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The Information Team of the State Administration Council (SAC) announced that Tatmadaw forces have retaken control of a local battalion in Zalokegyi village, Shwegyin Township, Bago Region, which was temporarily seized by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and People's Defence Force (PDF).

The vessel will help the centre modernise and significantly enhance its research capacity and operational efficiency. It allows the centre to take in the initiative in designing research programmes and conducting field surveys at sea

Phumtham attends UN peacekeeping ministerial meeting in Berlin, also seeks German approval to buy MTU 396 engine for stalled Thai-Chinese submarine project.

Three men, aged between 48 and 60, were arrested by the police on May 11 for their suspected involvement in three cases of housebreaking and theft.

121 Myanmar nationals return home from Thailand after fighting eases in Kayin State; clashes continue in Kayah with deadly airstrikes.

In political rallies, Senate hearings and voter surveys ahead of Monday's midterm elections in the Philippines, China has been an overwhelming - and unusual - presence.

State Administration Council Member, Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Defence General Maung Maung Aye, who accompanies SAC Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who is currently in the Russian Federation, laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on May 8.

Authorities seized 293 cardboard cartons packed with 3,500 bottles and containers, all labelled in foreign languages without supplementary labels or documentation indicating origin.

The Cambodian Defence Ministry says no troops were withdrawn from Ta Moan Temple; both sides will keep five soldiers at the site, claimed by both nations.

The Philippines has detected its first case of the H5N9 strain of bird flu, according to a report released Wednesday ( May 7) by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI). The infection was found in ducks from Camaligan, Camarines Sur, marking the latest strain of avian influenza to reach the country.

Phumtham says cutting utilities to scam hubs near Myanmar has curbed online fraud; Thai-Cambodia crackdown and repatriation efforts also underway.

Vietnam has introduced a 10-year golden visa programme in an effort to position the country as a sustainable travel and investment hub in Southeast Asia.

Myanmar National Airlines (MNA) has issued a statement confirming that an aircraft experienced a fire due to an overheated brake system but was safely brought to a stop, with no injuries reported among passengers or crew. The airline extended its sincere apologies to affected travellers and assured that support was provided to meet their individual needs.

A Singaporean man was part of a group arrested in Bangkok for selling drug-laced electronic cigarettes, amassing nearly 16 million baht in suspected ill-got gains, said the police in Thailand.

Cambodian authorities have identified 28 factories and companies that discharged polluted wastewater into public water sources between 2024 and 2025, due to a lack of proper liquid waste treatment systems.

The network — a decentralised digital foundation - is designed to support public data, digital finance and Government services.

This year’s “Golden Dragon” military exercises will begin later this month, and more than 2,000 military personnel from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will participate.

Japan, China, South Korea and the 10 ASEAN countries agreed to enhance their regional financial safety net by launching a new lending facility aimed at swiftly responding to crises caused by pandemics and natural disasters.

Phu Chi Fa's main viewpoint is closed indefinitely after stray bullets from Lao border clashes landed in Thailand, park officials confirm.

The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on a Myanmar warlord, his two sons and the militia he leads, for facilitating cyber scams, human trafficking and cross-border smuggling, the Treasury Department said.

Vietnam is among six countries -- the United Kingdom, India, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and Indonesia -- that the US has given higher priority in negotiations.