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Supreme Court rules Trump admin can deport illegal immigrant criminals to South Sudan
The Post Millenial
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July 3, 2025
"I do not see how a district court can compel compliance with an order that this Court has stayed," Justice Kagan said. The Supreme Court on Thursday issued an unsigned order stating that a handful of illegal immigrant criminals whom the Trump...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: July 4, 2025
Bernama
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July 4, 2025
INDONESIA 1.INDONESIA AIMS FOR MORE COMPETITIVE US TARIFFS THAN VIETNAM’S 20 PCT DEAL -- JAKARTA GLOBE The Indonesian government is seeking lower import tariffs from the United States than those recently granted to Vietnam, in an effort to improve...
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...
Arakan Army in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
The Kathmandu Post
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Since December 2024, the Arakan Army (AA) has been entrenching itself in the Rakhine state after the fall of the Western Regional Military Command at Ann Township in central Rakhine. As the military arm of the United League of Arakan (ULA), a...
Myanmar junta chief confirms year-end poll
Manila Standard
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June 26, 2025
YANGON – Myanmar’s junta chief said the country plans to hold elections in December and January, state media reported Thursday, pressing ahead with polls denounced as a sham by international monitors. The military deposed Myanmar’s civilian...
Supreme Court Lets Trump Banish Immigrants to South Sudan
The Intercept
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July 3, 2025
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a request by the Trump administration to send eight men who have spent more than a month imprisoned on a U.S. military base in Djibouti to war-ravaged South Sudan. Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown...
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 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,...
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...
Myanmar junta leader confirms yearend vote plan
The Manila Times
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June 26, 2025
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s junta leader said the country planned to hold elections in December and January, state media reported on Thursday, pressing ahead with polls denounced as a sham by international monitors. The military deposed the...
37 Years and Counting: Why Has Myanmar’s Democracy Struggle Taken So Long?
The Irrawaddy
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July 3, 2025
It has been 37 years since the 1988 Democracy Uprising. For more than three decades, the people of Myanmar have been fighting to restore the democracy stolen from them by military dictators. And yet, after all this time, true democracy remains out...
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 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...
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...
Enhance the empowerment of women with gender equality
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 2, 2025
Myanmar’s history reflects the significant contributions of women in political, economic, social, and cultural arenas. From past to present, Myanmar women have actively participated in nation-building, development projects, and defence duty...
Thailand’s Political Instability and Its Impacts on Myanmar Nationals
MoeMaKa
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July 2, 2025
Myanmar Spring Chronicle – July 1 View (MoeMaKa, July 2, 2025) Thailand’s Political Instability and Its Impacts on Myanmar Nationals In neighboring Thailand, where estimates suggest between 3 to 6 million Myanmar nationals currently reside, the...
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 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...
As more natural disasters strike and labor shortages develop, the loss of immigrant workers will be felt deeply
The South Dakota Standard
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If you don't like the weather in South Dakota, wait five minutes. This is the time of year when we are particularly vulnerable to natural disasters such as tornadoes, derechos and wildfires, although we don’t expect to see any killer blizzards in...
Small state with a big heart: Mizoram shelters thousands fleeing conflict from Manipur, Myanmar & Bangladesh; hosts 40,000+ despite challenges
The Times of India
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July 3, 2025
Mizoram faces a significant humanitarian crisis, sheltering tens of thousands fleeing turmoil from Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Manipur. The state is initiating biometric data collection for Myanmar refugees amid security concerns. Despite resource...