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Chairman of SSPC Senior General Min Aung Hlaing meets ethnic armed organizations attending peace talks
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Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission and Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing received ethnic armed organizations which attended the peace talks at the Bayintnaung Villa in Nay Pyi Taw on October 17....
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Myanmar junta recaptures town on China trade route
YANGON - Myanmar’s ruling junta said on Oct 18 that it had recaptured a town on a trade highway to China from an ethnic armed group in the country’s war-wracked north. Following a 16-day operation, “on Oct 16, Tatmadaw reoccupied Hsipaw...
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Myanmar junta forces retake key town on trade route to China
Myanmar’s ruling junta said on Saturday that it had recaptured a town on a trade highway to China from an ethnic armed group in the country’s war-wracked north. Following a 16-day operation, “Tatmadaw reoccupied Hsipaw completely” on Thursday, the...
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Myanmar junta says it’s back in control of Hsipaw, key trade route town near China border
YANGON, Oct 18 — Myanmar’s ruling junta said Saturday that it had recaptured a town on a trade highway to China from an ethnic armed group in the country’s war-wracked north. Following a 16-day operation, “on 16 October, Tatmadaw reoccupied Hsipaw...
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Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown – using Elon Musk’s Starlink
By Isabel Kua with Matthew Walsh in Lincang, China; Nalini Lepetit-Chella in Paris; and AFP teams in Mae Sot, Thailand They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions...
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‘Nothing to Celebrate’: Myanmar’s Abortive Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement Marks 10th Birthday
As civil war rages across Myanmar, the military regime is holding a three-day workshop to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) between the government and ethnic armed organizations. But today the truce exists...
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‘Neither Free Nor Fair’: EU Rejects Myanmar Junta’s Planned Election
Kuala Lumpur—The European Union will not send observers to Myanmar’s upcoming election, its top human rights official said Friday, dismissing the vote as neither free nor fair and urging Southeast Asian nations to “push for change.” “We’re calling...
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Myanmar’s Military Rulers Admit Upcoming Election Will be Incomplete
Myanmar (International Christian Concern) — “We can’t hold the election everywhere 100%,” military junta chief Min Aung Hlaing admitted in a speech broadcast on state television this week. The admission — a gross understatement given the junta’s...
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Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 16, 2025 Evening
Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 16, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. Four Women Injured in Junta Airstrike on Namhkam Town October 17 The PSLF/TNLA News and Information Department has reported that a junta airstrike on Namhkam town—located within the 8th...
Myanmar marks int'l day of intangible cultural heritage
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YANGON, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar marked the International Day of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on Friday, highlighting efforts to preserve and promote the country's rich cultural traditions. Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture...
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Myanmar Junta Recaptures Hsipaw, Key N. Shan Town, From TNLA
The Myanmar military regime recaptured Hsipaw, a town on a vital Myanmar-China border trade route, from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State on Friday. Hsipaw becomes the third town recaptured by the regime from the...
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Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army frees 45 ‘prisoners’ in northern Shan State
Military sources in Naypyidaw told DVB that the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) released 45 “prisoners” that it had held in detention, since its seizure of Lashio Township in northern Shan State, on Oct. 14. A military source in...
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MI: Myanmar Dictators’ Most Ruthless Pillar
In Myanmar, who are the people who can knock on your door in the middle of the night, arrest anyone they wish, torture with impunity and return lifeless bodies at dawn? Who are those who release political prisoners only when they are dying,...
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Immigration Department seeks public help in locating key individuals linked to ongoing case
PETALING JAYA: The Immigration Department is seeking information on a foreign national and a local individual connected to an ongoing immigration-related case. In a statement released on Friday (Oct 17), the department announced that it is seeking...
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Myanmar: Elections The Answer To Junta’s Rule And Civil War?
Home Neighbours Bangladesh Myanmar: Elections The Answer To Junta’s Rule And Civil War? There's little doubt that the Myanmar junta's plan for elections in December is deeply flawed and intended to feather its own nest The top trending news...
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World : Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 18, 2025
CAMBODIA 1. CAMBODIA-THAI BORDER TALKS MOVE POSITIVELY -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE Cambodian and Thai border military officials were engaged in a productive meeting yesterday, focusing on cooperation and peace-building initiatives. During the...
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Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 18, 2025
CAMBODIA 1. CAMBODIA-THAI BORDER TALKS MOVE POSITIVELY -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE Cambodian and Thai border military officials were engaged in a productive meeting yesterday, focusing on cooperation and peace-building initiatives. During the...
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Asia Smart Innovation Awards 2025 Winners Announced Hong Kong Takes Silver and Bronze in Lifestyle and Culture Category Thailand Wins Inaugural Grand Award
HONG KONG, Oct. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association (WTIA) held the Asia Smart Innovation Awards 2025 Presentation Ceremony at Cordis Hong Kong on 16 October 2025. Organized by WTIA and sponsored by the...
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Myanmar poised to boost drug control in Greater Mekong Subregion
October 17, 2025 Myanmar News Agency 2 The Senior Officials Committee (SOC) Meeting of the Signatories to the MoU on Drug Control in the Greater Mekong Subregion (Mekong MOU) took place at Chatrium Hotel in Yangon yesterday. Speaking at the...
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