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Filipinas’ Asean semifinal hopes hinge on Myanmar clash
Inquirer
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August 13, 2025
The Philippine women’s football team known as Filipinas in action during the Asean Women’s Championship. –CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The Philippine women’s football team may need more than a victory to secure a spot in the semifinals as it plays Myanmar to...
Imaging and Modeling of Myanmar Quake Gives Clues to Caltech Scientists About Behavior of the San Andreas
Pasadena Now - California
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On March 28, 2025, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the Southeast Asia country of Myanmar along the Sagaing Fault, killing thousands and causing widespread damage. A new study from Caltech uses satellite imaging of the Sagaing Fault’s motion to...
UN report reveals systematic torture by Myanmar security forces
Daily Sabah
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August 12, 2025
United Nations investigators revealed clear evidence of systematic torture carried out by Myanmar security forces on Tuesday and named several senior officials responsible. The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), established in...
asia Malaysia, partners sending peace mission to Myanmar to help Rohingya refugees
Asiaone
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August 12, 2025
DHAKA — Malaysia and some regional partners will send a joint delegation to Myanmar to push for peace and humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees struggling in Bangladesh, the Southeast Asian nation's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday...
UN investigators reveal systematic torture in Myanmar detention centres
The Business Standard
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August 12, 2025
A United Nations-backed investigative team has uncovered significant evidence of systemic torture and sexual violence in Myanmar's detention facilities over the past year, including electric shocks, strangulation, gang rape, and burning of sexual...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 09, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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August 9, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 09, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. Acting President of the NUG Urges Collective Efforts to Nurture the Spring Revolution Until the Establishment of a New Federal Democratic State August 8 Radio NUG Acting President of the...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 09, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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August 9, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Aug 09, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. New Mon State Party (Anti-Dictatorship) / Central Command of the Ramanya Mon Army Marks the 78th Mon Revolution Day August 8 Radio NUG The New Mon State Party (Anti-Dictatorship) / Central...
WFP urges life-saving support for Myanmar's Rakhine State as hunger surges
World Food Programme
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Sittwe, Myanmar – The World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently calling for more humanitarian support in Rakhine State, where a deadly combination of conflict, blockades, and funding cuts is driving a dramatic rise in hunger and malnutrition. In...
Over 1,900 Myanmar and Bangladesh refugees enrolled in Mizoram biometric drive
Hub Network
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August 12, 2025
Aizawl, Aug 12: Mizoram has enrolled 1,947 refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh in an ongoing biometric registration exercise, though progress has been hampered by technical glitches and poor internet connectivity in remote areas, officials said....
Sak 1,900na baten Bangladesh aro Myanmar-oni Mizoram-ona katnapgiparang biometric enrolment-ko daka
Hub Network
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August 12, 2025
Aizawl, Aug 12: Myanmar aro Bangladesh-oni katnapgipa manderangna biometric enrolment-ko dakengon, Mizoram-o dongenggipa sak 1,900na baten manderangko bimung sejotaha. Official-rangni aganani gitade, technical kamrango neng·nikani aro diltugipa...
UN probe finds evidence of ‘systematic torture’ in Myanmar
St. Kitts Gazette
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August 12, 2025
United Nations investigators say they have gathered evidence of systematic torture in Myanmar’s detention facilities, identifying senior figures among those responsible. The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), set up in 2018 to...
Electric shocks, gang rapes & more: What happens inside Myanmar's detention centers? UN investigators reveal
The Times of India
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A UN-backed investigation reveals systemic torture within Myanmar's detention centers, detailing electric shocks, gang rape, and sexual violence. Since the 2021 coup, atrocities have escalated, with security forces and opposition groups implicated...
World Associated Press UN-backed investigators allege torture and sex crimes in Myanmar detention facilities
Yahoo News
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GENEVA (AP) — A U.N.-backed investigator says his team has turned up significant evidence of “systemic torture” in Myanmar's detention centers, including electric shocks, strangulations, gang rape and burning of sexual body parts over the last...
UN-backed investigators allege torture and sex crimes in Myanmar detention facilities
WBAL - Maryland
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August 12, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — A U.N.-backed investigator says his team has turned up significant evidence of “systemic torture” in Myanmar’s detention centers, including electric shocks, strangulations, gang rape and burning of sexual body parts over the last...
Myanmar Plaza issues statement on parking lot murder incident
Eleven Myanmar
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Myanmar Plaza has released a statement regarding the incident where a woman was stabbed to death in the parking lot. The incident occurred at around 5 pm on August 5 in the basement parking lot of the plaza, and the deceased was identified as...
Malaysia, partners sending peace mission to Myanmar to help Rohingya refugees
The Gazette - Colorado
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(Corrects headline and lead to make clear that Bangladesh is not part of the mission to Myanmar) DHAKA (Reuters) -Malaysia and some regional partners will send a joint delegation to Myanmar to push for peace and humanitarian aid for Rohingya...
Myanmar Junta Moves to Restrict Aids Medication
The Irrawaddy
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August 9, 2025
Myanmar junta-controlled Ministry of Health on Friday began restricting the distribution of ART medication — taken daily by people living with HIV/AIDS to help them survive — by limiting it to distribution solely through the ministry. The ART...
RM30k worth of smuggled diesel seized at Bukit Kayu Hitam ICQS, suspected to be sold in as far as Myanmar
Paultan
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August 12, 2025
The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) this morning thwarted an attempt to smuggle 10,200 litres of diesel, estimated to be worth RM30,600, at the Bukit Kayu Hitam Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security Complex (ICQS),...
LPA in BOB to bring moderate to heavy rains to Myanmar from 17 August onwards
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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August 12, 2025
This weather map shows moderate to heavy rainfall from 17 August onwards. Moderate to heavy rainfall is likely on 17 August and beyond, due to the intensification of the low-pressure area in the central-western Bay of Bengal, according to...
Anwar urges Asean unity on Myanmar crisis, pledges support for Bangladesh
Malay Mail
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August 12, 2025
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 11 — Securing peace in Myanmar and addressing the refugee crisis are among Malaysia’s priorities, particularly in supporting Bangladesh, which has been burdened with hosting large numbers of displaced persons, said Prime Minister...