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Guardians in Uniform, Responders at Heart
Inquirer
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July 23, 2025
General Romeo Brawner Jr. PA, Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines As the rainy season once again casts its shadow across the archipelago, the risk of flooding, landslides, and displacement looms over countless communities. In times...
Safe zones designated for fishing trawlers amid bad weather
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 17, 2025
Safe places are designated for onshore and offshore fishing boats to take shelter when they encounter severe weather conditions during the monsoon fishing season 2024-2025, according to the Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Agriculture,...
CBM sells $1.2M on 16 July
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 17, 2025
The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) sold US$1.2 million that were purchased from companies working on a Cut-Make and Pack basis to edible oil companies on 16 July. CBM announced on 15 July that it would pump $33 million into the fuel oil industry....
Heidi Kühn’s Azerbaijan Demining Efforts Advocacy
News Blaze
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July 22, 2025
Restoring lands and saving people’s lives – demining minefield after minefield. The greatest challenge Azerbaijan has been facing in order to restore normal life in the Nagorno-Karabakh liberated area is demining.* * Demining, the process of...
Ahom Valour Makes Its Way Into NCERT Textbooks In Step Towards Honouring Assam’s Legacy
News18
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July 17, 2025
Last Updated:July 17, 2025, 16:13 IST The Ahoms, who migrated in the 13th century from Mong Mao (in present-day Myanmar) to Brahmaputra Valley, laid the foundations of one of the most enduring and effective dynasties In November 2022, Assam CM...
U.S. tariffs, trade tensions to slow growth in developing Asia and Pacific, ADB says
Yahoo Finance
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By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -Higher U.S. tariffs and trade uncertainty have worsened the economic outlook for developing Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Development Bank said in a report on Wednesday as it lowered its growth forecasts for the...
China’s export restrictions on rare earth minerals could work to India’s advantage
Scroll.in
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July 21, 2025
Around 80 years ago, in an assertive move, India had imposed restrictions on the export of rare earth-rich monazite sands to the US. As one of the largest global producers of rare earth minerals at the time, New Delhi’s actions caused...
MoTC Dy Minister receives Russian trade delegation
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 17, 2025
Deputy Minister U Lu Mon of the Ministry of Transport and Communications received a delegation led by Mr Konstantin Kanarev, Trade Representative of the Russian Federation to Myanmar, at the Ministry of Transport and Communications yesterday...
‘Our Ancestral Land Is Not a Line On A Map’: Naga CSOs Demand Govt Response In 20 Days
Northeast Today
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July 22, 2025
Imphal, July 22: The Naga apex Civil Society Organizations, consisting of the United Naga Council (UNC), All Naga Students’ Association, Manipur (ANSAM), Naga Women’s Union (NWU), and the Naga People’s Movement for Human Rights-South (NPMHR-S),...
How Martyrs' Day marked Mamata's rallying cry to defeat BJP in Bengal and beyond
India Today
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July 22, 2025
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee, in a powerful address at her party’s flagship Martyrs’ Day rally on July 21 in Kolkata, launched a combative attack on the BJP-led central government, accusing it of orchestrating a “voter deletion”...
Rush Hour: Assam constable’s son held as suspected Bangladeshi, blasts acquittal challenged and more
Scroll.in
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July 22, 2025
We’re building a brand-new studio to bring you bold ground reports, sharp interviews, hard-hitting podcasts, explainers and more. Support Scroll’s studio fund today. The Maharashtra government moved the Supreme Court challenging a Bombay High...
Bangladesh air force jet crash: Should the ageing Chinese F-7 fighter still be flying?
Firstpost
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July 22, 2025
A Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) fighter aircraft crashed into a school building in Dhaka on Monday (July 21, 2025), killing 27 people — including 25 schoolchildren — and injuring over 100 others. The incident has drawn attention to the safety record...
Venice's Orizzonti boasts welcome returns and promising debut features
Cineuropa
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22/07/2025 - Teona Strugar Mitevska and Laura Samani selected in competition; Stephan Komandarev and Daniele Vicari selected in the Venice Spotlight section, formerly known as Orizzonti Extra Mother by Teona Strugar Mitevska Announced by artistic...
Philippines Officials Say Illegal Offshore Gambling Operators Are Moving to Pakistan
Casino Beats
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July 17, 2025
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Rubio Meets Wang in KL, Says Good Chance of Trump-Xi Talks
Asia Financial
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July 11, 2025
America’s top diplomat Marco Rubio said on Friday his talks with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi were “positive and constructive,” despite bilateral tension over the Trump Administration’s tariff onslaught. The US Secretary of State was in...
Vijay Prashad: Nuclear Missile Diplomacy
Consortium News
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July 22, 2025
Europe and the United States have adopted a path of austerity and war. That is their promise to the world for the period ahead. Aboudia Abdoulaye Diarrassouba, Côte d’Ivoire, Daloa 29, 2011. (Via Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research) By...
Vishwaguru cannot be a bystander in West Asia
Frontline - The Hindu
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July 23, 2025
It is a high-stakes game for India in West Asia given that it has over 90 lakh citizens living and working in the region. These workers, most of them blue-collar, remit an estimated $30 billion to the country annually. Three West Asian countries,...
Tanzania is Africa’s top pulses exporter
Daily News Tanzania
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July 22, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: IN the past two weeks, we have discussed the progress that Tanzania has made in exporting two key pulses: Pigeon peas and chickpeas. We also compared the performance of other countries—mainly within Africa—to gauge the East African...
Manipur: Naga bodies issue 20-day ultimatum over border fencing, FMR
The Morung Express
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Urges GoI for meaningful & time-bound dialogue with affected stakeholders Newmai News Network Imphal | July 22 The United Naga Council (UNC), the Naga Women Union (NWU), the All Naga Students' Association, Manipur (ANSAM), and the Naga People's...
Govt To Scrutinise Dixon’s JV Firms With Chinese Companies: Report
Inc42
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July 17, 2025
SUMMARY Due process will be followed when their application comes under Press Note 3 rules Only two days ago, Dixon signed agreements with Chongqing Yuhai Precision Manufacturing and the Indian arm of Kunshan Q Technology Dixon looks to set up a...