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Myanmar hit by second earthquake in a single day
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], October 3 (ANI): A second earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, which was recorded to be of magnitude 3.3, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at 09:54 AM Indian Standard Time (IST)....
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Myanmar and Taiwan activists awarded Sweden’s Right Livelihood Prize
Civic technologist and former Taiwan digital minister, Audrey Tang, has been presented the 2025 Right Livelihood award. Photo: Right Livelihood. The 2025 Right Livelihood Award has been presented to activists from Myanmar and Taiwan as well as...
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Modi, Xi, Putin…: As election nears, Myanmar junta chief ups globe-trotting to court world leaders
Myanmar’s junta chief 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 of...
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Aung San Suu Kyi's son appeals to China's Xi to secure her release from Myanmar jail
Kim Aris, the son of Aung San Suu Kyi, who stayed away from politics, has been appealing to the world leaders recently to help with the release of his 80-year-old jailed mother, who reportedly suffered from heart problems. File. | Photo Credit:...
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Ta’ang National Liberation Army confirms loss of Kyaukme to Myanmar regime forces
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) told DVB that three civilians were killed and six were injured in towns near Kyaukme in northern Shan State on Thursday – one day after regime forces recaptured the town following its 21-day...
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Myanmar refugees now eligible for work
PUBLISHED : 3 Oct 2025 at 06:10 Myanmar nationals residing in refugee camps can now register for a permit that will allow them to work legally in the country, the Ministry of Labour announced. The move came after the cabinet on Aug 26 passed a...
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Japanese jewellery companies invited to participate in 60th Myanmar Gems Emporium
The 59th Myanmar Gems Emporium was held. Japanese jewellery companies, organizations and entrepreneurs who wish to participate in the 60th Myanmar Gems Emporium, may contact the embassy, the Embassy of Myanmar in Japan announced. The 60th edition...
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Illuminating tradition, preserving culture: Myanmar's lantern art
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Traditional lanterns are displayed at a shop for Thadingyut Festival in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe) Decorating lanterns at homes, restaurants, and supermarkets across Myanmar to welcome the Thadingyut Festival is a...
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Meeting of the Joint Belarusian-Myanmar Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation
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02 October 2025 On October 2, 2025 the second meeting of the Joint Belarusian-Myanmar Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation was held in Minsk under the chairmanship of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Maxim...
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s son seeks China’s help to secure her release from Myanmar jail
For much of his life, Kim Aris, 48, the younger son of Myanmar’s detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, stayed out of the spotlight and kept his silence. He avoided the media even as they sought him out, snapping his pictures in a frenzy...
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Japanese parliamentary association denounces regime elections in Myanmar
The Japanese Parliamentary Association for Supporting Myanmar’s Democratization, a group of parliamentarians calling for the restoration of democracy in Myanmar, submitted a 15-point appeal to Japan’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Takumi Miyaji...
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Aid for Votes: Myanmar Junta Forcing IDPs to Participate in December Election
Myanmar’s military regime has made aid for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Mandalay and Sagaing conditional on signing a pledge to vote in its December-January elections, residents told The Irrawaddy. More than 1.3 million IDPs are...
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World Reuters Myanmar's reclusive general turns jet-setter in quest for election backing
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By Shoon Naing (Reuters) -Myanmar's junta chief 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...
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Over 1,400 Myanmar Workers Fired Without Notice in Thailand, Labor Activists Say
Around 1,450 Myanmar migrant workers were abruptly fired by an electronics firm in Thailand’s Phetchaburi Province this week after being pressured to sign away their jobs, labor rights activists say. Workers sacked from Cal-Comp Electronics told...
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Myanmar's military retakes key town from ethnic rebels
However, their offensive in Shan State slowed following a series of China-brokered ceasefires earlier this year, allowing the army to retake major cities, including Lashio in April, and Nawnghkio, adjacent to Kyaukme, in July.
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Thailand Begins Allowing Myanmar Residents of Border Camps Work Outside
As of Wednesday, displaced people from Myanmar who have taken shelter in any of the nine camps near the Thai-Myanmar border in Tak, Mae Hong Son, Kanchanaburi and Ratchaburi provinces, can leave their camps to work outside for a maximum of one...
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Arakan Army Seizes Supply Base on Road to Myanmar Junta Munitions Plant
The Arakan Army (AA) has seized another Myanmar junta outpost as it pushes deeper into Magwe Region from its Rakhine State stronghold along the Ann-Padan highway, according to resistance sources. AA-led forces captured the Gokkyi outpost on Sunday...
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