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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...
Myanmar Junta Unleashes Jets on Shan Town, Killing 4 Civilians
The Irrawaddy
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June 25, 2025
Myanmar regime airstrikes on residential areas of Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)-controlled Kyaukme town in northern Shan State killed four civilians and wounded others on Tuesday, according to locals and the ethnic armed group. A junta...
Schools in Karenni and Rakhine states face funding challenges impacting children’s access to education
Democratic Voice of Burma
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July 3, 2025
Aid groups in Karenni State told DVB that nearly 600 community-run schools serving over 60,000 students — from kindergarten to high school — are in urgent need of funds to purchase textbooks. “Some classrooms have only two sets of textbooks for...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jun 25, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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June 25, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jun 25, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. Four Junta Troops Killed, 10 Injured During Clashes in Ayadaw Township June 24 Radio NUG According to the Danger Force – Special Operations Unit under the Ayadaw Township People’s Defense...
Indonesian Influencer Detained in Myanmar May Not Be Criminal, House Member Suggests
Tempo.co
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July 2, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A member of the House of Representatives (DPR) Defense Commission, Tubagus Hasanuddin, provided an update on an Indonesian citizen, identified by the initials AP, who was arrested by Myanmar authorities on December 20, 2024. AP...
Mizoram prepares for biometric enrollment of Myanmar refugees
Pune Mirror
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July 2, 2025
Mizoram is set to begin biometric enrollment of over 32,000 Myanmar refugees currently taking shelter across its 11 districts, a senior official confirmed on Wednesday. State Additional Home Secretary Andrew H. Vanlaldika said the process, aimed...
Rohingya refugees face crisis as education access collapses in camps
Weekly Blitz
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July 2, 2025
The plight of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh has taken a devastating turn as education, one of the few lifelines available to displaced children, is rapidly disappearing. The recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report documenting the closure of...
Amid global apathy, ASEAN can help in resolving the Myanmar crisis
The Indian Express
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July 2, 2025
Myanmar’s civil war is now in its fifth year. The Southeast Asian nation has been witnessing one of its worst internal conflicts since its inception in 1948. According to the UN, nearly 7,000 people have been killed since the military coup, over...
Mizoram gears up for biometric enrollment of Myanmar refugees
Hindustan Times
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July 2, 2025
Aizawl, Preparations are underway for the biometric enrollment of over 32,000 Myanmar refugees currently sheltered in Mizoram, a senior official said on Wednesday. Mizoram gears up for biometric enrollment of Myanmar refugees State Additional Home...
Fencing India-Myanmar border a huge challenge: Assam Rifles Director General
India Today
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July 2, 2025
The security and stability in India's northeast states are key to the country's territorial integrity as they are bordered by countries like Bangladesh, China and Myanmar, which makes them geographically vulnerable. This is where the Assam Rifles...
Yet Another Peace Ploy from Myanmar’s Junta
The Irrawaddy
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July 2, 2025
After pledging to hold elections in December or January, the Myanmar junta has launched yet another initiative to gain some degree of legitimacy—a “peace forum.” According to military mouthpiece The Global New Light of Myanmar, a gathering was...
Indonesia steps up advocacy for citizen detained on terror charges in Myanmar
The Jakarta Post
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he Foreign Ministry continues to advocate for an Indonesian citizen identified as a social media influencer with the initials AP who was sentenced to seven years in prison in Myanmar on terrorism-related charges, amid mounting pressure from...
Raise collaboration between Myanmar and the EAEU
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 1, 2025
A strong and stable economic foundation is a necessity for every country. Only with a solid economic foundation can other challenges be effectively addressed. Myanmar is working to support MSME (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises) industries by...
Myanmar National Living Illegally In India Caught At Mumbai Airport
MENAFN
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June 25, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) A Myanmar national, who had been living illegally in India under a false identity, was arrested at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai. The man was apprehended during immigration...
Dying in Jail, Myanmar’s Political Prisoners a ‘Stain on ASEAN’s Conscience’
The Irrawaddy
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July 2, 2025
Lawmakers from across Southeast Asia have called on regional leaders to prioritize the immediate release of Myanmar’s political prisoners during next week’s ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM). ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR), a...
Indonesian influencer given 7-year Myanmar prison sentence
The Straits Times
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July 2, 2025
JAKARTA - An Indonesian influencer has been sentenced to seven years in prison for meeting rebels in junta-ruled Myanmar, a foreign ministry official in Jakarta said on July 2. Myanmar has been consumed by a many-sided civil war since the military...
Immigration in Japan: What Brings Refugees to a New Land?
JAPAN Forward
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June 25, 2025
このページを 日本語 で読む Why don't more refugees come to Japan? One key reason is simple. In many countries, Japan is far away and scarcely known. Immigration to such an unknown place is for the adventurous, not those fleeing the urgent problems that make...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 24, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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June 24, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 24, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. No Action to Be Taken Against Non-CDM Personnel Who Join the People’s Side, Says Union Minister Dr. Zaw Wai Soe June 24 Union Minister Dr. Zaw Wai Soe stated that no action will be taken...
Myanmar woman arrested for Aung San Suu Kyi ‘happy birthday’ post
Frontier Myanmar
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June 24, 2025
By AFP A Myanmar woman arrested by the junta for “spreading propaganda” is being detained over a Facebook post celebrating the 80th birthday of jailed democratic leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, local media said. Aung San Suu Kyi was the figurehead of...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: July 2, 2025
Bernama
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July 2, 2025
INDONESIA 1.FINANCE MINISTER: INDONESIA'S TAX REVENUE UNLIKELY TO MEET 2025 TARGET -- JAKARTA GLOBE Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Tuesday that Indonesia’s tax revenue is unlikely to meet the target set in the 2025 state budget,...