Singapore’s Vivian Balakrishnan in Malaysia from Jan 18 to 19 for Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat
This is the first high-level Asean meeting hosted by Malaysia, the grouping’s chair for 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Myanmar seizes over 62 tons of illegal timbers
YANGON: Myanmar authorities have seized over 62 tons of illegal timbers across the country in a week, the state-run Global ...
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Blaming Ex-Dictator for Blackouts; Leading Tatmadaw’s Historic Humiliation; and More
Also this week, the Air Force chief urged escalation of a campaign that has killed over 1,000 civilians, and the ...
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Burmese junta's elephant diplomacy: Jets for pachyderms
The Burmese military junta has given Russia six elephants in exchange for Su-30SME fighter jets. This transaction, part of ...
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Burmese junta swaps elephants for Russian fighter jets
The Burmese military junta has given Russia six elephants in exchange for Su-30SME fighter jets. The transaction, part of the ...
People From Nowhere: Stories Of Rohingya Resilience And Survival
Displaced by war, three Rohingya women living in camps and detention centres in the country share their resettlement dreams ...
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China’s FM Calls on Southeast Asia to Tackle Online Scamming Scourge
Wang Yi told ASEAN ambassadors that scamming poses “serious threats to the vital interests of citizens from China and other ...
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Myanmar Junta Too Weak to Fight Back
Karenni Nationalities Defence Force chairman Khun Bedu tells The Irrawaddy that victory feels within his grasp this year.