The Tatmadaw hospital ship Thanlwin rolled up to Ngayokkaung in Ayeyawady Region with mobile doctors, and local officials, plus residents showed up to greet the crew. Medical teams set up at the station hospital and treated 475 people for various health issues, ranging from general checkups to surgical procedures and dental work.
Four patients got surgery, while dozens received ultrasounds and ECG scans. One person needed extra care, so the team sent them to Mingaladon Defence Services General Hospital for follow-up treatment.
Myanmar's under-17 squad punched their ticket to the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup after grinding out a 2-2 draw against Syria at Thuwunna. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing handed the team 100 million kyat for locking down qualification after nearly two decades away from the tournament. The match pulled over 30,000 fans, and the young guns went back and forth with Syria through both halves before settling for the tie.
The Myanmar side wrapped up group play with 10 points after beating Afghanistan, Nepal, and Oman before the playoff draw. Nyi Nyi Thant and Arnt Htoo Paing scored for Myanmar, while Syria equalized twice to keep things tight. Saudi Arabia hosts the championship next spring, and the Myanmar teenagers are heading there for the...
Myanmar's government keeps hitting Shwe Kokko and KK Park with demolition crews, tearing down buildings linked to online scam operations. The joint forces knocked down six more structures in KK Park's Section 3, bringing the total demo count to 276 buildings across both zones. At Shwe Kokko, officials swept through 98 buildings but didn't catch any scammers since the fraudsters bailed with their phones and gear beforehand.
Authorities have grabbed 1,954 undocumented foreign workers and confiscated thousands of computers, mobile devices, and satellite equipment used for the scam rings. Out of nearly 13,000 illegal foreign entrants detained this year, more than 10,000 got sent back through Thailand, and the rest are waiting for...
Sagaing Region's Chief Minister Myat Kyaw rolled through Monywa to check out voter list prep for next year's election. The crew watched local officials do door-to-door household verification in Aung Chantha Ward and Yongyi Ward, making sure everything's tight for the multiparty democratic vote. They chatted with residents while the immigration and election teams handled the ground-level details.
The chief minister also swung by an MSME product fair at Monywa People's Park. The event had 98 booths selling local gear like clothes, food, traditional ethnic stuff, and livestock products. Civil service workers, college kids, and locals turned up to browse the stalls, and some well-known singers performed for the crowd while everyone vibed...
Myanmar's under-22 squad jetted off to Thailand to compete in the football tournament at the upcoming SEA Games. Team administrator Soe Myat Min said the group has been grinding since March with friendly matches and tournament prep under head coach Kurosaki. The roster has 23 players plus 13 staff members, and they're hitting up a three-day training camp in Chiang Mai before their opener against the Philippines.
The team landed in Group C with the Philippines and Indonesia. Myanmar faces the Philippines first, and then wraps up group play against Indonesia. Soe Myat Min mentioned the competition got split into three groups this year instead of two, so nobody's taking any opponent lightly. The squad is locked in on reaching the...
Another round of budget protests clogged central Sofia as thousands packed the government district to demand officials scrap next year's spending plan and start over from scratch. Police threw up nine checkpoints around parliament and nearby buildings while opposition types warned about possible agent provocateurs trying to cause problems in the crowd.
Traffic ground to a halt around the Triangle of Power area, and protesters kept streaming in through metro stations after the demonstration kicked off. Someone fired up a torch in the middle of everything, but organizers immediately told people to put that thing out. Emergency vehicles pushed through the masses at some point, though details about what went down stayed murky.
Opposition leaders told crowds outside government buildings that the spending plan needs to get scrapped completely, and Assen Vassilev said the ruling coalition loses any right to run the country if they push this thing through anyway. His colleague Ivaylo Mirchev blamed the whole mess on Peevski robbing regular people blind, and another party figure added that the oligarch cannot keep hijacking state power like this.
Borisov claimed he would pull the budget after protests erupted last week, but that turned into vague promises about meeting with unions and business groups instead. Reform party chiefs got into a shouting match with the GERB boss after realizing nothing actually changed, and that friction sparked another round of...
College kids kicked off anti-budget demonstrations in Blagoevgrad by packing the square outside city hall and yelling about corruption. Organizers told the crowd they were pumped about the turnout and promised everyone's voices would actually get heard this time around.
Cops showed up in force while protesters kept things chill for the moment. The rally joined a wider wave of pushback against next year's spending plan that brought people out across multiple Bulgarian cities.
Medical volunteers from a group called Future in Bulgaria are bringing first-aid gear to the budget protests, and they packed supplies for tear-gas exposure just in case things get messy. The doctors said peaceful protesters can spot them by their medical masks and gloves while they work the Triangle of Power area.
Sofia police locked down the demonstration zone with checkpoints after opposition groups claimed that counter-terrorism units got activated and cops from other regions rolled into the capital. Reform parties are leading the rally against next year's spending plan, with simultaneous gatherings scheduled for Varna, Burgas, Plovdiv, and other cities across the country.
