Old protest pictures misrepresented as Myanmar workers demanding higher pay
As activists marked the fourth anniversary of Myanmar's military coup on February 1, 2025, old protest photos in Thailand ...
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Viralgen and Axovia to develop gene therapy for retinal dystrophy
Credit: Viralgen/PRNewswire. Viralgen and Axovia Therapeutics are set to form a partnership to progress the development and manufacturing of an adeno-associated virus vector serotype 9 (AAV9)-based ...
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Southeast Asian foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea disputes
Officials said it aims to chart the bloc’s direction for the year as it tries to resolve Myanmar’s deadly four-year crisis and tensions over China’s increasing assertiveness in the South ...
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Charles River and Akron link to integrate cytokines into cell therapy
These efforts aim to simplify complex supply chains and cater to increasing demand for viral vector, cell therapy services and plasmid DNA. Akron Bio focuses on providing critical materials and ...
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Cobb Student in Critical Condition from Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
MABLETON — A student who shot themself at Lindley Middle School Wednesday remains in critical condition, according to the Cobb County School District. “This afternoon, a student at Lindley ...
Philadelphia Tribune23d
The war on smoking turns to cigarettes with ultralow nicotine
In the heart of North Carolina tobacco country, one company manufactures cigarettes with ultralow nicotine levels designed to prevent smokers from getting addicted. Sales aren’t exactly sizzling ...
The Irrawaddy23d
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 ...
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‘Scam City is growing’: how Myanmar’s cyber fraud hubs outfox efforts to shut them down
Scam factories threaded along the Myanmar border with Thailand have been thrust back under the spotlight after the rescue of a Chinese actor who says he was duped by a fake casting call into ...
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Myanmar mobile carrier Mytel now on U.S. sanctions list
BANGKOK/YANGON -- U.S. authorities placed Myanmar mobile carrier Mytel on a sanctions roster due to its financial ties to the country's military. The U.S. Commerce Department added Mytel to its ...