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World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: June 26, 2025
Bernama
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June 26, 2025
INDONESIA 1. GOVERNMENT WEIGHS FULL REOPENING OF BANDUNG AIRPORT AMID ECONOMIC DEBATE -- JAKARTA GLOBE The central government is not yet ready to fully reopen Husein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung, despite repeated calls from Bandung Mayor...
Opium, heroin, meth among $300 mn worth drugs destroyed by Myanmar | Watch
Mint
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June 26, 2025
Major cities across the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar on Thursday, 26 June 2025, burnt and destroyed nearly $300 million of confiscated illegal drugs, reported the news agency AP. Opium, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, ketamine, and ice...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: June 27, 2025
Bernama
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June 27, 2025
1. INDONESIA NEEDS DATABASE THAT SHOWS HOW MANY HOUSES IT REALLY NEEDS -- JAKARTA POST Real estate developers on Thursday urged the government to set up a national housing database, saying that it would be a good starting point for Indonesia to...
asia Amnesty says Cambodia is enabling brutal scam industry
Asiaone
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June 26, 2025
BANGKOK — Human rights group Amnesty International accused Cambodia's government on Thursday (June 26) of "deliberately ignoring" abuses by cybercrime gangs who have trafficked people from across the world, including children, into slavery at...
Cambodia enabling scam industry, Amnesty says
Taipei Times
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June 26, 2025
Human rights group Amnesty International yesterday accused Cambodia’s government of “deliberately ignoring” abuses by cybercrime gangs that have trafficked people from across the world, including children, into slavery at brutal scam compounds....
Cambodia apparently enabling cybercrime trafficking industry: Amnesty
Al Mayadeen
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June 26, 2025
Amnesty International accuses Cambodia of enabling a billion-dollar cybercrime trafficking network exploiting victims, including children, in scam compounds across the country. Amnesty International has accused the Cambodian government of...
The Burma Circle of the Geological Survey of India and Its Contributions to the Geology of Myanmar (Episode : 63)
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 25, 2025
By THAN HTUN (GEOSCIENCE MYANMAR) JADEITE FROM BURMA This article is a continuation of Episode 62, featuring jadeite from Burma, contributed by HL Chhibber in 1934. 3. Jadeite workings in the Tertiary Conglomerates. B. In the neighbourhood of...
Yangon hosts ‘Akal Ywayt’ film production launching ceremony
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 25, 2025
Artistes and film crew seen at the production launching ceremony. The launching ceremony for the new Myanmar film titled ‘Akal Ywayt’ (If), produced by Kumudra Production, was held on the morning of 24 June at the Kyaikkasan Pagoda compound in...
Philippines Officials Say Illegal Offshore Gambling Operators Are Moving to Pakistan
Casino Beats
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July 17, 2025
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Nawnghkio in northern Shan State retaken by regime; Crisis Group reports violence ‘likely’ if elections occur
Democratic Voice of Burma
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July 18, 2025
Nawnghkio in northern Shan State retaken by regime Residents of northern Shan State told DVB that regime troops recaptured six urban wards of Nawnghkio town from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) on Wednesday following a counteroffensive...
China Pushes for Belt and Road Progress in War-Torn Myanmar
The Irrawaddy
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June 25, 2025
China is pushing ahead with its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure projects in Myanmar, despite the ongoing conflicts. Earlier this month, Chinese President Xi Jinping and junta chief Min Aung Hlaing marked 75 years of diplomatic ties...
Humanitarian Fallout of Myanmar Earthquake Amplifies Suffering in War...
ImpACT International
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On 28 March 2025, Myanmar was struck by a catastrophic magnitude 7.7 earthquake near the central regions of Mandalay and Sagaing, followed by powerful aftershocks. This seismic event, the strongest in the country in over a century, has compounded...
Amnesty: Cambodia enabling ‘brutal’ scam industry
Bangkok Post
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June 26, 2025
Human rights group identifies 53 scam centres staffed by trafficking victims, including children PUBLISHED : 26 Jun 2025 at 14:27 The human rights group Amnesty International has accused Cambodia’s government of “deliberately ignoring” abuses by...
Amnesty says Cambodia is enabling brutal scam industry
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Poppy McPherson BANGKOK (Reuters) -Human rights group Amnesty International accused Cambodia’s government on Thursday of "deliberately ignoring" abuses by cybercrime gangs who have trafficked people from across the world, including children,...
China is eyeing a treasure in Myanmar that may make it 'Global leader' in..., India can also...
India.com
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June 25, 2025
Home News China is eyeing a treasure in Myanmar that may make it ‘Global leader’ in…, India can also… China is increasing its rare earth mineral imports from Myanmar and as of the current data, China accounts for about 57% of China’s total rare...
General : New Zealand Seeks Associate Membership In ASEAN Halal Council - DPM Zahid
Bernama
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July 18, 2025
From Ahmad Erwan Othman WELLINGTON, July 18 (Bernama) -- New Zealand has expressed its interest in joining the ASEAN Halal Council as an associate member, signalling a strong commitment to strengthening halal cooperation with Malaysia and the...
Mizoram CM, civil groups broker peace in Myanmar as India recalibrates policy
The Federal
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June 25, 2025
As India rushes to recalibrate its Junta-centric Myanmar policy, Mizoram has emerged as a key intermediary in dealing with the non-state actors in the strife-torn neighbouring country. Influential politicians of the north-eastern state have been...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: June 25, 2025
Bernama
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June 25, 2025
INDONESIA 1.INDONESIA PLANS FIRST NUCLEAR POWER PLANT BY 2034, EYES PARTNERSHIPS WITH RUSSIA AND CANADA -- JAKARTA GLOBE Indonesia aims to commission its first nuclear power plant by 2034 as part of a broader push to diversify its energy mix and...
POSCO International Seeks ‘2nd Myanmar’ with Gas Field Exploration in Malaysia
Business Korea
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June 25, 2025
POSCO International, which is accelerating its efforts to expand its liquefied natural gas (LNG) value chain, is set to explore and develop new gas fields in Malaysia. This move aims to strengthen upstream capabilities, which form the foundation...
YCC to host 9th Agri Tech Myanmar on 27-29 June
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 24, 2025
The 9th Agri Tech Myanmar will take place at Yangon Convention Centre in Mayangon Township, Yangon, on 27-29 June 2025. The expo aims to bring together farmers and agro traders. Agricultural tractors and related equipment, fertilizers, seeds,...