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Immigration busts prostitution syndicate, 89 arrested

The Malaysian Star · July 11, 2025

PUTRAJAYA: Immigration Department raids on three Klang Valley locations on Wednesday (July 9) have led to 89 arrests, including locals, in a crackdown on a suspected prostitution syndicate. Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said...

Myanmar’s ‘collective voice’ at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations [AUDIO]

Democratic Voice of Burma · July 11, 2025

Khin Ohmar is a Myanmar human rights activist who was involved in organizing the 1988 nationwide pro-democracy uprising. She is also the founder and chairperson of Progressive Voice, a Myanmar human rights organization. Over the last two decades,...

Immigration Busts Prostitution Syndicate, 89 Held Including Locals

Bernama · July 11, 2025

PUTRAJAYA, July 11 (Bernama) -- A total of 89 individuals, including locals, were detained during a crackdown on a suspected prostitution syndicate by the Immigration Department (JIM) across three Klang Valley locations on July 9. Immigration...

Myanmar's armed rebel groups lose edge in drone warfare

Deutsche Welle · July 11, 2025

Armed groups fighting Myanmar's military regime are losing the edge they had built up in the use of drones in the civil war set off by a 2021 coup and may even be falling behind, experts and resistance fighters tell DW. "The military has been...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 10, 2025 Evening

MoeMaKa · July 10, 2025

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

MoeMaKa · July 10, 2025

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...

Myanmar polls only possible if 5PC fulfilled, says Thai spokesman

Free Malaysia Today · July 10, 2025

Myanmar’s military regime has announced plans to hold elections this year, despite continued conflict and humanitarian concerns. (Reuters pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand has signalled support for elections in Myanmar, but it is contingent on the...

Myanmar violence to be condemned at Asean meeting

The Manila Times · July 10, 2025

KUALA LUMPUR — A meeting involving top diplomats from Southeast Asia, China, Russia and the United States will condemn violence against civilians in war-torn Myanmar, according to a draft statement seen by Agence France-Presse (AFP). DIPLOMACY ON...

Myanmar Junta Deploying Conscripts in Major Push to Reclaim Lost Territory

The Irrawaddy · July 10, 2025

The Myanmar military regime is believed to have recruited nearly 70,000 new members since activating its conscription law 17 months ago, and is now deploying them in counteroffensives to retake territory lost to resistance forces and ethnic armed...

asia Asean agrees Myanmar election is not a priority, Malaysia says

Asiaone · July 11, 2025

KUALA LUMPUR — The Southeast Asian bloc Asean has agreed that an election in Myanmar was not a priority and is urging the country's ruling junta to adhere to its peace commitments instead, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Friday (July 11)....

Nuns in Myanmar struggle to aid countless devastated by earthquakes and civil unrest

Global Sisters Report · July 11, 2025

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...

‘Not a Witch Hunt’: Upholding Survivor-Centered Justice in Myanmar

The Irrawaddy · July 11, 2025

Brave young women from Myanmar’s civil society and activist communities have started to speak out in recent months about sexual exploitation and harassment, much of it at the hands of reputable human rights defenders, revolutionary actors, experts...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 09, 2025 Evening

MoeMaKa · July 9, 2025

Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 09, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. NUG Acting President Duwa Lashi La Urges Armed Resistance Groups in Chin State to Resolve Disputes Peacefully July 9 With the entire ethnic population united in resisting the violent...

World Reuters ASEAN agrees Myanmar election is not a priority, Malaysia says

Yahoo News ·

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN has agreed that an election in Myanmar was not a priority and is urging the country's ruling junta to adhere to its peace commitments instead, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Friday....

World News | Japan-backed Report Highlights Pakistan's Education Crisis: 25 Million Children out of School

Latestly · July 11, 2025

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 11 (ANI): Pakistan is grappling with an alarming education crisis, with over 25.37 million children aged 5-16 out of school, according to Dawn News. In a country where access to quality education remains a persistent...

ASEAN agrees Myanmar election is not a priority, Malaysia says

SRN News · July 11, 2025

Audio By Carbonatix KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN has agreed that an election in Myanmar was not a priority and is urging the country’s ruling junta to adhere to its peace commitments instead, Malaysia’s foreign minister...

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

Democratic Voice of Burma · July 11, 2025

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...

YMA extends Rs 5 lakh aid to Myanmar refugees in Mizoram

The Assam Tribune · July 11, 2025

Aizawl, July 11: As thousands of refugees continue to pour into Mizoram from Myanmar’s conflict-ridden Chin state, the central committee of the Young Mizo Association (YMA) has extended Rs 5 lakh as humanitarian aid to displaced civilians...

Two anti-regime activists sentenced to 20 years; Alleged cover-up of political prisoners’ deaths by officials

Democratic Voice of Burma · July 11, 2025

Two anti-regime activists sentenced to 20 years in Yangon The University Students’ Unions Alumni Force announced on Wednesday that two of its members were sentenced to 17 years each on terrorism charges by a regime court in Yangon’s Botahtaung...

Tripura HC disposes PIL seeking action on cross-border infiltration from Bangladesh, Myanmar

The Business Standard · July 11, 2025

The Tripura High Court has declined to issue immediate directives in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning the alleged increase in illegal immigration from Bangladesh and Myanmar, calling the petition "premature" and advising the...