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Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 11, 2025 Morning
Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 11, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. AA Controls Over 93% of Rakhine State Territory, Provides Support to at Least 23 Armed Groups July 10 Radio NUG The Arakan Army (AA) has gained control of over 93% of the territory in...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 11, 2025 Morning
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 11, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. Interim Local Public Administration Central Committee Meeting Chaired by Prime Minister Mahn Winn Khaing Thann July 10 Radio NUG The National Unity Government (NUG) held its Interim Local...

Myanmar junta thanks Trump after recognition in tariff letter
YANGON: Myanmar's military leader lauded Donald Trump and asked him to lift sanctions, the junta said on Friday (Jul 11) after a tariff letter from the United States president believed to be Washington's first public recognition of its rule. Min...
Myanmar exports 614,705 tons of rice, broken rice
YANGON, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar exported 614,705 tons of rice and broken rice in the first quarter of 2025-26 fiscal year, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation on Friday. The Southeast Asian country earned 214 million U.S. dollars from the...

Nuns in Myanmar struggle to aid countless devastated by earthquakes and civil unrest
Catholic nuns engaged in rehabilitation efforts say Myanmar continues to struggle without food, shelter and medicines several months after a massive earthquake shook the Southeastern nation. Ongoing civil unrest has further complicated the...
World : Crisis-hit Myanmar Urges US To Lift Sanctions, Slash TariffÂ
By Vijian Paramasivam PHNOM PENH, July 11 (Bernama) -- Myanmar is calling on the United States to lift its sanctions and ease recently imposed tariffs, citing the country’s continued classification as a Least Developed Country and the severe...

World Reuters ASEAN agrees Myanmar election is not a priority, Malaysia says
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN has agreed that an election in Myanmar was not a priority and is urging the country's ruling junta to adhere to its peace commitments instead, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Friday....

Visual investigation: Myanmar's proliferating scam centers
Crime These borderland 'prisons' have three common features Scam centers are on the rise in eastern Myanmar despite a large-scale clampdown in February. Nikkei staff writers TOKYO/YANGON/BANGKOK -- The number of scam centers in eastern Myanmar is...
General : Myanmar, Timor-Leste Move To Resolve Differences Ahead Of Accession -- ASEAN Sec-Gen
By Nurul Hanis Izmir KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- Myanmar and Timor-Leste have begun engaging in discussions to resolve their differences, paving the way for Timor-Leste’s planned accession to ASEAN in October this year, ASEAN...

ASEAN agrees Myanmar election is not a priority, Malaysia says
Audio By Carbonatix KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN has agreed that an election in Myanmar was not a priority and is urging the country’s ruling junta to adhere to its peace commitments instead, Malaysia’s foreign minister...

China prosecutes 21 key members for telecom fraud in northern Myanmar
In accordance with Chinese laws, China has indicted 21 key members of a telecom fraud crime group operating in northern Myanmar on various charges including fraud, operating casinos, intentional homicide, drug manufacturing, and other offenses...
General : ASEAN, Dialogue Partners Push Ceasefire, Talks In Myanmar, Say Elections Not A Priority
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- ASEAN and its dialogue partners have asserted that holding elections in Myanmar is not a current priority, emphasising instead the urgent need for a permanent ceasefire and inclusive dialogue to de-escalate the...

‘Not a Witch Hunt’: Upholding Survivor-Centered Justice in Myanmar
Brave young women from Myanmar’s civil society and activist communities have started to speak out in recent months about sexual exploitation and harassment, much of it at the hands of reputable human rights defenders, revolutionary actors, experts...

YMA extends Rs 5 lakh aid to Myanmar refugees in Mizoram
Aizawl, July 11: As thousands of refugees continue to pour into Mizoram from Myanmar’s conflict-ridden Chin state, the central committee of the Young Mizo Association (YMA) has extended Rs 5 lakh as humanitarian aid to displaced civilians...
Foreign minister: Asean consensus on Myanmar polls requires all-party participation
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — The consensus of the regional bloc Asean is that an election in army-ruled Myanmar was not a priority at the moment and that any poll must involve all parties, Malaysia’s foreign minister said on Friday. Myanmar, an Asean...

Slight quake strikes near Hkamti in Myanmar
The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) announced that a slight earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale, centered near Hkamti town, shook on the morning of July 11. According to the statement, a slight earthquake of magnitude 4.0...

A Q&A on the sustainability of independent media in Myanmar
DVB Talk Show host Mon Mon Myat led a roundtable discussion in-studio with Aung Zaw, the founding editor-in-chief of The Irrawaddy online news magazine, as well as Sai Maung, the editor-in-chief of Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) – one of the...

Myanmar junta chief asks Trump for sharp reduction in 40% tariff rate
(Reuters) -Myanmar's ruling military general has asked U.S. President Donald Trump for a reduction in the 40% tariff rate on his country's exports to the U.S. and is ready to send a negotiation team to Washington if needed, state media reported on...
Over 1.3 mln stimulant tablets seized in central Myanmar
YANGON, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized 1.38 million stimulant tablets in central Myanmar, state-owned daily The Mirror reported on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a 12-wheeled vehicle in Thazi...

Tripura HC disposes PIL seeking action on cross-border infiltration from Bangladesh, Myanmar
The Tripura High Court has declined to issue immediate directives in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning the alleged increase in illegal immigration from Bangladesh and Myanmar, calling the petition "premature" and advising the...