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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...
The air above his beloved country killed him. His story will break your heart
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Yaara Bou Melhem wants to make one thing clear: “I don’t make activist films. The way I think...
Charlebois: Canada’s combative trade tactics are backfiring (Writer's Bloc)
Photo: The Canadian Press/Laura Proctor Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford at the Darlington Energy Complex in Courtice, Ont., on Oct. 23, The real threat to Canadian exporters isn’t U.S. President Donald Trump’s...
Gender equality helps businesses maximise human resources and achieve sustainable growth
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...
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...
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...
Myanmar's election plans to be discussed at upcoming Asean Summit, says Malaysian foreign ministry
PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Malaysia will raise Myanmar’s plan to hold elections as well as its invitation for Asean member states to send election observers, at the 47th Asean Summit at the end of this month, the Foreign Ministry said. It said Foreign...
Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 11, 2025 Evening
Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 11, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. AA Warns Civilians in Arakan State to Remain Vigilant as the Defeated Military Increases Attacks on Civilians October 11 The Arakan Army (AA) has urged the public in Arakan State to stay...
Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 20, 2025
INDONESIA 1.PRABOWO TIGHTENS GRIP, RESHAPES POLITICS -- THE JAKARTA POST President Prabowo Subianto has spent his first year in office consolidating power, expanding an already bloated cabinet, redrawing the political map and strengthening the...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 20, 2025
INDONESIA 1.PRABOWO TIGHTENS GRIP, RESHAPES POLITICS -- THE JAKARTA POST President Prabowo Subianto has spent his first year in office consolidating power, expanding an already bloated cabinet, redrawing the political map and strengthening the...
Transforming space, building sustainable value
KELVIN Lim doesn’t just lease space – he also unlocks its hidden potential. Under his leadership, the traditional family business he started with in 1997 has been radically reimagined from its industrial leasing roots. Today, LHN is a diversified...
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 10, 2025 Evening
Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 10, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations: “Myanmar is facing a crisis that threatens not only human rights and humanitarian conditions but also the future of generations to...
Pope Leo appeals for ceasefire in Myanmar, peace in war-torn lands
Pope Leo XIV appeals for a ceasefire in Myanmar and prays for peace in war-torn lands, especially in Ukraine and the Holy Land. By Devin Watkins At the end of Mass in St. Peter’s Square on World Mission Sunday, Pope Leo XIV prayed for peace around...
Only country in the world whose borders touch 14 nations, shares land borders with Russia, Mongolia, Bhutan, Myanmar, Kazakhstan; it is...
Home Viral Only country in the world whose borders touch 14 nations, shares land borders with Russia, Mongolia, Bhutan, Myanmar, Kazakhstan; it is... Due to China's extensive borders with many countries, it has become a rich mixture of cultures,...
Russia, Myanmar to boost cooperation in Tourism Development
October 19, 2025 Nyein Nyein 9 Myanmar-Saint Petersburg Friendship and Tourism Development Meeting between Myanmar and Russia in progress on 17 October at the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Myanmar-Saint...
Renowned environmentalist hails Andhra’s Pinnapuram IREP as ‘future of energy’
India News The Pinnapuram IREP, developed by Hyderabad-based Greenko Group, is being touted as the world's first and largest integrated renewable energy storage project that combines solar (1,000 MW), wind (550 MW), and pumped storage (1,200 MW)...
Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 19, 2025
CAMBODIA 1.PHNOM PENH, MANILA MAINTAIN HEALTHY TIES -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE Cambodia and the Philippines will maintain strong diplomatic and regional cooperation that dates from 1957. They aim to broaden cooperation in agriculture, trade,...
World : Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 19, 2025
CAMBODIA 1.PHNOM PENH, MANILA MAINTAIN HEALTHY TIES -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE Cambodia and the Philippines will maintain strong diplomatic and regional cooperation that dates from 1957. They aim to broaden cooperation in agriculture, trade,...
China’s electric two-wheelers gain popularity in Myanmar
In the city of Bago, 42-year-old housewife Su Su Hlaing recalled why she decided to buy a Kenbo-brand electric bike six months ago, as every morning, she uses it to take her children to school and make trips to the market. “It’s very convenient,”...
China’s righteous path to counter and contain the scourge of scam centers in Myanmar — Phar Kim Beng and Lutfy Hamzah
OCTOBER 18 — China’s relentless crackdown on cross-border scam centers along the Myanmar border — as reported by Channel News Asia — marks not just a security triumph, but the reaffirmation of moral order in a region long corroded by lawlessness...