Myanmar
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Cyclone Mocha floods Myanmar city, turns streets into river, 2 dead
World | May 15, 2023, 08:28 AM ISTParts of Sittwe, the capital of Myanmar's Rakhine state, were flooded, while winds of up to 130 miles each hour tore away tin rooftops and cut down an communications tower.
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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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Myanmar mass killings: Resistance groups accuse Army of killing 22 people in 2 villages
World | Mar 15, 2023, 05:30 PM ISTMembers of armed resistance groups accused the military government of the massacre but the so-called administration denied the charges.
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Five killed as Myanmar airstrikes hit churches, claim Relief groups
World | Jan 14, 2023, 02:51 PM ISTMyanmar airstrikes: The dead from the airstrikes also included the pastor of a Baptist church, a Catholic deacon and a church layman, according to the Karen Women's Organisation and the Free Burma Rangers.
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Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi found guilty of corruption, to serve 33 years of jail term
World | Dec 30, 2022, 01:36 PM ISTAfter coming to power, Suu Kyi was criticised for showing deference to the military while ignoring atrocities it is credibly accused of committing in a 2017 crackdown on the Muslim Rohingya minority.
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67 media personnel killed across world in 2022, claims IFJ report
World | Dec 16, 2022, 12:33 PM ISTAccording to the latest report released by the International Federation of Journalists, the terrifying number was nearly 30 per cent more than what was reported last year.
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Myanmar vessel rescues 154 Rohingya refugees from sinking boat off country's coast
World | Dec 09, 2022, 02:13 PM ISTMyanmar rescues Rohingya: According to the military's statement, Myanmar's state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation immediately rushed two boats from an offshore operation to rescue the 154 people after finding their boat in trouble.
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US designates Pakistan, China, Myanmar as 'countries of concern' over religious freedom | DETAILS
World | Dec 03, 2022, 04:03 PM ISTAntony Blinken said the US will continue to carefully monitor the status of freedom of religion or belief in every country around the world and advocate for those facing religious persecution or discrimination.
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Myanmar junta to release 700 prisoners, including four foreigners: Official
World | Nov 17, 2022, 09:35 AM ISTMyanmar Junta will also release British ambassador Vicky Bowman, Australian economics adviser Sean Turnell and Japanese journalist Toru Kubota to mark the national day.
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Mizoram: Heroin worth Rs 5 lakh seized in Aizawl, Myanmar national held
India | Oct 16, 2022, 10:44 PM ISTMizoram: The accused hails from Tahan in the neighbouring country and has been booked under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and the Foreigners Act, the state police said in a statement.
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Graft convictions extend Suu Kyi's prison term to 26 years
World | Oct 12, 2022, 02:14 PM ISTSuu Kyi has been charged with 12 counts in total under the Anti-Corruption Act, with each count punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a fine.
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Myanmar Airlines passenger injured mid-air by bullet shot from ground
India | Oct 02, 2022, 08:48 PM ISTMyanmar's local media said the bullet entered the plane’s lower fuselage as it was flying at an altitude of 3,500 feet about 4 miles (6.5 kilometers) north of the airport.
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Myanmar: 13, including children killed as army helicopters target school in central Sagaing
World | Sep 20, 2022, 02:03 PM ISTMyanmar: The incident took place on Friday in the village of Let Yet Kone, where the school building was possibly being used by rebels.
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Rescue Indian workers from Myanmar, CPI urges Centre
India | Sep 19, 2022, 02:25 PM ISTAfter falsely promising job opportunities in Thailand, Tamil Nadu workers were taken by unscrupulous elements to Myawaddy in Myanmar and they were forced into bonded labour there.
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Around 30 Indians trapped in Myanmar's Myawaddy area after falling prey to job scam
India | Sep 14, 2022, 03:24 PM ISTThe people said the Indian nationals were duped by the international gang that offered them jobs in Thailand, but instead, were taken illegally to Myanmar.
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi given 6 additional years in jail on more corruption charges
World | Aug 16, 2022, 10:41 AM ISTMyanmar: Suu Kyi was alleged to have abused her position to rent public land at below market prices and to have built a residence with donations meant for charitable purposes.
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Bangladesh seeks China help to repatriate Rohingya refugees
World | Aug 08, 2022, 08:36 AM ISTRohingya refugees news: China had used its influence in Myanmar to broker a November 2017 agreement to repatriate about 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled persecution in Myanmar in August that year.
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Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 5 years for corruption
World | Apr 27, 2022, 10:29 AM ISTIn the case decided Wednesday, Suu Kyi was accused of receiving $600,000 and seven gold bars in 2017-18 from Phyo Min Thein, the former chief minister of Yangon
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UN expert criticises China, Russia for alleged arms sales to Myanmar
World | Feb 22, 2022, 05:42 PM ISTTom Andrews, a special rapporteur working with the UN human rights office, called on the UN Security Council, where China and Russia are permanent members, to hold an emergency meeting to discuss a possible ban on sales of arms used by Myanmar's military against civilians.
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Myanmar court postpones latest Aung San Suu Kyi verdict
World | Dec 20, 2021, 02:42 PM ISTThe postponed verdict from the court in the capital, Naypyitaw, is for the second among multiple cases brought against the 76-year-old Nobel laureate since the army seized power on Feb. 1, ousting her elected government and arresting top members of her National League for Democracy party.