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“ Always in shock ”: Myanmar earthquakes aggravate the humanitarian crisis in the fractured country
The European Times
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June 24, 2025
The earthquake of March 28 measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale, struck the central regions with a deadly forceKilling some 3,800 people and injuring more than 5,000, according to UN estimates. The disaster has devastated the infrastructure and...
Geopolitical games in South Asia: How external powers exploit Myanmar's humanitarian crisis | Opinion
Asianet Newsable
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June 25, 2025
This analysis explores how China and the US are exploiting Myanmar's humanitarian crisis for geopolitical gain, turning South Asia into a battleground for strategic influence at the cost of regional stability.South Asia's delicate regional balance...
Mizoram CM, civil groups broker peace in Myanmar as India recalibrates policy
The Federal
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June 25, 2025
As India rushes to recalibrate its Junta-centric Myanmar policy, Mizoram has emerged as a key intermediary in dealing with the non-state actors in the strife-torn neighbouring country. Influential politicians of the north-eastern state have been...
‘Still reeling’: Myanmar quakes worsen humanitarian crisis in fractured county
The European Sting
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June 25, 2025
© UNICEF/Minzayar Oo In Mandalay, a teacher stands amid the ruins of the classroom where he once taught English and Science – now destroyed by the March earthquakes. This article is published in association with United Nations. Nearly three months...
Start with belief, lead with trust: HEINEKEN’s Shaun Ee on building a culture that sticks
ETHRWorld Southeast Asia
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June 24, 2025
In a year defined by economic recalibration, AI acceleration, and employee values in flux, one question looms large for HR leaders: How do we build a culture that people don’t just comply with, but believe in? According to Mercer’s 2025 Global...
Shan State Takes Center Stage in Myanmar Junta’s Election Push
The Irrawaddy
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June 24, 2025
As Myanmar’s military regime prepares to hold an election in December, the groundwork for the vote has been most visible in southern and eastern Shan State, as well as in junta-controlled urban centers within resistance strongholds, including...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: June 25, 2025
Bernama
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June 25, 2025
INDONESIA 1.INDONESIA PLANS FIRST NUCLEAR POWER PLANT BY 2034, EYES PARTNERSHIPS WITH RUSSIA AND CANADA -- JAKARTA GLOBE Indonesia aims to commission its first nuclear power plant by 2034 as part of a broader push to diversify its energy mix and...
OIC wants speedy repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed its concern over the ‘grave human rights violations’ primarily against the Rohingya Muslim community, as well as other Muslim groups in Myanmar. The OIC called for urgent actions to...
Supreme Court rules Trump can rapidly deport immigrants to Libya, South Sudan and other countries they aren’t from
The Conversation
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June 24, 2025
For the past several months, the Trump administration has been trying to deport immigrants to countries they are not from – despite an April 2025 federal ruling that had blocked the White House from doing so. A divided Supreme Court decided on...
34-Year-Old Myanmar National Living Illegally In India Caught At Mumbai Airport After Failing To Speak Hindi
Free Press Journal
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Mumbai: A Myanmar national who had been living in India illegally under a false identity was exposed due to a surprising detail — he couldn’t speak Hindi. The man, who had even obtained an Indian passport and traveled abroad, was caught during...
How Myanmar Military Conscripts Child Soldiers
The Irrawaddy
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June 24, 2025
Daily clashes since the 2021 coup and resultant casualties have seriously depleted the ranks of the Myanmar military, prompting it to forcibly recruit males of any age. That includes children. The issues of forced recruitment and use of child...
Thailand faces severe transboundary pollution crisis from rare earth mining in Myanmar
The Nation Thailand
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June 24, 2025
Calls for immediate government action Pianporn criticised the Thai government for its slow and inadequate response, limited so far to issuing only a diplomatic note. She urged the government to escalate the matter through direct negotiations with...
Supreme Court order threatens “thousands” of immigrants with risk of torture and death
World Socialist Web Site
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June 24, 2025
President Trump and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, who spearheads the anti-immigrant witch-hunt. [AP Photo/Paul Sancya]In a decision Monday that rubber-stamps the Trump administration’s brutal anti-immigrant agenda, the US...
Tennis coaching course concludes in Yangon
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 16, 2025
Award presentation to trainees. The closing ceremony of the 2025 Tennis Coaching Course, jointly organized by the Myanmar Tennis Federation (MTF) and the Yangon Region Education Office, was held on 14 July at the Theinbyu Tennis Court in Mingala...
‘Still reeling’: Myanmar quakes worsen humanitarian crisis in fractured country
UN News
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June 24, 2025
The 28 March quake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale, struck central regions with deadly force, killing some 3,800 people and injuring over 5,000, according to UN estimates. The disaster devastated infrastructure and homes across Mandalay,...
The ‘German Connection’ in Myanmar’s Civil Wars
The Diplomat
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June 23, 2025
Myanmar’s civil war has been one of the most complex and enduring conflicts in the history of modern warfare. It is a tragic saga defined by ethnic strife, authoritarian rule, civil dissent, and relentless armed resistance against the control of...
Civil war in Myanmar is jeopardizing its future
Mission Network News
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June 23, 2025
Myanmar (MNN) — Myanmar can’t afford to lose its next generation, but it is. After the 2021 coup, the military junta soon realized that rebel fighter groups were there to stay. In February 2024, they installed a conscription law. “Basically, it...
Trump administration wins in Supreme Court on immigration removals
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 24, 2025
A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to restart swift removals of migrants to countries other than their homelands, lifting for now a court order requiring they get a chance to challenge the deportations. The high...
How is the Trump travel ban affecting immigrants in Minnesota? Find out during a Sahan Journal Instagram Live on June 26.
Sahan Journal - Minnesota
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June 23, 2025
Stay informed. Sign up for Sahan Sunday, our weekly newsletter with Minnesota news you need to know. This story is provided to you free of charge. We’re glad you're here! If fair, free journalism matters to you, please support us! On June 5, 2025,...
Supreme Court allows Trump to deport immigrants to ‘third countries’ for now
The Gazette - Colorado
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The Supreme Court on Monday handed a win to the Trump administration by allowing it to resume deporting criminal noncitizens to “third countries,” or places where they did not originate, such as South Sudan, without first giving them a chance to...