Record drugs bust in Malaysia shipped from Myanmar

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Malaysia seized almost 1.2 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine, a record amount which officials says was disguised as tea shipped from Myanmar. The haul was worth US$18 million, according to reports, and was shipped in a container from Yangon to Port K

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U Soe Win nominated as new finance minister

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President U Win Myint has nominated U Soe Win, a well-respected financial professional, to be the country’s next Minister of Finance and Planning. He is expected to replace U Kyaw Win, who retired from the role last week amid reports that he is bei

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First refugees return from Bangladesh, says government

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Myanmar says that dozens of refugees in Bangladesh have begun returning to the country, in what would be the first repatriation since the large-scale exodus from northern Rakhine State began last August. In state-run media reports, Myanmar has said t

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