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Myanmar: Ethnic rebels declare control over key border town as 200 military personnel flee
World | Apr 11, 2024, 05:55 PM ISTSince ousting the democratic government in a 2021 coup, Myanmar's military-led government has been battling insurgencies on several fronts by ethnic rebels and suffered several defeats. The loss of Myawaddy, the country's most active trading post with Thailand, is a major setback for the junta.
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India issues advisory for travellers going to Myanmar's Rakhine state amid deteriorating situation
World | Feb 06, 2024, 11:44 PM ISTLast week, India had expressed concern over the deteriorating situation in Myanmar on the occasion of the third anniversary of the military establishment. The junta has been locked into an embittered battle with the country's ethnic militia groups since last year.
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India sends back remaining 92 Myanmar soldiers day after plane crash in Mizoram
Mizoram | Jan 25, 2024, 08:14 AM ISTAdding these repatriated soldiers from Mizoram, the total number of Myanmar Army personnel sent back to their country stands at 635 since November of the previous year.
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Myanmar Army aircraft crashes in Mizoram's Lengpui airport, DGCA orders investigation
Mizoram | Jan 23, 2024, 02:43 PM ISTAs many as six people were injured after a plane from the Burmese Army crashed at Lengpui airport.
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Myanmar: China brokers temporary ceasefire deal between military and ethnic guerilla groups
World | Jan 12, 2024, 06:00 PM ISTAs per Myanmar's military council, both sides agreed on an immediate ceasefire, the disengaging of military personnel and settlement of disputes through dialogue. China had been concerned about the rising violence and the safety of Chinese citizens in northern Myanmar.
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Myanmar: 17 killed in alleged military airstrikes near Indian border as civil strife continues
World | Jan 08, 2024, 07:45 AM ISTThe airstrikes took place in Sagaing region's Khampat town, just south of the Indian border. However, the military denied responsibility for the aerial attack on Sunday, claiming that it was false news spread by an independent online news service sympathetic to the anti-military resistance.
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Myanmar resistance group shot down army helicopter in attempt to soaring conflict against junta
World | Jan 03, 2024, 11:25 PM ISTA spokesperson for Kachin Human Rights Watch, who asked to be identified only by his first name Jacob for fear of being arrested by the military, said the group's members in the area had confirmed to him that a helicopter had crashed there.
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Myanmar junta's airstrikes on armed groups that captured northeastern region led influx in India
World | Nov 13, 2023, 11:38 PM ISTSeveral Myanmar nationals who were injured in the Myanmar army airstrike have crossed the international border entered Mizoram's Champhai district and were admitted to a hospital for treatment.
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Myanmar: 29 killed, including children after alleged airstrike by military at displacement camp
World | Oct 10, 2023, 06:39 PM ISTMyanmar military has been embroiled in a conflict with ethnic rebel armies since the coup in 2021. It has launched several airstrikes against guerrilla forces and rebel fighters that have claimed the lives of many citizens.
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Myanmar: Landslide at jade mine kills 33, over a dozen still missing as torrential rain continues
World | Aug 16, 2023, 10:40 PM ISTAccording to the officials who were engaged in the rescue operations, a landslide occurred near Kachin's Hpakant township as the region has been receiving torrential rainfall.
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Myanmar: Military government extends emergency for 6 months, forcing delay in promised election
World | Jul 31, 2023, 06:45 PM ISTThe army-enacted 2008 constitution allows the military to rule the country under a state of emergency for one year, with two possible six-month extensions if preparations are not yet completed for new polls, meaning that the time limit expired on January 31 this year.
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Myanmar: Military fighter jets airstrike on Nyaung Kone village kill 10 civilians, several injured
World | Jun 29, 2023, 11:59 AM ISTThis came nearly two months after more than 100 people, including children, who were attending a ceremony held by opponents, were killed in the airstrike.
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Myanmar burns $446 million worth of seized drugs
News | Jun 27, 2023, 11:58 AM ISTMyanmar burns $446 million worth of seized drugs
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Myanmar's junta kills over 100 including women, children in a deadly airstrike on village: Report
World | Apr 12, 2023, 07:15 AM ISTMyanmar: More than 150 people had gathered at Pazigyi village in Sagaing region’s Kanbalu township in order to open a local office of the country’s opposition movement when the deadly airstrike occurred.
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Indian side was unaffected by Myanmar aerial strikes along border: Assam Rifles
India | Jan 12, 2023, 03:47 PM ISTAssam Rifles rejected reports that one bomb fell on the Indian side along the border. However, authorities said the inquiry is underway and an official statement will be released once it is done.
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A timeline of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's political life
India | Dec 06, 2021, 02:43 PM ISTAung San Suu Kyi moved to New Delhi in 1960 when her mother was appointed ambassador to India. She then spent most of her young adult life in the United States and England.
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3 feared dead as Myanmar army truck runs down protesters
World | Dec 05, 2021, 06:21 PM ISTSunday’s march was one of at least three held in Yangon, and similar rallies were reported in other parts of the country a day ahead of an expected verdict in the first of about a dozen criminal cases against Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was toppled in a military takeover Feb. 1.
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China's UN envoy: Myanmar violence could lead to civil war
World | May 04, 2021, 09:32 AM ISTChina's UN ambassador on Monday urged stronger diplomatic efforts to resolve the confrontation in Myanmar since the Feb.
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Thousands flee into Thailand following Myanmar air strikes
World | Mar 29, 2021, 11:03 AM ISTThai authorities along the country's northwestern border braced themselves on Monday for a possible influx of more ethnic Karen villagers fleeing new airstrikes from the Myanmar military.
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Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup
World | Mar 28, 2021, 09:59 AM ISTAs Myanmar’s military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country’s capital, soldiers and police elsewhere killed scores of people while suppressing protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month’s coup.