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Vietnam crush Cambodia 6-0 in opener of 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship
Ahead of the match, Vietnam were said to overpower their opponent in both skills and experience. Meanwhile, Cambodia remained a developing team still finding their footing at regional competitions. In the eighth minute, Duong Thi Van opened the...

Myanmar to face Australia in Group B opener of ASEAN Women’s Championship
Coaches and players from Myanmar and Australia attend the Group B pre-match press conference ahead of their opening match. PHOTO: MFF The opening matches of Group B in the 2025 ASEAN Women’s Championship will be held today, with Myanmar set to...

How to Watch: Australia U-23 v Myanmar | ASEAN Women’s Championships MSIG Serenity Cup 2025
Australia will return to the international arena tonight, as the Australia U-23 Representative Team take on Myanmar for their opening match of the ASEAN Women’s Championship MSIG Serenity Cup™ 2025 at 7:30pm AEST. The tournament, formerly known as...

Sagorika stars as Bangladesh U-20 women down Laos 3-1 in Asian Cup qualifiers
Bangladesh had never faced Laos at the senior or age-level categories before. But in their first-ever meeting, the Bangladesh U-20 women's team defeated Laos 3-1 in the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers today. Playing at the New Laos National...

U20 women set to kick off qualifying campaign
FOOTBALL – BAHRAIN’S under-20 women’s football national team kick off their campaign today in the qualifiers for the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026. The Bahrainis are in Group G of qualifying along with Jordan, Northern Mariana Islands, and...

Myanmar women’s national football team leaves for Vietnam
The Myanmar women’s national football team departed for Vietnam yesterday to compete in the 2025 ASEAN Women’s Championship to be held from 6 to 19 August. The team includes U Kyi Lwin as head, Yuki Tetsuro as coach, U Sa Htet Naing Win and Daw...

Myanmar women’s national football team finalizes player selection
The Myanmar Football Federation has announced the finalized squad for the 2025 Asian Women’s Championship in Vietnam. Myanmar national football team’s final 23 players are –(goal keepers) Myo Mya Mya Nyein (Thitsa Arman), Ei Sandar Zaw...

Australia’s student caps will ease up in 2026, but times will still be tough for international education
After two years of trying to reduce international student numbers, the Albanese government will soften its approach in 2026. The changes, announced on Monday, are small. The main feature is a modest increase in the government’s target maximum...

Managing Sustainable International Education Sector
The Albanese Government is today announcing a National Planning Level of 295,000 international student places for 2026, providing stability and certainty for the international education sector. The 2026 National Planning Level manages growth in...

Filipinas are fielding a ‘new-look’ side in Asean Women’s Football Championship in Vietnam
THE Philippines is fielding a “new-look” side in its title defense of the Asean Women’s Football Championship from Aug. 7 to 19 in Vietnam. With the competitions taking place outside the FIFA international window, only a handful of veterans are...

ASEAN Women's Championship: Fixtures, results, standings, how to watch
The opportunity to become queens of Southeast Asian football has once again arrived with the ASEAN Women's Championship taking place form Aug. 6 to 19. Officially know as the ASEAN MSIG Serenity Cup 2025, eight teams will vie to establish...

Fifteen new local projects launched under the Kiwa Initiative to…
The newly awarded projects are spread across ten Pacific Island countries and territories; New Caledonia, Fiji, Kiribati, Palau, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, and Wallis & Futuna. Together, they reflect...

New names bolster Filipinas roster for Asean Women’s Championship
FILE–Filipinas during a friendly with South Korea in Incheon.–CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–Seven new players were named to the Philippine women’s football team roster for the defense of the Asean Women’s Championship slated Aug. 6 to 19...

Myanmar women’s squad to join international tourneys this Aug
The Myanmar women’s national team trains in Zhangzhou, China, on 29 July in preparation for the ASEAN Women’s Championship. Myanmar’s women’s football teams will take part in a series of international competitions in August, according to the...

Joaquim Surumali preserves Timorese cultural heritage through jewelry
In the hands of the artisan, the ‘kaebauk’, an ornament with buffalo horns symbolizing the sun, strength, safety, protection, and power, traditionally worn on the head and atop sacred houses, is transformed into earrings and pendants for...
U-20 Women's Asian Cup: Bangladesh Football team to fly for Laos Saturday
Bangladesh Women's Football team will fly for Laos on Saturday to compete in the qualifying round of the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup beginning on August 6 at the New Laos National Stadium in Vientiane, Laos. The SAFF U-20 Women's Champions...

Bangladesh maintain SAFF U-20 winning squad for AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Thursday officially announced the squad for the fast-approaching AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, set to take place in Laos next month. The 23-member squad remains unchanged from their successful SAFF...

Family farmers must be more prosperous
cross Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelago country, it is a familiar reality to see households that have plots of land with rice, sweet potatoes, vegetables or fruits with a fishpond, chicken coop and cows or goats. These are the country’s...

AFC Women’s Asia Cup: India drawn alongside Japan, Vietnam, Chinese Taipei in Group C
Sydney: India have been drawn alongside Japan, Vietnam and Chinese Taipei in Group C of the AFC Asian Women’s Cup 2026 scheduled to be played in Australia. For the pot allocations for the Final Draw, the seeding was based on the latest FIFA...

Australia U-23 squad confirmed for ASEAN Women’s Championships
Australia will return to the international arena in August, as the Australia U-23 Representative Team prepare to compete in the 13th edition of the ASEAN Women’s Championship MSIG Serenity Cup™ 2025, to be held in Vietnam from 6-19 August. The...