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South Korean fighter jet accidentally drops bombs outside training area

The South Korean military says an Air Force fighter jet accidentally dropped eight bombs outside a training range, damaging buildings and injuring civilians.

The incident happened in Pocheon, about 40 kilometers northeast of the capital Seoul, shortly after 10:00 a.m. Thursday, local time.

Firefighters say two homes and a church were damaged, and seven people were injured, two of them seriously.

UN plastic pollution reduction talks to resume in August

The United Nations Environment Programme says talks will resume in August this year to put together a draft for the first-ever international treaty aimed at reducing plastic pollution.

The meetings of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution will be held in Geneva, Switzerland.

Paungde Township Plants 42,078 Acres of Winter Mung Beans in 2024-2025 Fiscal Year

Paungde, 6 March

The Township Land Records Department has reported that 42,078 acres of winter mung beans were planted in Paungde Township, located in Nattalin District, Bago Region, during the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Farmers in the area have been harvesting and threshing the beans since the last week of February.

Terrorists carried out inhumane acts using explosive devices by capitalizing on unguarded moments of security personnel

In order to cause injuries to both peaceable civilians and administrative authorities who are striving to restore the rule of law, extreme terrorists provide financial assistance and instigate destructive activities, such as detonating explosive devices and remote blasting, against public roads, railways, government offices and houses.

Innocent Civilian Recklessly Assassinated by Terrorists

In some townships across States and Regions, terrorists motivated by a radical ideology that views “anyone with differing views is an enemy” are conducting violent assaults and assassinations. Their targets are innocent civilians who do not support their terrorist acts. Using firearms and knives, these terrorists are committing brutal assassinations after accusing them of “spies, informants or decoys”. This strategy is intended to instill fear among peaceable civilians and create a pervasive sense of dread within these communities.

Greenland rejects Trump pledge to make island American

GREENLAND’S prime minister on Wednesday hit back at President Donald Trump’s pledge to take the Arctic territory “one way or the other”, insisting that islanders did not see their future with the United States or even Denmark.
Mute Egede rejected Trump’s expansionist ambitions to annex the sparsely populated but mineral-rich and strategically placed island, in a partisan address to the US Congress in Washington on Tuesday.

SAC Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing receives Russia-ASEAN Economic Commission Chairman

State Administration Council Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, currently in the Russian Federation, received a delegation led by Russia-ASEAN Economic Commission Chairman Mr Ivan Polyakov at the meeting room of Hotel Radisson Collection in Moscow on the evening of 4 March.

SAC Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing receives Vice-Chairman of State Duma of the Russian Federation, Head of Kalmykia Republic

Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, currently in Moscow of the Russian Federation, received Vice-Chairman Mr Sholban Kara-Ool of the State Duma of the Russian Federation at Radisson Collection Hotel in Moscow yesterday afternoon.

Myanmar, Russian Federation to promote cooperation in military technology

Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, currently in Moscow of the Russian Federation, held a meeting with Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Mr Andrei Removich at the meeting hall of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation yesterday.
On arrival at the Ministry of Defence, the Senior General and his entourage were cordially welcomed by the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation.

PM Senior General Min Aung Hlaing-led high-level Myanmar delegation arrives in Saint Petersburg

A high-level Myanmar delegation led by Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung
Hlaing, who is on an official visit to Russia, left Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow yesterday.
Russian Minister of Economic Development Mr Maxim Reshetnikov, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, officials, and the Guard of Honour saw off the senior general and his entourage.