Myanmar’s military government extends its mandate to rule another 6 months
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government on Friday announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in ...
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Myanmar’s military government extends state of emergency by 6 months
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government on Friday announced another ... The NUG, which calls itself the country’s ...
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HOKA transforms Bondi with large-scale activation, via Emotive
Footwear retailer HOKA is taking over Bondi Beach this weekend, with a large-scale activation to launch its newest shoe, the Bondi 9, via Emotive. The North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club has been ...
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1 more victim rescued from scam farm but 10 still detained in Myanmar, Hong Kong leader says
Another Hongkonger has been rescued from a scam farm, leaving a total of 10 Hong Kong residents still detained in Myanmar, the city’s leader John Lee confirmed. Chief Executive John Lee at the ...
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Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Singin' in the Rain
RIHANNA (18A: Singer with the 2007 No. 1 hit 54-Across) SOS (48A: 18-Across song with the refrain "please, someone help me") UMBRELLA (54A: 18-Across song depicted by this puzzle's black squares ...
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Mumbrella, under new management
This is my first post for Mumbrella in a little over three years, and I return with a piece of exciting news. As of next week, Mumbrella will have a new owner. Back at the end of last year ...
The Indian Express21d
Why Mizoram, Nagaland are silent on Centre’s bid to regulate entry of foreigners via India-Myanmar border
Mizos and Myanmar’s Chins share the same ethnicity ... Burma and Bangladesh under one umbrella. ZORO president R Sangkawia told The Indian Express that his organisation has a few key issues against ...
Just Auto22d
GM reaches settlement with FTC on driver privacy practices
GM is now required to establish a system allowing US consumers to access and request deletion of their data. Credit: Linda Parton/Shutterstock. General Motors (GM) has agreed to a settlement with ...
The Irrawaddy24d
Who Will Be Myanmar’s Kingmaker?
The landscape of Myanmar’s conflict has dramatically changed since then. The coup makers’ State Administration Council (SAC) has been losing territory to various ethnic groups and resistance forces.
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Fighting ongoing between Karen armed groups in Myanmar’s south
The armed wing of the long-established, powerful ethnic national organisation Karen National Union (KNU) has been battling a breakaway group near the city of Dawei in Myanmar’s southernmost region ...
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Chinese actor’s abduction to Myanmar sign of growing diversity of scams
The recent abduction of a Chinese TV actor to Myanmar and his subsequent release is shedding new light on the lengths to which human traffickers operating online scam centers in the war-torn ...
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Another tailings landslide in Hpakant, Myanmar
Landslides in the jade mining area of Hpakant in Myanmar have been a regular theme of this blog over the years. This is a mining area on an epic scale, but it is also a true wild west, with poor ...