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Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 05, 2025 Evening
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 05, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. SAC Launches Airstrikes on AA-Controlled Ann and Myebon Townships in Rakhine On July 4, the military junta carried out aerial bombardments using fighter jets on Ann and Myebon townships in...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 05, 2025 Morning
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 05, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. Resistance Forces Attack Military Convoy Transporting Ammunition Between Ngan Zun and Myotha—Around 30 Junta Troops Killed, 4 Captured July 4 Radio NUG At 7:19 AM on July 3, resistance...

China risks rare-earth supply to stop Myanmar rebel victory
The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army since December has been battling...
China risks global heavy rare-earth supply to stop Myanmar rebel victory
The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army since December has been battling...

Why China’s dispute with Myanmar rebels threatens global supply of heavy rare earths
The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar. The Kachin Independence Army since December has been battling...

Anwar defends Myanmar junta meeting under ASEAN mandate for ceasefire
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has clarified that his meeting with Myanmar junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing in Bangkok last April was conducted under an ASEAN mandate. The discussion aimed to secure a ceasefire and...

Laos, Thailand, Myanmar Faces Arsenic Contamination in Mekong River
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has confirmed arsenic contamination exceeding international safety standards across transboundary sections of the Mekong and Kok Rivers, affecting Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand. MRC’s 3 June assessment revealed...

Exclusive-China risks global heavy rare-earth supply to stop Myanmar rebel victory
By Naw Betty Han, Devjyot Ghoshal, Shoon Naing and Poppy McPherson (Reuters) -The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of...

Trump Tariffs: India’s pharma, auto, textile sector to be in focus; here's why
US President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs ranging from 25% to 40% on imports from several countries, including Japan and South Korea, effective August 1, 2025. The White House confirmed that an executive order delaying the implementation...

Over 3,000 Myanmar refugees enter Mizoram after armed factional clashes in Chin state
Renewed violence between two Chin armed groups in Myanmar has triggered a large-scale displacement of civilians, with over 3,000 people crossing into India’s Mizoram state over the weekend. Police in Mizoram’s Champhai district confirmed that at...

Myanmar’s junta is losing its grip on power
A Myanmar military jet continued to fly sorties just over our hidden frontline hospital. Every time it screamed low over the tree line, the entire clinic would crouch down and pray that this wouldn’t be the strike that hit us. These hospitals are...

Amid fresh fighting in Myanmar, 4,000 refugees pour into Mizoram
Around 4,000 new refugees from Myanmar have entered Mizoram over the past few days following a renewed outbreak of fighting in the neighbouring country’s Chin State.The Chin State in Myanmar has been witnessing a faceoff between two anti-military...

Over 3,000 flee into Mizoram as Chin armed groups clash in Myanmar’s Chin State
Champhai, July 7: Intense fighting between rival Chin armed groups in western Myanmar has triggered a major crisis along the India-Myanmar border, with more than 3,000 civilians fleeing into Mizoram’s Champhai district since Saturday, police said....

Tata Memorial Hospital launches cancer care training for BIMSTEC nations
This initiative will not only help in improving cancer care but also will help to establish a network for further collaboration and research among BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technology and Economic Cooperation) countries...

Tata Memorial Hospital launches specialised cancer care training programme for BIMSTEC nations
Tata Memorial Hospital launched a special cancer care training programme for BIMSTEC countries. 21 participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Nepal will train in Radiation Oncology, Nuclear Medicine, and Radiology, aiming to boost regional...

Inside Visa’s AI-powered war on cyber crime as fraudsters run global scam centres from Myanmar
ASHBURN, July 7 — In the heart of Data Center Alley — a patch of suburban Washington where much of the world’s internet traffic flows — Visa operates its global fraud command centre. The numbers that the payments giant grapples with are enormous....

PAGCOR awards Php6.9m in incentives to Philippine responders deployed to Myanmar quake
Personnel from multiple agencies were recognised for their 12-day humanitarian mission following the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar in March. By Shaan Khan Key points: - 138 Philippine responders received Php50,000 each from PAGCOR -...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 04, 2025 Morning
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 04, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. NUG’s Position on the Illegitimate Sham Election July 3 Radio NUG On July 3, the National Unity Government (NUG) issued a statement clarifying its position that the illegitimate military...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 04, 2025 Morning
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 04, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. Karenni Joint Resistance Forces Announce Capture of LIB-134 and Downing of a Chinese-Made FTC-2000G Jet July 3 Radio NUG Karenni Joint Resistance Forces have announced that they...

World Chocolate Day 2025: Honouring the treat's cultural, culinary, health legacy
World Chocolate Day is celebrated every year on July 7. The day commemorates the introduction of chocolate to Europe in the 16th century, perhaps around the 1550s. It was first commemorated in 2009 to highlight chocolate’s rich heritage, which...