar-Vietnam construction business event held in Yangon
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 25, 2025
Myanmar-Vietnam Construction Business Matching event in progress in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, on 23 June 2025. The Myanmar Construction Entrepreneurs Federation (MCEF) and a delegation of Vietnamese businesspeople jointly held the...
Myanmar burns confiscated drugs worth around $300 million
KNSS - Kentucky
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June 26, 2025
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Nearly $300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs were destroyed in Myanmar's major cities on Thursday to mark the annual International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, officials said. The drug burnings...
Myanmar burns confiscated drugs worth around US$300 million
Channel News Asia
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June 26, 2025
YANGON: Nearly US$300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs were destroyed in Myanmar's major cities on Thursday (Jun 26) to mark the annual International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, officials said. The drug burnings came...