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Two women killed in Myanmar junta airstrike on day ASEAN demanded immediate end to violence

Mizzima Two women were killed in a Myanmar junta airstrike in Karen State on the same day the ASEAN Special Envoy reiterated calls for the military regime to immediately halt violence under the bloc’s Five-Point Consensus, the post-coup peace plan ASEAN agreed with the junta in 2021. The ASEAN Special Envoy met with the junta on 12 and 13 July, again urging it to implement the Five-Point Consensus. On 13 July, a junta Y-12 aircraft dropped 22 bombs on Lel Kator, Hae Aung, Shae Day, and Maw Pu villages in Township, killing two women aged 65 and 57, the Karen Peace Support Network (KPSN) reported 15 July. The KPSN statement said that on 12 July, a fighter jet dropped four bombs and another military aircraft dropped 36 bombs on Ter Ra Gaw Kyoe village in Luthaw Township, injuring three males aged 8, 19, and 41, along with a 35-year-old woman. “How can the people of Myanmar or ethnic armed revolutionary organizations trust the military’s peace process when its actions are heading in the complete opposite direction? ” said Naw Wah Khu Shee of KPSN. The two days of junta attacks also destroyed two shops, 16 houses, one granary, and two motorcycles, according to KPSN. KPSN said that while ASEAN continues to uphold the Five-Point Consensus and demand an immediate end to hostilities, the junta has instead escalated its military campaigns. KPSN urged ASEAN to suspend normal relations or formal engagement with the junta unless there is tangible evidence the military is actively implementing the Five-Point Consensus. The post Two women killed in Myanmar junta airstrike on day ASEAN demanded immediate end to violence appeared first on ENG.MIZZIMA.COM.

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Once shunned, Myanmar leader to visit Thailand next month

Myanmar’s leader Min Aung Hlaing will make an official visit to Thailand next month as Bangkok seeks to bring the once pariah state back into the diplomatic fold, the Thai foreign minister told AFP on Wednesday. Min Aung

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From cotton cultivation towards textile industry

IT is necessary to conduct systematic research on domestic requirements and foreign markets in carrying out cotton-related production activities. Just as there are many cotton-growing countries in the world, there are al

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Eye care initiative to expand for 1,000 free services in

DR Than Min Htut, Medical Superintendent of Pyinmana Sangha Hospital, announced that they are expanding eye surgery services to the Myitnge Railway Hospital, in addition to the existing Pyinmana Sangha Hospital and Myaun

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Nyaunglebin’s VRFP launched, committee formed

THE Department of Rural Development, under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development conducted an introductory briefing on the Village Revolving Fund Project (VRFP) to be implemented and formed a project committ

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Tatkon’s Mya Sein Yaung village project loans disbursed

THE Department of Rural Development, under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development, held a ceremony to disburse revolving funds under the Mya Sein Yaung Village Project in Kyatthonkhin Village, Tatkon Township

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Falam schools inspected

DEPUTY Minister for Construction U Myo Myint, together with members of the Chin State Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Committee, inspected the reopening of basic education schools and school health programmes in Falam

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High fish capture facilitates local consumption

AS Myanmar’s fishing season has resumed, fishing vessels from the Yangon Region have been reporting good catches of fish and shrimp, enabling consumers to purchase seafood at more affordable prices, according to Kyimyind

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Solar energy power generation in Myanmar only 4 percent

In Myanmar, power generation from solar energy is only 4 percent, said Union Minister U Ko Ko Lwin of the Ministry of Electricity and Energy. The Union Minister made this statement at a workshop on solar energy held at t