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Opium cultivation has increased by 39% in Shan State, bordering China, Thailand, Laos

YANGON, Myanmar - Opium cultivation in military-ruled Myanmar increased 33% last year, reversing a six-year downward trend, according to a ...


Two star Sri Lankan players feature in ICC women's Player of the Month May award nominees

Dubai [UAE], June 6 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced the nominees of the women's Player of ...


Unique tree plantation competition by Assam BJP MLA, planters to be awarded after a year

Golaghat (Assam) [India], June 5 (ANI): To protect and preserve the environment and encourage people towards their involvement in tree ...


Assam MLA launches unique plantation competition in his constituency, announces cash rewards

Golaghat (Assam) [India], June 5 (ANI): Mrinal Saikia, a BJP legislator from Assam, has come out with a unique initiative ...


Food Rations for Each Rohingya Refugee Drops to $8 Per Month

Rights activists and refugees have expressed concerns over the United Nations food agency's decision to cut food aid for the ...


PM Modi committed to development of northeast: Sarbananda Sonowal on greater cooperation for maritime trade potential

New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI):Union Minister of Ports, ShippingWaterways Sarbananda Sonowal said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Government remains ...


Peace Talks in Myanmar Highlight China's Increasing Influence

Washington - Chinese-sponsored talks in Myanmar between the junta and three of Myanmar's ethnic armies, known as the Brotherhood Alliance, ...


Tripura: Six cadres of NLFT-BM surrender before BSF

Agartala (Tripura) [India], June 4 (ANI): Six cadres of National Liberation Front of Tripura (Bishwa Mohan) have surrendered before Border ...


Pakistan, Afghanistan among global food shortage 'hotspots': Report

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 4 (ANI): Two United Nations bodies Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) ...


Myanmar to host 2nd round of AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification

YANGON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will host Group B matches of the 2nd round of the 2024 Asian Football ...


Myanmar exports nearly 1.7 mln tons of corn in 9 months

YANGON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar exported nearly 1.7 million tons of corn in nine months between September last year ...


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Dr. Yasmin acquitted: Police failed to produce any evidence against her

LAHORE, Pakistan - On Saturday, an anti-terrorism court acquitted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Yasmin Rashid of an attack on the ...

Japan suspends official aid for Yangon-Mandalay Railway Development Project

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government has suspended official development aid for the Yangon-Mandalay Railway Development Project, a long-standing symbol ...

March-May Everest's climbing season:12 climbers die, 5 still missing on slopes

KATHMANDU, Nepal - A Malaysian mountaineer narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below Mount Everest's ...

"There are other continents on planet": Hasina tells people not to worry if can't go to America

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Sheikh Hasina has vowed to build a self-sufficient Bangladesh and has urged citizens not to be concerned ...

Missing German climber Luis Stitzinger found dead on Mt. Kanchenjunga

KATHMANDU, Nepal - The body of German climber Luis Stitzinger has been airlifted from Mt Kanchenjunga to Kathmandu, according to ...

PM Sharif leaves for Turkey to attend 'brother' Erdogan's inauguration

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif left for Turkey on Friday to attend the inauguration of his "brother," President ...

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In first, White House OKs GE assembling military jet engines in India

WASHINGTON D.C.: The Biden administration is expected to approve a deal allowing General Electric to assemble jet engines in India ...

U.S.-Taiwan to sign off on agreements based on Initiative on Trade

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan and the United States are set to sign the first deal under a new trade framework, marking ...

U.S. stock markets under pressure at start of week

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks started the week under pressure on Monday. "Markets are catching their breath after ...

JPMorgan announces closure of 21 US First Republic Bank bank branches

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A JPMorgan Chase & Co spokesperson has confirmed that as part of the bank's efforts ...

US Pentagon to pay SpaceX Starlink to provide internet for Ukraine

WASHINGTON D.C.: The Pentagon said this week that the satellite communications service started by billionaire Elon Musk, SpaceX's Starlink, has ...

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Russia says journalists from 'unfriendly' country cannot cover forum

MOSCOW, Russia: Journalists from countries that are "unfriendly" to Russia will be banned from covering this year's St. Petersburg International ...


Experts teach California owners how to burn fields to stop wildfires

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Landowners in California participated this week in a class organized by the El Dorado Amador Prescribed Burn ...


Palestinian boy, 2, dies in hospital after being shot by Israeli army snipers

RAMALLAH, Wet Bank - A two-and-a-half-year-old Palestinian boy shot in the head by Israeli troops has died in hospitalThe boy, ...


Former governor Chris Christie to join those seeking presidency

NEWARK, New Jersey: Six years after his 2016 presidential campaign failed to succeed, Chris Christie, former New Jersey Governor, will ...


Japan: $26 billion for families to counter declining birth rate

TOKYO, Japan: To counter the declining national birthrate, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to double spending over the next ...


Pence, former VP, to announce candidacy for president

WASHINGTON D.C.: Reuters has reported that on 7th June, former Vice President Mike Pence will enter the race for the ...


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