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India, China abstain on first UNSC resolution on Myanmar
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The 15-member Council has been split on Myanmar for decades and was previously only able to agree on formal statements about the country, which has been under military rule since February 2021.
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UNSC calls for Aung San Suu Kyi release in first-ever Myanmar resolution
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday (local time) urged Myanmar's Junta to "immediately release all arbitrarily detained prisoners", including Aung San Suu Kyi and ex-president Win Myint.
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China has its claws on Myanmar: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
China rushed in as a knight in shining armour to shield Myanmar, beset by a global boycott and turmoil following the overthrow of the legitimate elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi, Roland Tatum says, reminding, "However, such a saviour's act seldom comes for free".
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UN rights chief alarmed at death sentences by Myanmar military courts
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
At least seven university students were sentenced to death by a military court on 30 November, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement. There are reports of as many as four additional death sentences being issued against youth activists yesterd
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After NGOs, Mizoram government in favour of giving refugee status to 30,00
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
After the demand of some NGOs of the state, the Mizoram government has also shown its position in favour of giving refugee status to 30,000 Myanmar nationals who are currently taking shelter in various parts of Mizoram following the military coup in their country in February last year.
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Thai Constitutional Court temporarily suspends PM Prayuth
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], August 24 (ANI): Thailand's Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha until it rules on a petition filed by opposition parties, Japan's Nikkei Asia reported on Wednesday.
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China wants instability in Myanmar: Southeast Asia expert Bertil Lintner
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): China wants instability in Myanmar, and wishes to remain a major controlling player in the politics of the Southeast Asian country, said veteran journalist and regional expert Bertil Lintner on Monday.
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China has gone back to its old ways in Myanmar
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], June 24 (ANI): One of the most significant aspects of the 2021 military coup in Myanmar was China's immediate assistance to the military by providing advisers and subsequently, military equipment. It must be said that China's links with the Tatmadaw in Myanmar are histor
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Myanmar's multi-pronged crises have 'deepened, expanded dramatically'
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 14 (ANI): The political crisis unleashed in Myanmar following the February 1 military coup last year, has "opened new frontlines that had long been at peace," according to UN special envoy Noeleen Heyzer.
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Online trade in endangered wildlife rises to 74 pc in Myanmar since milita
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], April 1 (ANI): Since February 1 military coup last year, the online trade in endangered wildlife species and products rose to 74 per cent.
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Intl Labour Organization to probe rights violation in Myanmar
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 25 (ANI): The governing body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has decided to establish a Commission of Inquiry in respect of the non-observance of International Labour Standards in Myanmar following the military coup in February 2021.
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Human rights in Myanmar face 'profound crisis'
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 22 (ANI): Amidst a "profound crisis" facing access to basic human rights in Myanmar, the UN's top rights official on Monday said that hundreds of localized armed resistance groups have now formed across the country, triggering "widespread violence in areas that were prev
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