Myanmar
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Bangladesh summons Myanmar envoy over influx of Rohingya Muslims, demands early repatriation
World | Dec 30, 2016, 03:43 PM ISTThe Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh has summoned the Myanmar envoy in Dhaka in wake of the worrying scenario of the huge influx of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar’s Rakhine state into the country.
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Pakistan linked to insurgency by Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar: Report
World | Dec 16, 2016, 02:48 PM ISTA report by the International Crisis Group (ICG) has said that the group of Rohingya Muslims which allegedly attacked Myanmar border guards on October 9 is headed by people with links to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
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China offers help to Myanmar to end unrest near border; increases army presence along boundary
World | Dec 01, 2016, 11:21 AM ISTAfter series of attacks by ethnic armed groups on Myanmar security forces and thousands of people crossing into China to escape the violence, Beijing on Wednesday offered help to the Southeast Asian nation to stabilise their shared border.
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Myanmar carrying out ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims, says UN official
World | Nov 25, 2016, 01:51 PM ISTA top official of the United Nations has said that Myanmar is carrying out ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims.
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Dozens of Muslim women raped in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State, claim human rights groups
World | Oct 28, 2016, 01:31 PM ISTDozens of Muslim women have been raped by Myanmar’s security forces during counter-insurgency operations in the northern Rakhine State, according to various human rights groups.
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India an inspiration for Myanmar, says Suu Kyi as both countries agree to enhance security, trade ties
India | Oct 19, 2016, 07:43 PM ISTDuring Suu Kyi's meeting with PM Modi, India and Myanmar signed three agreements to boost cooperation in different sectors
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Need to isolate terror, not nations, says Aung San Suu Kyi
National | Oct 19, 2016, 10:39 AM ISTLaying down a principle that all surgical strikes must be treated on ‘case to case basis’, Myanmar’s Foreign Minister and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday said that terrorism in any form is unacceptable.
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Myanmar on path to peace and reconciliation, says Suu Kyi
World | Sep 22, 2016, 10:40 AM ISTMyanmar's Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi told the United Nations General Assembly that her country is on the path to peace and reconciliation after last year's successful election.
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US to lift Myanmar sanctions, Aung San Suu Kyi urges companies to bring responsible investment
World | Sep 16, 2016, 10:14 AM ISTUS President Barack Obama has moved to restore trade benefits to Myanmar, saying broader sanctions would soon be scrapped as he hosted the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the White House.
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India threatened by China-Myanmar strategic ties, Chinese think-tank
World | Sep 14, 2016, 10:18 PM ISTA Chinese think-tank on Wednesday said that India is threatened by the growing strategic ties between China and Myanmar. However, the Shanghai-based think-tank acknowledged that India had less barriers in building its relations with
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‘Regrettable’ to see Indians still ‘hostile’ towards China, says state media
World | Aug 31, 2016, 03:52 PM ISTIt is regrettable to see some Indians still in a zero-sum mindset and treat China's increasing influence in Myanmar with ‘suspicion’ and even ‘hostility’, China's state-run Global Times said in an article today.
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‘Partnership defined by pure intent’: PM Modi assures Myanmar of support of 1.25 billion Indians
National | Aug 29, 2016, 07:07 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi today assured it of support of the 1.25 billion people of India as the two countries resolved to deepen ties and actively cooperate to combat terrorism and insurgent activities in the region
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6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Myanmar; tremors felt in Patna, Guwahati, Kolkata
India | Aug 24, 2016, 04:47 PM ISTEarthquake measuring 6.8 on the richter scale today jolted Myanmar and northeast part of India. Tremors were also felt in Patna, Guwahati, Kolkata and Lucknow.
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Severe flooding hits Myanmar, over 6,000 affected
World | Jul 08, 2016, 10:18 AM ISTNay Pyi Taw: Severe flooding has hit Myanmar's Rakhine state, affecting over 6,000 people since Tuesday, officials said on Friday. Triggered by torrential rain, two river banks of Laymyo and Kaladan bursted, affecting 64 wards
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Myanmar to export anti-venom to Asian countries
World | Jun 13, 2016, 01:58 PM ISTNay Pyi Taw: Myanmar is planning to export anti-venom to neighbouring Asian countries this year, the media reported on Monday. U Ko Ko Aung, General Manager of the government-owned Myanmar Pharmaceutical Factory, said the exporting
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Myanmar's betel chewers swallowing hard at high prices
World | Jun 09, 2016, 02:59 PM ISTThanphyuyone: It's as vital to life in Myanmar as cheese is to France or tea to Britain. For millions of people in the Southeast Asian country, the day is incomplete without chewing the juicy, teeth-staining
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Army kills 8 insurgents in Myanmar responsible for Manipur ambush
India | May 30, 2016, 11:13 AM ISTIn a surgical operation, Indian troops are said to have entered Myanmarese territory and killed at least eight insurgent responsible for May 22 deadly ambush on an Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur.
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Army troops, insurgents exchange gunfire along Manipur-Myanmar border
India | May 25, 2016, 09:29 PM ISTImphal: An Indian Army patrol team and unidentified insurgents exchanged heavy gunfire along the international border in Manipur early today, intelligence sources said. There was no report of any casualty on either side. The army
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India, Thailand, Myanmar to be connected with a 1400-km road
World | May 23, 2016, 04:13 PM ISTBangkok: India, Thailand and Myanmar are working on a 1,400-kilometre long highway that will link India with Southeast Asia by land for the first time in decades, giving a boost to trade and cultural exchanges
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Myanmar president seeks change of Suu Kyi's portfolios
National | Apr 04, 2016, 11:03 AM ISTNay Pyi Taw: Myanmar new President U Htin Kyaw on Monday submitted a proposal to union parliament for changing two out of four portfolios held by Aung San Suu Kyi. U Htin Kyaw nominated U