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Khalilur discusses Rohingya issue with Malaysian envoy on Myanmar
Bangladesh Post
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KUALA LUMPUR: National Security Adviser and High Representative on the Rohingya Issue Dr Khalilur Rahman met ASEAN Chair’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, Othman Hashim, on Wednesday at the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Putrajaya. Ambassador...
Myanmar passport online appointments now available within days instead of months
Eleven Myanmar
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According to the appointment schedules posted by the Myanmar Passport Issuance Office, those applying for or renewing passports online no longer need to wait months for an appointment, as bookings can now be made within just a few days. As of...
Myanmar junta arrests children as young as two and uses ‘systematic torture’, says UN
The Independent
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August 13, 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...
Myanmar air strike kills eight in stranded civilian convoy near Mandalay
The Sun Daily
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August 13, 2025
YANGON: A Myanmar military air strike struck a civilian supply convoy stranded between junta forces and anti-coup rebels near Mandalay, killing at least eight people according to local witnesses. Two residents from Sagaing region confirmed the...
Myanmar air strike on stranded convoy kills eight: residents
East Coast Radio
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Myanmar's embattled military has increasingly deployed its air force to fend off the myriad of opponents facing it in a civil war it sparked with a 2021 coup, but civilian casualties are commonplace. Two local residents in the central Sagaing...
Myanmar junta is detaining and torturing children as young as 2, U.N. report says
NBC News
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August 13, 2025
U.N.-backed investigators say they have found significant evidence of “systematic torture” at Myanmar detention centers, where the military government is holding children as young as 2 years old as proxies for their parents. The Southeast Asian...
Myanmar military chief calls for heightened security ahead of election
740 The Fan - North Dakota
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August 13, 2025
(Reuters) -Myanmar’s military chief has called for increased security for political party members and candidates as a newly formed interim government proceeds with a planned election in December and January that has been dismissed in the West as a...
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...
Myanmar Junta Airstrike Targets Sagaing Civilians
The Irrawaddy
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August 13, 2025
Myanmar’s junta warplanes bombed a civilian convoy trapped by fighting between regime forces and resistance groups in Sagaing Township on Monday, killing 16 people and injuring 20 others. Sagaing Region resistance groups told The Irrawaddy that...
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...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 13, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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August 13, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 13, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. Expansion of Cross-Border Criminal Activities in Myanmar Following the Unlawful Military Coup Attempt August 12 Radio NUG On August 11, at an open meeting of the United Nations Security...
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,...
Filipinas’ Asean Women’s title defense ends with Myanmar draw
Inquirer
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August 14, 2025
The Philippine women’s football team’s defense of the Asean Women’s Championship came to an abrupt end after being denied a semifinals berth with a 1-1 draw against Myanmar on Wednesday at Lach Tray Stadium in Haiphong, Vietnam. Nina Mathelus...
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,...
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 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 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 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,...