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Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 03, 2025 Evening
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 03, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. Event in New York Highlighting Voices of Strength and Resilience of Burmese Women and Minorities During the Revolution On October 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Unity...




Feature: Festival of Lights: Myanmar shares its Thadingyut traditions
YANGON, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Thadingyut, also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of Myanmar's most significant religious festivals, said Arkar Kyaw, director of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture. "During this time, homes, streets,...

Fears grow for missing British teen seen ‘travelling to scam compound in Myanmar’
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A British teenager missing in Thailand is feared to have been roped into a scam compound run by Chinese gangs. Lawrence Honour, 19, was...

From war-torn Myanmar to Mizoram’s music stage: Mary Dawngi’s journey of resilience
Aizawl, Oct 3: Mary Dawngi's journey from war-torn Myanmar to Mizoram's music scene is a story of sheer hope and survival. Fleeing Myanmar's brutal civil war in 2022, the young singer found refuge in the Mizoram capital where she found a platform...

Indian vlogger takes ‘first-class’ train in Myanmar for Rs 350, shares what it’s really like
Viral News Indian vlogger takes ‘first-class’ train in Myanmar for Rs 350 | Image: Instagram We usually picture plush seats, chilled air-conditioning and endless food service in first-class train journeys. But a recent video from Myanmar shows a...

Myanmar Junta Troops Secure Kyaukme Town After Capture
Clashes continued Thursday between junta forces and the ethnic Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) after the regime recaptured Kyaukme town in northern Shan State a day earlier. A Kyaukme resident said the military conducted clearance...

Myanmar ethnic Karenni Deeku Festival in Thailand
A celebration of Myanmar’s ethnic Karenni culture, unity, and heritage with traditional food, music, and dance, called the Karenni Deeku Festival, was held at Suthep Municipal Stadium in Chiang Mai, Thailand on Sept. 28. Read more and check out...

Vehicle carrying ammunition bound for Myanmar seized on Tak–Mae...
According to Thai news reports, authorities seized a vehicle loaded with ammunition believed to be destined for Myanmar at a checkpoint along the Tak–Mae Sot road in Thailand on the afternoon of October 2. At around 12:30 p.m., officials at the...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 4, 2025
INDONESIA 1.JAKARTA WEIGHS TIGHTER SCRAP STEEL IMPORTS AFTER BANTEN RADIOACTIVE LEAK -- JAKARTA GLOBE The Environment Ministry has signaled tighter restrictions on scrap metal imports after radioactive cesium-137 contamination was detected at an...

UH designer’s Myanmar-inspired fashion selected for international stage
Reading time: 2 minutesSung’s designs artfully combine her culture from the Chin state of Myanmar. Designs that blend modern fashion with the cultural heritage of the Chin culture of Myanmar have earned a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumna a...

Myanmar Military Retakes Important Town in Southern Shan State
Myanmar’s military has taken back control of a major district capital in Shan State, just over a year after losing it to the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), an ethnic armed group. In a report yesterday, the Global New Light of Myanmar...

Command Shakeup Hints at Myanmar Military’s Next Leaders
Myanmar’s modern military began with just two regional commands following independence in 1948: Northern Command and Southern Command. In 1961, however, the military expanded its structure with five additional regional commands, with the total...

Renowned Myanmar Artist U Lun Gywe Dies at 95
U Lun Gywe, a celebrated impressionist master and towering figure in Myanmar’s art world, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 95. His funeral was held the same day in Yangon. He was admired not only for his luminous canvases but also for his...

Myanmar’s reclusive general turns jet-setter in quest for election backing
Myanmar’s regime leader is becoming a frequent flier. In the last six months, Min Aung Hlaing has flown to more countries than he did in the years after he grabbed power in a 2021 coup that ousted an elected civilian government. His travels – part...
Consultations between the foreign ministries of Belarus and Myanmar
03 October 2025 On October 3, 2025 the second round of the political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar took place in Minsk....