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All citizens share duty to promote Myanmar’s rich arts and traditions
As Myanmar elevates its cultural standards, the nation’s stature and dignity will rise accordingly, empowering it to stand with pride and distinction among the world’s nations. Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Chairman of...
Johor Immigration Detains 32 Foreign Nationals In Series Of Operations
JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- In efforts to combat the misuse of work passes and permits among foreign nationals, the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) in Johor arrested 32 individuals in a series of enforcement operations around Johor...

Myanmar junta readies for sham poll
Myanmar's military leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who currently serves as both the army's commander in chief and the country's head of state, has reshuffled the government's administrative structure in preparation for planned elections...

Malaysia Silent on Poll Monitoring Despite Myanmar Regime’s Claim
Despite the Myanmar regime’s claim last week that Malaysia would send a team to monitor to its upcoming election, Malaysia’s foreign minister made no mention of the plan, stating only that its Election Commission had received an invitation to send...

Myanmar’s ‘sham’ election: A desperate bid for legitimacy
Guest contributor Ko Saulsman As the world prepares for this upcoming holiday season, Myanmar’s military junta led by Senior General, and 2021 coup leader, Min Aung Hlaing is plotting a cynical maneuver to cling to power: an illegal “election”...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 10, 2025 Morning
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 10, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. Interim People’s Administrative Implementation Central Committee Meeting Convened Under the Leadership of the Union Prime Minister October 9 Radio NUG The National Unity Government (NUG)...


Myanmar air strikes force youthinto bunker schools
THABEIKKYIN, Myanmar – Before a Myanmar student descends into a classroom entombed in a concrete bunker, she prays for compassion and her community’s safety, knowing her appeal will go unanswered. “May the fighter jets not come. May the pilots...

Asean urged to reject Myanmar election
Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has touted the Dec 28 election as a way to end the civil war which has raged since the military deposed the government of democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021. (EPA Images pic) PETALING JAYA: Asean has been urged...

Protest planned in US ahead of regime elections in Myanmar; Fighting over control of air base in Magway Region
Protest planned in US ahead of regime elections in Myanmar Members of the diaspora, including Burmese-Americans, living in the U.S. told DVB that they held a “global meeting” online on Saturday to plan a large protest against the regime’s “sham...

Myanmar air force plane drops bombs near Thai border in Kanchanaburi
PUBLISHED : 10 Oct 2025 at 17:52 KANCHANABURI: A Myanmar air force plane dropped six bombs on a border village in Myanmar near the Phu Nam Ron permanent border checkpoint in Muang district on Friday in a second round of airstrikes. No casualties...

Myanmar rulers say they were behind festival bombing that left 24 dead
Myanmar’s military government yesterday acknowledged attacking a religious festival held on the grounds of a school in central Myanmar on Monday night. Witnesses said about two dozen people, including children, were killed when improvised bombs...

Beneath the bombs, class goes on in Myanmar
Before a Myanmar student descends into a classroom entombed in a concrete bunker, she prays for compassion and her community's safety, knowing her appeal will go unanswered. "May the fighter jets not come. May the pilots show kindness to us. May...

Myanmar junta airstrikes force youth into bunker schools
Before a Myanmar student descends into a classroom entombed in a concrete bunker, she prays for compassion and her community’s safety, knowing her appeal will go unanswered. “May the fighter jets not come. May the pilots show kindness to us. May...

Myanmar air strikes force youth into bunker schools
Escalating air strikes have forced Myanmar students into subterranean classrooms - Copyright AFP STR Before a Myanmar student descends into a classroom entombed in a concrete bunker, she prays for compassion and her community’s safety, knowing her...
Immigration dept detains 24 foreigners using public buses to evade checks in Kelantan
KOTA BHARU, Oct 10 — A total of 24 foreign nationals were detained by the Kelantan Immigration Department of Malaysia in a Joint Operation with the Road Transport Department (JPJ) conducted at the JPJ Mentara Enforcement Station in Gua Musang...

Myanmar's military acknowledges attacking festival, accuses resistance forces of using...
The attack took place in Myanmar’s Sagaing region and had already been reported by the country’s independent media and international outlets, including The Associated Press. A spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday...



Afghanistan’s Digital Blackout: A Self-Inflicted Economic Crisis
In late September, the Taliban regime imposed a nationwide internet blackout. A fortnight earlier, it had imposed a ban on fiber-optic internet access across five provinces in northern Afghanistan. Taliban officials said the move was aimed at...