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Myanmar junta presses Myitsone dam revival as Kachin official claims China deal done
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (279+ words) Myanmar's military government used a press conference in Naypyidaw on 30 June to defend its plans to revive the long-suspended Myitsone Dam project in Kachin State, days after the Kachin State Chief Minister said the project had received Chinese government backing…...
NGOs rebuff call by US to work with the Burma junta on scam center eradication
8+ hour, 50+ min ago (391+ words) Over two dozen NGOs have rallied together to issue a statement condemning a suggestion that the US authorities would work with the Burma junta to combat scam centers in the crisis-ridden country. The following is the text of their joint…...
Thailand aims for 33m visitors under new 'quality tourism' strategy
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (547+ words) Thailand is on track to reposition itself as a quality destination under a value-over-volume strategy, having welcomed 14. 03 million international arrivals in the first five months of 2026, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of…...
Outgoing UK PM Starmer to unveil long-awaited defence investment plan
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (730+ words) Outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer will on Tuesday finally announce his long-delayed plan for funding Britain's future defence needs, with increased money for drones and autonomous systems. The announcement follows months of wrangling within his Labour government over the resources…...
Iran warns challenge to Hormuz routes will spike Middle East tensions
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (982+ words) Iran's top diplomat warned Sunday that any attempt to bypass the Strait of Hormuz routes agreed with the United States would "increase tensions" in the Middle East, as the countries traded attacks and accusations of violating a fragile truce. The…...
Five buildings including primary school destroyed in Myanmar junta airstrike on Nippon Foundation housing in Ye Township
1+ week, 6+ day ago (389+ words) A junta airstrike dropped two bombs at approximately 1: 00 am today, 18 June, targeting a residential housing project built with Nippon Foundation support in Chaung Hna Khwa village, located in the Ye Chaung Phyar area of Mon State's Ye Township. The attack…...
UN says 2. 4 million refugees need resettling in 2027
2+ week, 1+ day ago (508+ words) Almost 2. 4 million refugees will need resettling next year, the United Nations said on Tuesday, at a time when a number of countries have slashed resettlement spots. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, warned of a dire shortage of options for such…...
US-Iran deal a 'catastrophe' for Israel, analysts say
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1005+ words) A displaced woman holds an Iranian national flag from the window of a vehicle, as she crosses the southern Lebanese area of al-Qasmiyeh, on her way back to her home village in southern Lebanon on June 15, 2026. Hezbollah thanked its backer…...
Indian experts assist Myanmar's long-delayed steel mill project
2+ week, 2+ day ago (464+ words) Myanmar's junta is advancing efforts to revive the delayed No. 1 Steel Mill in Myingyan, Mandalay Region, meeting Indian experts this week to boost domestic steel production and cut reliance on imports. State media reported that Union Minister Dr Charlie Than…...
US-Iran deal could be sealed within 24 hours, mediator Pakistan says
2+ week, 4+ day ago (868+ words) The United States and Iran could finalise an agreement to end the Middle East war "within 24 hours, key mediator Pakistan said Saturday, after both sides expressed optimism about the chances of concluding a deal. The foes and mediators of the…...