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Singapore ranked Asia Pacific's most resilient nation; climate adaptation in sharp focus as COP30 approaches
Singapore is the most resilient country in Asia Pacific – and fourth globally – according to a new index that measures nations’ ability to withstand geopolitical, economic and climate shocks. Pakistan ranks among the five most vulnerable...
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General : Myanmar Foreign Ministry Official Arrives Ahead Of 47th ASEAN Summit
SEPANG, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Myanmar’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U Hau Khan Sum, was among the foreign diplomats who arrived in Malaysia ahead of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits. He and his delegation landed...
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Can Asean find a solution for Myanmar? Malaysia’s Mohamad Hasan says there's new hope as rival factions are finally start talking
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 23 — The Asean Troika mechanism meeting on Myanmar is expected to convene this Friday in conjunction with the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, according to Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. Scheduled...
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Pakistan, UNODC to strengthen cooperation against environmental crimes
Pakistan and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have agreed to enhance cooperation to curb environmental crimes, including illegal logging, electronic waste trade, and money laundering linked to natural resource exploitation. The...
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ASEAN Troika To Meet On Myanmar During 47th ASEAN Summit
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN Troika mechanism meeting on Myanmar is expected to convene this Friday in conjunction with the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, according to Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan....
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General : ASEAN Troika To Meet On Myanmar During 47th ASEAN SummitÂ
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN Troika mechanism meeting on Myanmar is expected to convene this Friday in conjunction with the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, according to Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan....
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Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 15, 2025 Evening
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 15, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. Myanmar’s Current Situation Clearly Demonstrates the Consequences of the International Community’s Failure to Act Decisively Against Crimes Against Humanity October 15 Myanmar’s current...
Nature is the new opposition, Southeast Asia’s governments rocked by climate chaos
SOUTHEAST ASIA: In early October, Typhoon Matmo tore through Vietnam, soaking Hanoi and the surrounding countryside. Streets turned into rivers. Homes were swallowed by water. This came just weeks after Typhoons Ragasa and Bualoi wreaked their own...
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Murder on the Moei: How Chinese cyber gangs in Myanmar are killing with impunity
The body drifted in the shallows of the Moei River, snagged against the bank. At first, the villager who found it thought it was a large trash bag. But as he stepped closer, the shape became clear—bloated, lifeless. It was sometime in mid-April...
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Thailand to let Myanmar refugees work to counter aid cuts and labour shortages
Thailand is setting a global precedent this month by giving refugees permission to work in the country in an effort to tackle aid cuts and its own labour shortages. More than 87,000 refugees living in nine refugee camps along Thailand’s border...
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Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 13, 2025 Evening
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 13, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. NCA Signatory Groups Urge UN, ASEAN, and International Envoys Not to Attend the 10th Anniversary of the NCA October 13 Organizations that signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)...
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown — using Musk’s Starlink
Scam city: a part of KK Park, the biggest scam centre in the cluster of 27 around Myawaddy, Myanmar - Copyright AFP Lillian SUWANRUMPHA Isabel Kua with Matthew Walsh in Lincang, China; Nalini Lepetit-Chella in Paris; and AFP teams in Mae Sot,...
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Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 21, 2025
CAMBODIA 1. MANET THANK CHINA, MALAYSIA, US FOR BORDER TRUCE -- FRESH NEWS Prime Minister Hun Manet on Monday thanked the United States President Donald Trump, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and China, for ending the armed...
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World : Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 21, 2025
CAMBODIA 1. MANET THANK CHINA, MALAYSIA, US FOR BORDER TRUCE -- FRESH NEWS Prime Minister Hun Manet on Monday thanked the United States President Donald Trump, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and China, for ending the armed...
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Indonesia’s Belt and Road Railway to Nowhere
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Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Southeast Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Indonesia struggles with Chinese high-speed rail debt, Myanmar’s bogus election season begins, ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appeals at the ICC, and Vietnam...
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Gender equality helps businesses maximise human resources and achieve sustainable growth
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HCM CITY — Promoting gender equality in the workplace not only enables businesses to harness the full potential of women’s talents and perspectives but also strengthens their foundation for sustainable growth, experts say. Việt Nam has made...
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Poppy seeds, areca nuts smuggled from Myanmar seized by Assam Rifles in Mizoram
Aizawl, Oct 20: Assam Rifles have seized 90 bags of poppy seeds and 120 bags of areca nuts (betel nuts) worth Rs one crore in Mizoram, officials said on Monday. A defence spokesman said that based on specific intelligence, Assam Rifles conducted a...
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More Thai rivers and downstream communities at risk from Myanmar’s rare earth mines
Satellite data reveal 513 rare earth mining sites across rivers feeding into the Mekong, Salween and Irrawaddy in Myanmar, including 40 new ones in 2025 — far more than previously estimated. Toxic runoff from unregulated mines in Shan and Kachin...
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