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Drafting Voters as Cannon-Fodder; Rewarding Lackey Ladies; and More
The Irrawaddy
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July 5, 2025
War first, sham vote later Conscripts undergo military training in June. Amid ongoing forced recruitment to replenish its depleted army, the junta’s central conscription body held its second meeting of the year at the Defense Ministry in Naypyitaw...
All must understand horizontal and vertical integration of Asean — Phar Kim Being and Luthfy Hamzah
Malay Mail
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July 5, 2025
JULY 5 — As Malaysia’s Asean Chairmanship under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reaches its midpoint in 2025, a more rigorous appraisal is necessary. Malaysia’s efforts, including championing Timor Leste’s entry into Asean and...
Russian Choppers on Myanmar Junta’s Shopping List: Min Aung Hlaing
The Irrawaddy
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June 30, 2025
Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing has confirmed his regime continues to source helicopters from Russia, despite their use in deadly airstrikes on civilian targets during four years of civil war. He revealed the ongoing arms cooperation during a...
False Peace, Real War in Myanmar
The Irrawaddy
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June 30, 2025
From June 25-27, the junta staged a carefully choreographed event in Naypyitaw, deceptively titled the “Peace Forum.” This event had nothing to do with peace. It was a cynical performance, a deceitful façade masking an intensified and atrocious...
Business News | Tata AIA Launches Two New Funds to Cater to the Wealth and Retirement Planning
Latestly
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June 28, 2025
VMPL Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 28: As India rises to become the 4th largest economy in the world, Tata AIA Life Insurance--one of India's leading life insurance companies--brings you a powerful opportunity to grow your wealth and secure...
SAC Chair invited investors to invest in Myanmar's oil and...
Eleven Myanmar
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Myanmar has invited to invest in its oil and natural gas sector, mining sector, agriculture and livestock-based high-value food production sector, energy sector, tourism sector and garment sector, said Chairman of the State Administration Council...
Norwegian pension fund cuts ties with companies supplying Israeli military
Madhyamam
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June 30, 2025
Oslo: Norway’s largest pension fund, KLP, has announced it will divest from two major companies supplying equipment to the Israeli military, citing concerns that the equipment is being used in the ongoing war in Gaza. The companies in question are...
Myanmar and China will remain 'Paukphaw' no matter how the times may change
Global Times
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The first international freight train linking Chongqing and Lincang in Southwest China with Myanmar sets off from Chongqing on May 23, 2022. Photo: VCG Editor's Note: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing on Sunday...
Norwegian pension fund divests from companies selling to Israeli military
Al Jazeera
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June 30, 2025
Norway’s largest pension fund, KLP, has said that it will no longer do business with two companies that sell equipment to the Israeli military because the equipment is possibly being used in the war in Gaza. The two companies are the Oshkosh...
Anwar calls on Europe to treat Southeast Asia as equals, says region won’t accept old hierarchies
Malay Mail
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July 5, 2025
PARIS, July 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in a bold remark called for the need to redefine the terms of engagement between Southeast Asia and Europe, as equals, as co-creators, and as partners in both ties and trade, in a world...
In Myanmar's Rakhine, India has to hunt with the hounds, swim with the crocodiles
The Federal
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June 30, 2025
The fighting between the Myanmarese Army Tatmadaw and the separatist Arakan Army seems to have entered a crucial phase in the country's southeastern coastal province of Rakhine (former Arakan). After a ceasefire announced by both sides to help...
Myanmar’s human rights crisis is deepened as aid collapses, attacks will intensify
The European Times
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June 27, 2025
In a briefing striking at Human Rights Council In Geneva, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, described a country seized by war, repression and deepening of suffering. Since the military coup In February 2021,...
Myanmar Burns Illicit Drugs Worth $300 Million in Major Cities on International Anti-Drug Day Amid UN Warnings on Meth Surge
The Logical Indian
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June 27, 2025
Myanmar authorities destroyed nearly $300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs—including opium, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, and ketamine—in major cities on Thursday, marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 27, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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June 27, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 27, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. Prime Minister urges all administrative levels to strictly adhere to procedural rules in implementing public administration mechanisms June 27 Union Prime Minister Mann Win Khaing Than has...
The Appointment Process for Indonesian Ambassadors
Tempo.co
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July 5, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - House Speaker Puan Maharani reaffirmed that the discussion process for the candidacy of Indonesian ambassadors to friendly countries and international organizations must be carefully conducted through the official mechanisms...
Community Editorial Board: Considering City Council’s open comment
Daily Camera - Colorado
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July 5, 2025
Members of our Community Editorial Board, a group of community residents who are engaged with and passionate about local issues, respond to the following question: At a recent meeting, the Boulder City Council asked city staff to draft new rules...
Iran Releases Currency Exchange Rates For June 30
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 30. Iran's Central Bank has released the official exchange rates for foreign currencies as of June 30, Trend reports. According to the rates announced by the Central Bank, the value of three...
Regime in Naypyidaw claims 93 child soldiers discharged from military service to counter UN report
Democratic Voice of Burma
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July 5, 2025
The Myanmar regime claimed on Friday that it had already discharged 93 minors from military service, countering a U.N. report last month that accused it and allies of recruiting more than 400 children, many in combat roles. In a rare admission...
Myanmar human rights crisis deepens as aid collapses, attacks intensify
UN News
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June 27, 2025
In a stark briefing to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk described a country gripped by war, repression and deepening suffering. Since the military coup in February 2021, nearly 6,800 civilians...
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing-led high-level Myanmar delegation arrives back in Myanmar
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 29, 2025
The high-level Myanmar delegation led by Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing who paid an official visit to the Republic of Buryatia of the Russian Federation after attending the 4th Eurasian...