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Malaysia begins screening 5,000 refugees for their planned return to Myanmar

Malaysia has started documenting and screening detained Myanmar nationals as part of a repatriation program

The Independent UK

Moken sea nomads living on the Andaman Sea can see underwater like dolphins: Scientists discover how this Indigenous tribe trained their eyes to develop superhuman vision

Scientists have confirmed that Moken sea nomad children living on the Andaman Sea can see underwater with twice the clarity of other children, constricting their pupils to dolphin-like precision through years of ocean training. But the tribe that produced this extraordinary ability is itself quietly disappearing, pushed off their boats…

The Economic Times

Malaysia says Myanmar agrees to take 5,000 Rohingya refugees

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says Myanmar has agreed to take 5,000 Rohingya asylum seekers currently in Malaysia, where tension between the refugees and local communities is on the rise.

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Asean's hidden human crisis

Southeast Asia is often celebrated as a region on the rise: expanding middle classes, booming digital economies, and deepening regional integration. In 2024, the region's 11 economies reached a combined GDP of nearly US$4 trillion (133.9 trillion baht), with growth projected to climb further in 2025. Foreign investment surged even…

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Asean envoy plans to visit Myanmar

Manila: Theresa P Lazaro, secretary of foreign affairs of the Philippines and the Asean Chair's Special Envoy on Myanmar, said she is scheduled to make a humanitarian visit to Myanmar in the fourth quarter of this year.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar Approves Death Penalty for 'Violent' Online Scam Crimes Under New Anti-Fraud Law

Myanmar's parliament has approved a law imposing the death penalty for severe online scam offences, including those involving violence and torture.

International Business Times UK

Civilian killings on the rise in Myanmar

Myanmar’s military has sharply escalated attacks on civilians since a new administration took office in the war-torn country, a conflict monitor said on Monday, even as regional governments ramp up diplomatic engagement.

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Asean has the tools to ensure peace

The Asean annual meeting under the leadership of the Philippine Foreign Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro deserves a thumbs up. She demonstrated Asean-style diplomacy to engage and further strengthen ties and cooperation with all of Asean's partners.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar military escalates civilian killings, monitor warns, amid diplomatic push

Myanmar's military has intensified attacks on civilians since a new administration took office. Specialized jet fighter groups are conducting sustained airstrikes against single targets. The military's tactics show shifting modalities of civilian repression rather than reduction. Diplomatic engagement is increasing with regional governments and neighboring countries.

The Economic Times

Drunk Myanmar driver kills 2 injures 2 in Phuket

PHUKET - A drunk Myanmar driver hit several motorcycles, killed two people and injured two others on the road to a waterfall in Thalang district, police said on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

How Kaziranga's Rhino Conservation Brought the One-Horned Rhinoceros Back from Extinction

A Species That Nearly DisappearedAt the start of the 20th century, the greater one-horned rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, had been hunted so relentlessly across the Indian subcontinent that fewer than 200 individuals remained, almost all of them concentrated in the tall elephant-grass floodplains of what is now Kaziranga. Trophy hunting under…

Times Life

Family of missing footballer fear he is among 500 believed dead in Myanmar shipwrecks

Siraz Ullah is one of hundreds of Rohingya refugees to take perilous sea journey to Malaysia to escape violence and persecution

The Guardian - UK

Exiled union leader wants home country on Labor agenda

The head of Myanmar's union movement has called on the federal government to implement stronger penalties on his country, ahead of Labor's national conference.

AAP

Nine UK universities offer online degrees to students hit by visa pause

Nine UK universities have partnered with Mosaik Education to offer online postgraduate scholarships to students from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Sudan and Cameroon after the UK's study visa pause blocked campus-based admissions. The initiative has secured 19 funded places so far and aims to support about 50 students through remote learning pathways.

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12 Chinese nationals arrested in Tak

Twelve Chinese nationals were arrested after allegedly crossing illegally into Thailand from Myanmar and attempting to hide in a cornfield in the Mae Sot district of Tak province.

The Guardian - AU

‘We feel like we are failing’: Myanmar doctor speaks out as health system teeters on ‘brink of collapse’

Elle’s story is one of personal sacrifice, deciding to help people despite the risk of attack by the military. Her story reflects that of a healthcare system in peril

Times Life

Beyond Loktak Lake: 5 Hidden, Offbeat Places in Manipur That Most Travellers Never Reach

Ukhrul: The Shirui Lily and the Tangkhul Naga HillsAbout 85 kilometres northeast of Imphal, Ukhrul is the kind of place that makes you wonder why it never made the standard itinerary. The district is home to the Shirui Lily, Lilium mackliniae, a pale pink flower that grows nowhere else on…

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Balancing act on Myanmar

Thailand is walking a diplomatic tightrope as it seeks to facilitate efforts to address the Myanmar crisis. On July 12-13, Thailand hosted informal Asean meetings in Bangkok and Pattaya, bringing together Asean foreign ministers, Myanmar's foreign minister, the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC) and six ethnic armed organisations…

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Thailand seeks extradition of ‘Rose Rose’ in flight attendant heroin case

Thailand is seeking the extradition of a woman accused of hiring a Thai flight attendant to carry heroin-filled bags to Australia, as authorities intensify efforts to dismantle a transnational drug trafficking network linked to a notorious drug kingpin in Myanmar’s Shan State.

The Economic Times

India and Myanmar signal closer rare earth mining ties

India and Myanmar are enhancing cooperation in rare earths sector. Indian teams visited Myanmar in December 2024 and February 2026. This collaboration aims to secure strategic mineral supplies for India. Myanmar's Kachin state is a key source of heavy rare earths. Both nations see significant win-win opportunities from this partnership.

Times Life

Nagaland Is the Northeast Indian State That Will Rearrange Your Assumptions About India

The India you thought you knew stops at the foothillsKohima sits at roughly 1,500 metres above sea level, and the air there does something immediate to your assumptions. The town is the capital of Nagaland, a state that shares borders with Myanmar and Arunachal Pradesh, and it looks nothing like…

Bangkok Post

PM to press Myanmar on river pollution

Thailand will hold talks with Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing next month on cross-border environmental and security issues, including toxic contamination in the Kok River, agricultural burning and narcotics production, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Plans in place to evacuate Thais in Middle East

There are contingency evacuation plans in place for Thai citizens living in the Middle East amid a new round of the US-led war against Iran, said Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar faces Mekong choice

Newly elected Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing made an official trip to Laos from July 3-5. It was his first state visit to another Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member country after taking office on April 10.

The Independent UK

Students challenge Mahmood’s visa ban on overseas applicants

Study visas for people from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan were halted in March by home secretary Shabana Mahmood, who claimed some were exploiting the asylum system

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