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Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 12, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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August 12, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 12, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. CRPH sends message marking the 75th Karen Martyrs’ Day August 12 The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) has sent a message to mark the 75th Karen Martyrs’ Day. In its...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 12, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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August 12, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 12, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. National Unity Government sends message of goodwill to the 75th Karen Martyrs’ Day commemoration, wishing for the successful realization of the Karen revolutionary goals August 12 The...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 13, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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August 13, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 13, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. Military Council’s 1,000-Troop Offensive in Myingyan: Both Sides Suffer Casualties, MBT Forced to Abandon Some Bases August 12 Radio NUG According to the Myingyan Black Tiger (MBT) force,...
Tok Mat: Malaysia and Asean push for transparency in Myanmar’s election plans and Rohingya crisis during Sept 19 visit
Malay Mail
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August 14, 2025
SEREMBAN, August 14 — Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said his official visit to Myanmar on Sept 19, together with his counterparts from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand, will, among other matters, discuss the methods...
Myanmar Seizes Over 66.6 Tonnes Of Illegal Timbers, Arrests 29 Offenders
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Yangon, Aug 13 (IANS) Myanmar authorities have seized over 66.6 tonnes of illegal timber across the country during a three-day operation, state media reported on Wednesday. From August 8 to August 10, the confiscated timber included...
UN War Crimes Sleuths Expose Systematic Torture in Myanmar’s Jails
The Irrawaddy
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August 14, 2025
The UN’s war crime investigators group on Tuesday said it has uncovered significant evidence of systematic torture including sexual violence against detainees in detention centers operated by Myanmar’s military regime. It is also a step closer to...
Norfund-backed Yoma Bank partners with MoneyGram to offer remittances for Myanmar’s migrant workers
ScandAsia
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August 14, 2025
Yoma Bank, part-owned by Norway’s development finance institution Norfund, has partnered with global payments network MoneyGram to enable near-instant cross-border money transfers to Yoma Bank accounts across Myanmar. The service allows customers...
Myanmar military committing 'systematic' torture in detention facilities, UN reports
SBS
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This article contains references to rape and child abuse. United Nations investigators say they have recorded "systematic" torture in Myanmar's military-run detention facilities, including beatings, electric shocks and gang rape. Myanmar has been...
Filipinas bow out of MSIG Serenity Cup after stinging 1–1 draw with Myanmar
Cebu Daily News
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August 14, 2025
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Women’s National Team (PWNFT) Filipinas officially ended their 2025 ASEAN MSIG Serenity Cup title retention bid with a heartbreaking 1–1 draw against Myanmar on Wednesday night, August 13, in Haiphong,...
World : Malaysia, ASEAN To Hold Talks On Myanmar Election Plans During Sept 19 Working Visit
Bernama
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August 14, 2025
SEREMBAN, August 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said his official visit to Myanmar on Sept 19, together with his counterparts from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand, will, among other matters, discuss...
What Does Myanmar’s Acting President Myint Swe’s Death Mean for the Country?
Fulcrum
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August 14, 2025
The passing of Myanmar’s acting president last week provides an occasion to contemplate his life and Myanmar’s future. The State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC) announced the death of Acting President Myint Swe, who was 74 years old, on 7...
Myanmar refugees on the brink as funding cuts bite: ‘I feel so anxious’
South China Morning Post
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August 13, 2025
On the first day of every month, refugees in camps along the Thailand-Myanmar border would usually receive a top-up of credits to their digital food cards before making a beeline for food-card shops to stock up on groceries. On August 1, however,...
Two Held With ₹68 Lakh Cash Near India-Myanmar Border In Mizoram; Heroin Worth ₹78 Lakh Seized
Free Press Journal
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Two persons were arrested with Rs 68 lakh in cash near the India-Myanmar border in east Mizoram's Champhai district. | Representational Image Aizawl: Two persons were arrested with Rs 68 lakh in cash near the India-Myanmar border in east Mizoram's...
Myanmar seizes over 66.6 tons of illegal timbers, arrests 29 offenders
Xinhua News Agency
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YANGON, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized over 66.6 tons of illegal timbers across the country during a three-day operation, the state-run daily Myanma Alinn reported on Wednesday. From Aug. 8 to Aug. 10, the confiscated timber...
Myanmar junta committing 'systematic' torture: UN report
Channel News Asia
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August 13, 2025
A junta spokesman could not be reached for comment on the allegations laid out in an IIMM annual report released on Tuesday (Aug 12), drawing on testimony from nearly 600 eyewitnesses. It said there had been "systematic commission" of torture...
Myanmar forces systematically torture prisoners, report finds
Morning Star
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MYANMAR’S security forces have engaged in “systematic torture” of people held in detention centres, a United Nations-backed report revealed today. The Independent Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar said it had uncovered evidence of electric...
Myanmar to face defending champions Philippines in final group match
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 12, 2025
Myanmar women’s footballers are seen bravely. PHOTO: MFF The final day of Group B matches in the 2025 ASEAN Women’s Championship in Vietnam takes place today, with Myanmar facing defending champions the Philippines. Both Group B matches will kick...
Myanmar hilsa targets Indian market
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 12, 2025
This image captures the commercially valued Myanmar hilsa in the international market. Myanmar’s Fisheries Department stated that India is likely to bring in a large volume of Myanmar’s hilsa. Myanmar’s hilsa is primarily exported to India,...
Myanmar celebrates 2025 International Youth Day
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 12, 2025
August 13, 2025 Myanmar News Agency 18 Union Minister Jeng Phang Naw Taung delivers a speech at the International Youth Day 2025 ceremony in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. A ceremony to mark the International Youth Day 2025 took place at Hotel Max in Nay...
Nine Covid-19 cases reported in Myanmar on May 10
Eleven Myanmar
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Myanmar reported nine new Covid-19 cases out of 1,577 samples tested on May 10, according to sources from the Ministry of Health and Sports. A total of 1,577 swabs were tested during the period from 8 pm on May 9 to 8 pm on May 10 and nine people...