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Bimstec Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey and Regional Representative of UNODC Regional Office for South Asia Anubha Sood signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organisations during the 6th Bimstec Summit held in Bangkok, Thailand recently. Photo: UNB

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Bimstec-UNODC MoU to be instrumental in addressing security concerns: Bimstec

Bimstec Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey and Regional Representative of UNODC Regional Office for South Asia Anubha Sood signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organisations

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik looks on during a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, December 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

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South Korea assembly speaker proposes revising constitution to curb presidency

Rubble lies near a damaged building following a strong earthquake in Pyawbwe township, Mandalay, Myanmar, April 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

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Rains add to challenge for Myanmar quake relief, toll at 3,471

Images released by state media showed Kim peering through the scope of a sniper rifle on a visit to special forces. Photo: STR/KCNA VIA KNS/AFP

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North Korea's Kim fires new sniper rifle while visiting troops

People queue for food and relief supplies after a strong earthquake in Amarapura, Myanmar, April 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

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Death toll from Myanmar quake climbs to 3,354, with 4,850 injured and 220 still missing

Foreign ministers from BIMSTEC nations pose for a picture at the signing ceremony of an agreement on maritime transport cooperation in Bangkok on 3 April 2025. Photo: Reuters

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Bangladesh, India, and other Bimstec nations sign maritime pact as Trump tariffs revealed

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Kashmir's forests ravaged by fires as human activity fuels surge

ASEAN MPs look to bar Myanmar from Bimstec over human rights concerns

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ASEAN MPs look to bar Myanmar from Bimstec over human rights concerns

Members of media speak in front of cameras outside the premises of the Supreme Court in New Delhi, India October 13, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo

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Demolitions in India's Prayagraj inhuman and illegal, shock conscience, says SC, orders Rs 10-lakh each in 6 weeks

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends the hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law, at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, February 20, 2025. Photo: SONG KYUNG-SEOK/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

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South Korea's acting president urges calm, tighter security ahead of impeachment ruling

Flames and smoke rise from a fire after a gas pipeline operated by Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas caught fire, in Puchong, Malaysia April 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

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Dozens in hospital in Malaysia after towering blaze on Petronas gas pipeline

A joint team of Myanmar and Turkish rescuers pull a man alive from the rubble of a hotel in the capital Naypyidaw, five days after a major earthquake struck central Myanmar. Photo: MYANMAR MILITARY INFORMATION TEAM/AFP/Getty Images

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Man pulled alive from rubble in Myanmar after five days

People queue for relief supplies after a strong earthquake near the earthquake's epicenter, in Sagaing, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

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Water and medicine in short supply after Myanmar earthquake: UN