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India Boosts Buddhist Ties With ASEAN Through Tourism, Sacred Relics Exhibitions
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India has significantly deepened its cultural and spiritual ties with Southeast Asia through a series of high-profile initiatives centred around Buddhist heritage and tourism. Over the past two years, the...
Tourism has immense potential, but challenges persist: TOAB President
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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Despite Bangladesh's immense potential as a tourism destination, the sector continues to face significant challenges, including inadequate infrastructure, a shortage of skilled human resources, weak policy implementation, and concerns over safety...
When Myanmar Generals’ Superiority Complex Played Out on a Thai Golf Course
The Irrawaddy
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July 24, 2025
Neighboring countries’ real attitudes toward each other often become clearest not in times of peace, but during moments of conflict or tension. In 2002, amid escalating tensions and mutual criticism over the cross-border drug trade and the...
‘Life is Shattered’: Inside Rakhine’s Ground Zero as Myanmar Junta Makes Last Stand
The Irrawaddy
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July 24, 2025
Pauktaw, once a bustling town of eateries, stilted wooden houses, and busy piers along the Kywekhu River, now stands eerily silent and desolate. Its famous local products – fried crabs and sticky rice crackers – along with busy piers and noisy...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 20, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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July 20, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 20, 2025 Morning (In English) 20th Jul 2025 Morning Myanmar Resistance News Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 20, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. Over 80 Junta Troops Killed in Battles at Sapae Gyi Creek and Kha Chin Hill...
Trump’s travel ban to delay return to campus for dozens of international students: Goff
The GW Hatchet - Washington D.C.
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July 24, 2025
Dozens of international students from countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban are bracing for delayed returns to campus or requesting to defer their enrollment, Vice Provost for Enrollment and Student Success Jay Goff told the...
China's Yunnan donates solar streetlights to Myanmar
Xinhua News Agency
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YANGON, July 24 (Xinhua) -- A donation ceremony for China-aided solar-powered streetlights was held in Yangon on Thursday. At the event, 40 solar streetlights, provided by the Yunnan Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: July 24, 2025
Bernama
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July 24, 2025
INDONESIA 1.WHY INDONESIA WELCOMES US IMPORTS BUT FEARS CHEAP GOODS FROM CHINA -- JAKARTA GLOBE Indonesia’s retail sector has welcomed the government’s move to eliminate import tariffs on US goods, viewing it as a catalyst for shopping tourism and...
Myanmar's military leader appears at event honouring Aung San Suu Kyi's father
Euronews
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July 19, 2025
Published on 19/07/2025 - 9:53 GMT+2 The head of Myanmar’s military junta made a rare appearance at a ceremony on Saturday honouring General Aung San, an independence hero and father of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi. It was the first time...
Myanmar's military leader puts in a rare appearance at event honoring Aung San Suu Kyi's father
The Malaysian Star
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July 19, 2025
BANGKOK (AP): The head of Myanmar’s military government made a rare appearance at a ceremony on Saturday honoring General Aung San, an independence hero and father of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi. It was the first time that 69-year-old...
Casablanca court opens trial of suspects in Myanmar kidnapping of Moroccan youth
Hespress
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July 23, 2025
The Casablanca Court of Appeal has opened proceedings in the high-profile case involving the abduction and detention of several Moroccan youths near the Myanmar-Thailand border, where they were reportedly held by transnational criminal networks....
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 19, 2025 Morning
MoeMaKa
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July 19, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 19, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. Two Consecutive Days of Attacks on Junta Column in Natmauk Township July 18 Radio NUG In Natmauk Township, Magway Region, a joint column of junta troops, police, and Pyu Saw Htee militia...
Myanmar approves 35 new investment projects, creating over 9,000 jobs
Xinhua News Agency
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YANGON, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has approved 35 new investment projects, which are expected to create over 9,000 jobs, state-owned daily The Mirror reported on Friday. The approvals were made during MIC's...
Myanmar's military leader appears at event for Suu Kyi's father
Nikkei Asia
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BANGKOK (AP) -- The head of Myanmar's military government made a rare appearance at a ceremony on Saturday honoring General Aung San, an independence hero and father of jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi. It was the first time that 69-year-old...
Where can Indians travel visa-free in 2025? Here's the full list of 59 countries
The Economic Times
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July 23, 2025
Indian passport holders can now travel to 59 countries without applying for a visa in advance, as per the Henley Passport Index July 2025. With this, India has climbed to the 77th position in the global rankings, moving up from the 85th spot. The...
Myanmar's military leader puts in rare appearance at event honoring Aung San Suu Kyi's father
The Independent
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July 19, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Travellers throng Bagan for sunset views
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 18, 2025
International travellers are seen watching the sunset from a temple platform in Bagan. Photo: Zwe Marn The local and foreign travellers enjoy viewing the sunset in Bagan. “Being a concentration site of cultural heritage of Myanmar, the domestic...
Japanese Philanthropist Praised for Aiding Arnold Putra's Release from Myanmar
Tempo.co
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July 23, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Businessman Hashim Djojohadikusumo, who is also the younger brother of President Prabowo Subianto, expressed his gratitude to Tohei Sasakawa, Chairman of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, for his crucial role in securing the...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 18, 2025 Evevning
MoeMaKa
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July 18, 2025
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 18, 2025 Evevning 🚩🚩 1. Military Naval Convoy Ascending the Irrawaddy River Bombards Villages in Singu and Wetlet Townships with Heavy Artillery July 18 A military naval convoy ascending the Irrawaddy River...
Planned Elections Prove Logistical Nightmare for Myanmar’s Political Parties
The Irrawaddy
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July 23, 2025
Compliant political parties across Myanmar are stepping up preparations for elections that the junta is planning for the end of the year, amid ongoing armed conflicts and widespread skepticism about the polls’ legitimacy. The Union Election...