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Based on 7 verified sources covering Thailand, Myanmar:

Russia’s visiting minister for Economic Development, Maxim Reshetnikov, on Sunday signed an agreement to kickstart the stalled Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and port project in Myanmar’s southern Tanintharyi Region. [1]

Russia has unleashed an invasion of Ukraine after months of massing troops near its borders. The military action, ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 24, amounts to a full-scale invasion, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. [2]

This blog file is now closed. For the latest developments, head over here. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has entered its second month, with casualties mounting on both sides. [3]

This blog file is now closed. For the latest developments, head over here. The Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24 continues, with casualties mounting on both sides. [4]

Problems afflicting the oil and gas pipelines built by China through Burma could jeopardize the development of a special economic zone (SEZ) around Kyaukphyu on the Arakan State coast, an economist said. [5]

This blog file is now closed. For the latest developments, head over here. The war that began with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has passed a grim one-year milestone, with mounting military and civilian deaths. [6]

The underperforming US$1 billion gas pipeline through Burma into China was built by the state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to please political leaders in Beijing rather than for sound practical reasons, a report claims. [7]

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