20 June 2025

The police seized drug traffickers who transported narcotics from Mandalay to Sagaing, confiscating heroin worth 920 million kyats, weighing over 24.35 kilogrammes, according to the Myanmar Police Force.

The seizure occurred at around 8 pm on 10 June near Tagaung Ward in Sagaing Township. A combined task force intercepted a Pajero heading to Kalay from Mandalay, driven by Kyaw Swar Lin, and discovered 6.93 kilogrammes of heroin powder.

Emergency flood control and rescue efforts have been stepped up across parts of China after torrential rainstorms triggered rising waters in rivers, with 18 exceeding warning levels by as much as 3.6 meters between 08:00 on Friday and 08:00 Saturday.

Hundreds of couples tied the knot on Amsterdam’s A10 highway on Saturday, as the Dutch capital marked its 750th anniversary with a one-day festival that turned the city’s busy ring road into a pedestrian-only celebration. The event, called “Op de Ring,” saw 400 couples marry in temporary tents set up on the closed highway, in a mass wedding ceremony that mixed civic pride with personal vows.

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