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Relatives of Myanmar civil servants restricted from travelling abroad
Myanmar Now
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July 8, 2025
Myanmar’s military regime has stopped allowing the spouses and children of public employees to hold passports or leave the country, according to a junta order seen by Myanmar Now. The order states that close relatives of civil servants must obtain...
Chin Resistance Tensions Boil Over as CNA Seizes Rival’s Myanmar HQ
The Irrawaddy
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July 8, 2025
Tensions over territory between rival ethnic Chin armed groups have erupted into violence, with the Chin National Army (CNA) reportedly seizing the Chin National Defense Force (CNDF) headquarters on Saturday. The attack on CNDF’s Camp Rihli came...
Tourist Attractions in Thailand
PlanetWare
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Written by Meagan Drillinger Updated Jul 7, 2025 Thailand is the gateway to Southeast Asia. It's a country that is sure to cause sensory overload, and yet is one of the most approachable and easy-to-navigate countries on the Asian continent....
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 06, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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July 6, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 06, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. Four Junta Soldiers Killed in Rocket and Heavy Artillery Attack on Pakokku Airfield July 6 Four junta soldiers were killed in an attack involving rockets and heavy artillery on the Pakokku...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 07, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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July 7, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 07, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. NUG Ministry of Human Rights welcomes UN resolution confirming human rights situation of Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar July 6 Radio NUG The Ministry of Human Rights under the...
Did Trump’s Latest Tariff Move Give Shoe Shoppers A Holiday Reprieve?
WWD - New York
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July 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump pushed back the July 9 reciprocal tariff deadline to Aug. 1, although he did announce tariffs of 25 percent starting on that same day for imports from Japan and South Korea. UBS global chief economist Paul Donovan said...
Myanmar Junta Starves Last Rakhine Strongholds as AA Closes In
The Irrawaddy
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July 7, 2025
Food prices have surged in Rakhine State’s Kyaukphyu town amid intensifying fighting between junta troops and the ethnic Arakan Army. Rice prices have hit around 500,000 kyats (around US$ 110) per 50-kg sack. The regime blockaded the town in early...
9th Traveler Visits Hawai'i With Dengue Virus
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel News)The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) recently confirmed its ninth travel-related case of dengue in 2025. As of the end of June 2025, the DOH reported eight dengue cases on Oʻahu and one case on Maui. Several countries in...
Ascott targets Thailand as travel market transforms
Bangkok Post
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July 6, 2025
PUBLISHED : 7 Jul 2025 at 04:00 The Ascott Ltd, a Singapore-based serviced residence and hotel operator, is focusing on Thailand as shifting travel patterns and evolving guest expectations reshape the hospitality landscape. Wong Kar Ling, chief...
Thousands Flee To India As Heavy Fighting In Myanmar Forces People To Seek Refuge In Neighboring Nation
The Eurasian Times
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July 7, 2025
Heavy fighting in war-torn Myanmar has forced nearly 4,000 people to flee into India in the last four days, Indian officials in the northeastern state of Mizoram said Monday. The refugees, crossing thickly forested routes to neighboring India, ran...
World : Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: July 7, 2025
Bernama
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July 7, 2025
CAMBODIA 1.CAMBODIA TO FUND ANTIQUES RETURN FROM THAILAND -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE Cambodia said it will fund the repatriation of 20 Khmer antiques from Thailand. The Thai government said it is unable to return the items due to financial...
Sister’s online plea leads to rescue of missing Chinese model in Myanmar
Malay Mail
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July 6, 2025
BEIJING, July 6 — A 25-year-old Chinese model has been rescued from human traffickers in Myanmar after vanishing en route to what he believed was a modelling assignment in Thailand. VN Express reported that Zhong Hao Bin, who has been modelling...
Singkhon border market bustling again as Thailand and Myanmar reopen crossing
Hua Hin Today
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July 6, 2025
Trade and tourism have picked up at the Singkhon border market in Prachuap Khiri Khan following the reopening of the crossing between Thailand and Myanmar. On 6 July, the Singkhon Special Border Pass in Khlong Wan, Mueang District, saw a marked...
Basic Russian Course launched in Nay Pyi Taw to support tourism
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 30, 2025
A basic Russian language course opening ceremony was held yesterday morning at the Golden Palace Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw, to provide better services to Russian tourists visiting Myanmar. The event was attended by Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: July 6, 2025
Bernama
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July 6, 2025
INDONESIA 1. INDONESIANS NOW TRUST PROSECUTORS MORE THAN KPK, NEW SURVEY REVEALS -- JAKARTA GLOBE The Attorney General’s Office has emerged as the most trusted law enforcement institution in Indonesia, overtaking both the Corruption Eradication...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 04, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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July 4, 2025
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 04, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. Junta Forces Destroy Myochaung-Sain Kant Lant Road in Minhla Township Using Bulldozers July 4 According to the local news source Minhla Thadin, the military junta, fearing potential...
Myanmar junta forces burn nearly 200 homes in Bago Region
Myanmar Now
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July 4, 2025
An army column of hundreds of troops raided and burned villages in Minhla Township, western Bago Region on Tuesday morning, destroying nearly 200 homes, according to local resistance fighters. The raids and arson attacks have destroyed at least 11...
Lessons from Luang Prabang
Conde Nast Traveller
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July 8, 2025
Twenty-one years ago, in 2004, my wanderings took me to what travellers called Asia’s last Shangri-la, a little known town of immense antiquated charm: Luang Prabang in Laos. It had the allure of a faraway land fossilized in amber, a place with a...
US deports convicted criminals to South Sudan
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Eight individuals labeled as “barbaric criminal illegal aliens” by U.S. authorities have been deported to South Sudan, a nation the U.S. State Department warns travelers to avoid due to ongoing violence, crime, and abductions. According...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 03, 2025 Evening
MoeMaKa
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July 3, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 03, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. Kyaukse District Battalion 2 Rejoins MOD Command and Apologizes to Authorities July 3 The Kyaukse District Battalion 2 in Mandalay Region, which had previously submitted a request to...