Myanmar seizes over 100 tons of illegal timbers
Myanmar authorities have seized over 100 tons of illegal timbers across the country in a week the state-run daily Myanma Alinn reported on Tuesday F ...
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10 highlights from a trip to Myanmar
The first foreign country I ever heard about as a child was Burma, which was renamed Myanmar in 1989. This was because my dad ...
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Sunseeker issues statement: workforce to return in January
Sunseeker has issued a statement to clarify its position on its 'temporary' layoff of workers prior to Christmas 2024. The ...
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Southeast Asia in review: 2024
By Carolyn CowanGerald Flynn 2024 was a year marked by a COP climate summit so dismal that many governments and analysts ...
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Unveiling Bagan, Myanmar: A journey through craft and nature
In Bagan, the ancient art of lacquerware is alive and well. Skilled artisans paint layer upon layer of lacquer (tree sap) ...
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ASEAN Needs to Rethink Its Myanmar Strategy
On December 19-20, Thailand will host regional representatives in their latest meetings on the Myanmar crisis. Neighboring countries will first come together to discuss border security with the ...
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Ignoring Chinese Pressure, KIA Seizes Myanmar Junta-Allied Militia Outpost in Kachin
Despite China’s calls for it to stop fighting against the Myanmar junta, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has reopened an offensive front in the country’s northernmost Putao District, Kachin State, ...
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Myanmar rebels say recapture headquarters after almost 30 years
BANGKOK - A Myanmar ethnic rebel group said on Dec 17 it had recaptured its headquarters from the Myanmar military, almost 30 years after it was forced out. Karen National Union (KNU) fighters had ...
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BIG trouble for Bangladesh as Arakan Army seizes control of country’s territory amid worsening relationship with India, Muhammad Yunus now in…
The tensions on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border have reached their peak. Reports suggest that Myanmar’s insurgent group, the Arakan Army (AA), has seized parts of Bangladesh’s Teknaf region.
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The Exotic Wood You've Overlooked For Gorgeous Butcher Block Countertops
The tree in question is teak. Teak trees (Tectona grandis) are deciduous hardwood trees native to tropical South and Southeast Asia, with the largest forest concentrations in Myanmar. In the past ...
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Myanmar junta loses control over border near B'desh
Myanmar's junta has lost control of its border with Bangladesh to the Arakan Army (AA), impacting India's strategic interests. The AA's control extends to areas near the India-funded Sittwe Port and a ...
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Myanmar's internally displaced to surge 30% to 4.5m in 2025, U.N. says
BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar people displaced within their own country are expected to increase by about 30% to 4.5 million next year, according to a United Nations projection, as the conflict there ...