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TNLA Defies Myanmar Junta Push to Cede Shan Towns in China Talks
The Irrawaddy
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July 7, 2025
China urged a truce in separate talks with Myanmar’s junta and the ethnic Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) last week, TNLA spokeswoman Lway Yay Oo told an online press conference on Saturday. “The Chinese government mainly focused on a...
Thousands of Myanmar refugees flee into India’s Mizoram State
Democratic Voice of Burma
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July 7, 2025
Thousands of refugees have crossed into India’s northeastern state of Mizoram after clashes between two anti-regime armed groups in neighbouring Myanmar, Indian authorities said on Monday. Refugees have been crossing into Mizoram since July 2 when...
Over 4,000 Myanmar nationals have taken refuge in Mizoram: Officials
The Morung Express
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Aizawl, July 7 (IANS) Over 4,000 people, including women and children, from Myanmar fled to Mizoram in the last few days and have now taken shelter in two locations of Champhai district, officials said on Monday. Mizoram’s Champhai district...
Thousands of refugees flee into India's Mizoram state after clashes in Myanmar
The Gazette - Colorado
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GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) -Thousands of refugees have crossed into India's northeastern state of Mizoram after clashes between two anti-junta armed groups in neighbouring Myanmar, Indian authorities said on Monday. Refugees have been crossing into...
Chin resistance forces clash after seizing Falam from Myanmar junta
Myanmar Now
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July 7, 2025
Clashes between rival Chin armed groups were reported in Chin State’s Falam Township last week, months after Myanmar’s military was forced to withdraw from its administrative centre. Fighting broke out on July 2 in several villages near the town...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 02, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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July 2, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 02, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. NUG Urges Myanmar Nationals in Thailand to Avoid Thai Political Protests and Movements July 2 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Unity Government (NUG) has urged Myanmar...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 02, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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July 2, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 02, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. Four Civilians Killed in Taungtha Township Due to Indiscriminate Shelling by the Military Junta July 2 According to the Public Administration Team of Taungtha Township, four civilians were...
Amid fresh fighting in Myanmar, 4,000 refugees pour into Mizoram
The Indian Express
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July 7, 2025
Around 4,000 new refugees from Myanmar have entered Mizoram over the past few days following a renewed outbreak of fighting in the neighbouring country’s Chin State.The Chin State in Myanmar has been witnessing a faceoff between two anti-military...
Thousands Flee To India As Heavy Fighting In Myanmar Forces People To Seek Refuge In Neighboring Nation
The Eurasian Times
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July 7, 2025
Heavy fighting in war-torn Myanmar has forced nearly 4,000 people to flee into India in the last four days, Indian officials in the northeastern state of Mizoram said Monday. The refugees, crossing thickly forested routes to neighboring India, ran...
Student family immigration rises sharply, interior minister criticises reform
Yle Uutiset
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July 7, 2025
Finland has seen a steep increase in the number of residence permit applications submitted by family members of international students, with the figure now eight times higher than in 2021, according to the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri). In...
PAGCOR awards Php6.9m in incentives to Philippine responders deployed to Myanmar quake
Gambling Insider
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Personnel from multiple agencies were recognised for their 12-day humanitarian mission following the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar in March. By Shaan Khan Key points: - 138 Philippine responders received Php50,000 each from PAGCOR -...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 02, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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July 2, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 02, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. NUG Acting President Sends Official Commendation Certificates for Receipt of USD 100,000 Monthly ONE DAY CHALLENGE Fund July 1 Radio NUG The Committee Supporting the Anti-Dictatorship...
Four months after the earthquake, Myanmar's economy still in ruins
Asia News
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July 7, 2025
The World Bank has forecast a 2.5% contraction in GDP, while direct damage is estimated at billion. Religious groups continue to bring aid to the population, but poverty, already over 30% before the quake, is likely to increase further. The...
Myanmar extradites 4 foreign telecom fraud suspects
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 1, 2025
Immigration process is in progress for the deportation of foreign undocumented entrants. Myanmar deported four illegal entrants: a Ugandan, a Nigerian, a Kenyan and a Madagascan, who were involved in telecom fraud and other criminal activities,...
Myanmar’s federal future cannot be built on the junta’s foundations
The Interpreter
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July 2, 2025
As foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations prepare to gather on 8-9 July for the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, the question they must confront is no longer merely about managing crisis response,...
Myanmar’s Elephants are Partners in Resistance and Relief
The Diplomat
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July 1, 2025
Over the past four years, a distinctive kind of cavalry has been playing an important role in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war. These mounted units consist of around 200 elephants and their mahouts (elephant handlers). They are not engaging in combat,...
Myanmar Junta Hawk Joins Peacebuilding Forum in Norway
The Irrawaddy
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July 1, 2025
A hawkish Myanmar general who notoriously threatened nonstop bombing of resistance-held territory joined a global peace forum in Norway focused on mediation this month. Sources belatedly revealed that Lt-Gen Min Naing, the secretary of the junta’s...
Myanmar Junta Blacklists Scam Warlord Saw Chit Thu in Currency Crackdown
The Irrawaddy
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July 1, 2025
Myanmar’s junta has blacklisted a company owned by Saw Chit Thu, a notorious warlord and chief of the regime-aligned Karen State Border Guard Force, for failing to deposit foreign currency export earnings into a junta-controlled bank. Chit Linn...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 01, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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July 1, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 01, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. NUG Ministry of Human Rights Expresses Gratitude for the Efforts of UN OHCHR and Mr. Andrews On June 30, the Ministry of Human Rights of the National Unity Government (NUG) of the Republic...
Manipur police bust Myanmar-sourced gun racket, arrest exposes ceasefire breach
The Assam Tribune
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July 6, 2025
Imphal, Jul 6: Security agencies in Manipur have intensified their probe into an arms smuggling racket with potential nationwide ramifications, following the arrest of a senior leader from a Valley-Based Insurgent Group (VBIG). Investigators say...