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50 people killed, many missing following Jade mine's collapse in Myanmar
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], July 02 (ANI): At least 50 people died and many others are still missing after Jade mine in Hpakant township of Myanmar's Kachin state collapsed on Thursday, Xinhua reported citing the local village administration office
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Landslide hits jade mining area in Myanmar, over 50 missing
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kachin [Myanmar], Apr 23 (ANI): Over 50 people are reportedly missing after a landslide hit a jade mining area here on Tuesday.
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US provides USD 44 m as assistance for Rohingyas
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 16 (ANI): The United States (US), through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has agreed to provide an additional sum of USD 44 million as humanitarian assistance to Bangladesh to meet the urgent needs of Rohingya refugees.
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Myanmar Army killing Christians in Kachin
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kachin [Myanmar], May 4 (ANI): Not long after Myanmar army carried out targeted killings of Rohingya Muslims in the Rakhine state, it has now been accused of committing atrocities against Christians in the northernmost state of the country, Kachin.
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UN rights expert to assess potential abuses in northern Myanmar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan. 7 (ANI): An independent United Nations expert will assess the human rights situation in Myanmar starting next week, it was announced yesterday, following increasing concerns about civilians in Kachin State and the escalating violence in Rakhine State.
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Soldier stripped of rank after Tatmadaw court rules him guilty for death o
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, Aug. 10 (ANI): The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission has said a Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) investigation into the death of a villager in Kachin State has found a soldier guilty, with a military tribunal ruling that he be stripped of his rank and discharged from service
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