Terrorist groups are committing inhumane acts with the intent to disrupt the education system, which is dedicated to improving and advancing children's learning. These acts include the destruction of school textbooks and stationery, the intimidation and abduction of education staff and students, targeted killings, and the planting of explosive devices to destroy educational buildings.

Terrorist groups are committing inhumane acts with the intent to disrupt the education system, which is dedicated to improving and advancing children's learning. These acts include the destruction of school textbooks and stationery, the intimidation and abduction of education staff and students, targeted killings, and the planting of explosive devices to destroy educational buildings.

Trump says his executive order banning and restricting foreign visitors is in the interest of US ‘national security’.

United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing a full travel ban on people from 12 countries and restricting the citizens of seven other countries, the White House said.

The banned countries include Afghanistan, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hassan also urged quicker regional integration, saying the Asean bloc must act now to reduce the impact of global trade shocks, especially from US tariffs

Boris Pradhan New Delhi 

BY EDITH M. LEDERER

Five countries won seats on the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday in uncontested elections and will start serving two-year terms in January on the U.N.’s most powerful but deeply divided body.

The 193-member General Assembly held a secret-ballot vote for the five rotating seats on the 15-member council. Bahrain received 186 votes, Congo 183 votes, Liberia 181 votes, Colombia 180 votes and Latvia 178 votes.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says Tehran and Caracas are determined to expand comprehensive bilateral cooperation, calling for a transition from dollar-based transactions to national currencies and the use of the BRICS Pay system in their trade relations.

The Myanmar Fertilizer, Seed and Pesticide Entrepreneurs Association (MFSPEA) announced that fertilizer reference prices have remained stable in the first half of 2025.
The reference prices for June 2025 stayed the same as those of the previous months. They are set at K95,000 per 50-kilogramme bag of Urea fertilizer (large granular), K124,000 per 50-kilogramme bag of Rock Phosphate and K135,000 per 50-kilogramme bag of Di Ammonium Phosphate.

Kyunhla June 3
More than 11,000 acres of pigeon peas will be planted in Kyunhla Township, Kantbalu District, Sagaing Region in this rainy season, according to the Department of Agriculture for Kyunhla Township.
During the 2025-2026 rain crops planting season, Kyunhla Township is planned to plant 11,541 acres of pigeon peas, and the planting will begin from June to September this year.

CANDIDATES running in South Korea’s snap presidential election made a last push for votes on Monday, the eve of a poll triggered by ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration.
South Koreans are desperate to draw a line under six months of political turmoil sparked by Yoon’s brief suspension of civilian rule in December, for which he was impeached and removed from office.
All major polls put liberal Lee Jae-myung well ahead in the presidential race, with the latest Gallup survey showing 49 per cent of respondents viewed him as the best candidate.

Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) stated that Myanmar is working towards achieving Geographical Indication (GI) status for Myanma Pawsan Rice in the global market although it has already achieved popularity in the international market.
Myanma Pawsan was first exported in the 2001-2002 financial year, and Pyapon Pawsan won the third prize for World’s Best Rice at the World Rice Conference held in the Philippines in 2009 and the World’s Best Rice award in 2011 held in Vietnam. Myanma Pawsan is regarded as Myanma Pearl Rice in the global rice market.