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Myanmar’s Civilian Govt Rebuffs Junta’s Appeal for ‘Cooperation’
The Irrawaddy
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July 7, 2025
BANGKOK—In a rare move, Myanmar’s ruling junta on Saturday called upon the armed groups it is fighting against to cooperate with it ahead of a slated election—an invitation anti-coup forces swiftly rejected. The unexpected appeal comes as the...
Trump administration holding immigrants from 26 countries at Guantánamo prison
The Independent
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July 9, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Minister Pushes Defense Diplomacy to Free Indonesian Detained in Myanmar
Tempo.co
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July 9, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin announced that he would pursue defense diplomacy in an effort to secure the release of an Indonesian citizen detained by Myanmar’s military junta. According to Sjafrie, defense diplomacy is...
How Christianity Transformed And Revived Konyak Culture
Religion Unplugged
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(ANALYSIS) The Konyak are one of 17 Naga tribes located in Nagaland, an Indian state in the far northeast of the country bordering Myanmar. Konyak communities exist on both sides of the border. This is a mountainous and, until recently, remote...
World Press Photo returns to the Algarve
The Portugal News
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The opening is scheduled for July 20th at 6:00 pm at the former fish market and will feature a guest appearance by one of the winning photojournalists. Considered the most prestigious international photojournalism exhibition, this exhibition is...
Is Myanmar Preparing for a Farce Election?!
Pressenza
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July 9, 2025
Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) may go for a nationwide election in the next few months, where the military rulers claim it to be a free and fair electoral exercise for the benefit of 55 million primarily Buddhist nationals in the...
Myanmar-sourced weapons entering India via some cadres of Manipur insurgent outfits
The Economic Times
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July 6, 2025
Security agencies in Manipur have intensified a probe into an arms smuggling racket from Myanmar with potential nationwide ramifications, following the arrest of a senior leader from a Valley-based Insurgent Group (VBIG). The investigation focuses...
Myanmar Road Accident: 28 Killed, 219 Injured in 94 Traffic Accidents on Yangon-Mandalay Highway
Latestly
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July 6, 2025
Yangon, July 6: A total of 28 people were killed and 219 injured in 94 traffic accidents on Myanmar's Yangon-Mandalay highway during the first six months of 2025, according to the highway traffic police force on Sunday. This marks a decrease in...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 06, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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July 6, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 06, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. Armed Resistance is the Only Path to Freedom, Says KNLA Deputy Commander-in-Chief July 5 Radio NUG Major General Saw Baw Kyaw Heh, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Karen National...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 06, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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July 6, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 06, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. Spring Revolution Political Dialogue Held in Buffalo, New York, USA July 5 Radio NUG On July 5, a Spring Revolution Political Dialogue was held in Buffalo, New York, United States,...
MoRAC Union Minister inspects quake-hit religious sites in Nay Pyi Taw
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 26, 2025
Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture U Tin Oo Lwin, accompanied by Nay Pyi Taw Council Member U Myint Soe and other officials, yesterday inspected religious buildings and cultural structures in Nay Pyi Taw that were damaged by the...
Mizoram: As clashes between rival rebel groups escalate in Myanmar, over 4000 illegal migrants enter the state
Organiser Weekly
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Guwahati: Thousands of illegal migrants have fled to Indian territory of Mizoram as fighting between two anti-junta armed factions in Myanmar has escalated for the last several days. Since July 2, a new round of refugees has been arriving in...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 05, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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July 5, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 05, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. Committee Urges Resistance Against Military’s Sham Election and Peace Process July 5 The Joint Committee for the Anti-Fake Election Movement has called on the public to oppose the military...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 05, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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July 5, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 05, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. Interim President and NUG Ministers Attend Coordination Meeting on Mandalay Region Transitional Political Framework July 4 Radio NUG On July 4, 2025, the National Unity Government (NUG)...
Myanmar armed groups rebuff junta’s ‘cooperation’ appeal
The Straits Times
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July 5, 2025
BANGKOK - Myanmar’s ruling junta on July 5 made a rare call for the armed groups it is fighting to cooperate with it ahead of a slated election, an invitation anti-coup forces swiftly rejected. The unexpected appeal comes as the junta continues to...
Immigration busts marriage-for-visa syndicate after raids in Putrajaya
The Malaysian Star
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July 5, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: A marriage-for-visa syndicate targeting senior citizens was busted with the arrest of five men, including the masterminds. Immigration department officers conducted the raids in Putrajaya at about 9.19am on Thursday (July 3)....
Relatives of Myanmar civil servants restricted from travelling abroad
Myanmar Now
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July 8, 2025
Myanmar’s military regime has stopped allowing the spouses and children of public employees to hold passports or leave the country, according to a junta order seen by Myanmar Now. The order states that close relatives of civil servants must obtain...
China pressures rebels in Myanmar rare-earth belt
Bangkok Post
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July 8, 2025
The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army since December has been battling...
Two brothers, a soldier and a rebel, came face-to-face in Myanmar’s ruinous civil war
The New Zealand Herald
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July 8, 2025
Instead, he was shocked to see his little brother standing among the rebels. “I thought they were going to kill me right there on the road,” Thein, 38, said after his capture in February. “But when I saw my younger brother, I felt a huge sense of...
China Reshapes Myanmar Policy After Operation Sindoor To Target India’s Northeast: Sources | Exclusive
News18
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July 8, 2025
Last Updated:July 08, 2025, 16:13 IST Sources say Beijing has fast-tracked key infrastructure projects in Myanmar, including Muse-Mandalay-Kyaukphyu railway and pipelines linked to China-Myanmar Economic Corridor. In this photo provided by Myanmar...