Myanmar
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Myanmar leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi can't be stripped of prize: Nobel institute
World | Sep 08, 2017, 10:19 PM ISTSuu Kyi received the award for "her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights" while standing up against military rulers.
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Number of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh surges to 2.7 lakh in last two weeks: UNHCR reports
World | Sep 08, 2017, 04:32 PM ISTAccording to the United Nations, around 2,70,000 Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar in the last two weeks.
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Rohingya crisis: India refuses to join declaration of international meet against Myanmar
World | Sep 07, 2017, 11:46 PM ISTIndia today refused to be a part of a declaration adopted against Myanmar over Rohingya violence at an international conference in Bali
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PM Narendra Modi visits tomb of Bahadur Shah Zafar in Yangon, Myanmar
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PM Modi in Myanmar: India offers development aid to violence-hit Rakhine state
World | Sep 06, 2017, 10:53 PM ISTIndia has committed development aid to Rakhine state in Myanmar
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Modi in Yangon: ‘Note ban was aimed at curbing black money, not afraid to take tough decisions’
World | Sep 06, 2017, 09:07 PM ISTPM Modi on Wednesday addressed the Indian diaspora at Yangon's Thuwanna Indoor Stadium in Myanmar
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PM Modi addresses Indian community in Myanmar
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Highlights: PM Narendra Modi addresses Indian diaspora in Myanmar's Yangon
World | Sep 06, 2017, 08:34 PM ISTThis is PM Narendra Modi's first bilateral visit to Myanmar. He had visited the country in 2014 to attend the ASEAN-India Summit.
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PM Narendra Modi presents Aung Suu Kyi copy of her research proposal
World | Sep 06, 2017, 05:44 PM ISTSuu Kyi has a strong connection with India. She studied political science from the Lady Shri Ram College in Delhi and graduated in 1964.
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Rohingya crisis: Aung Suu Kyi blasts 'misinformation', says ‘fake news promoting interests of terrorists’
World | Sep 06, 2017, 05:37 PM ISTMore than 123,000 Rohingyas have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in two weeks.
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PM Narendra Modi visits historic Ananda Temple in Myanmar's ancient city of Bagan
World | Sep 06, 2017, 04:35 PM ISTThe Archaeological Survey of India is involved in restoration work of Ananda Temple and some other historic structures in Myanmar's ancient city of Bagan.
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India shares Myanmar’s concerns over ‘extremist violence’ in Rakhine state, says PM Modi
World | Sep 06, 2017, 05:34 PM ISTSuu Kyi is under mounting international pressure to stop the alleged human rights violations against the Rohingyas, who are denied citizenship in Myanmar.
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At least five drown after boat carrying 35 Rohingya Muslims capsises in Bay of Bengal
World | Sep 06, 2017, 02:07 PM ISTAn unknown number of people are believed to be drowned when a trawler carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar capsized in the Bay of Bengal.
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India, Myanmar sign 11 agreements to bolster multi-layered partnership
World | Sep 06, 2017, 01:05 PM ISTIndia and Myanmar on Wednesday signed 11 agreements in a range of sectors, including one on maritime security cooperation, to further strengthen their multifaceted partnership
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PM Modi raises Rohingya issue in meeting with Suu Kyi
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PM Narendra Modi in Myanmar; Likely to discuss issue of Rohingyas with Aung San Suu Kyi
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Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh seeks international pressure on Myanmar
World | Sep 05, 2017, 11:48 PM ISTUN refugee agency has said that 123,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar
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PM Modi, Myanmar president discuss 'historical relationship' between two neighbours
World | Sep 05, 2017, 11:23 PM ISTPM Modi described his meeting with Myanmar President Htin Kyaw as "wonderful"
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123,000 Rohingyas fled; 30,000 trapped in hilly terrain: All about Muslim ethnic group of Myanmar
World | Sep 05, 2017, 07:30 PM ISTMore than 30,000 Rohingyas are still trapped in hilly terrain of Myanmar’s northern state of Rakhine without basic supplies of food, water or medicine.
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PM Modi meets Myanmar President on maiden visit: As it happened
World | Sep 05, 2017, 11:23 PM ISTPM Modi met Myanmar’s President U Htin Kyaw and presented him with a reproduction of a 1841 map of a stretch of the River Salween