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Humanitarian needs in Myanmar grow as fighting continues
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], March 19 (ANI): As the fighting continues in Myanmar, the humanitarian needs increased as the country became unstable after the February 1, 2021 coup by Tatmadaw (Myanmar's armed forces).
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UN report urges immediate intl effort to stem violence in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 16 (ANI): The international community must take concerted, immediate measures to stem the spiral of violence in Myanmar, where the military has engaged in systematic and widespread human rights violations and abuses - some of which may amount to war crimes and crimes aga
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China uses Pakistan to clandestinely supply defence hardware in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar] March 13 (ANI): Pakistan's military partnership with Myanmar is changing post-military coup in the Southeast Asian nation that poses a serious regional security threat.
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China supplies arms to Myanmar's military junta to kill civilians
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 12 (ANI): Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur, in his report to the UN Human Rights Council recently identified countries, including China, which have supplied weapons used against civilians since Myanmar's military coup.
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Military coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau; UN Secretary-General Antonio Guter
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bissau [Guinea-Bissau], February 2 (ANI): A coup attempt took place in a small coastal nation in West Africa, Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday as military trucks raced through the streets and civilians fled amid heavy gunfire, reported New York Times.
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EU delegation to UN calls for cessation of violence in Myanmar as coup mar
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 1 (ANI): The EU delegation to the UN in Geneva on Tuesday issued a joint statement on the first anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar, expressing concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country and calling for the cessation of violence.
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UK Joins US, Canada in imposing new sanctions against Myanmar officials
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 1 (ANI): The UK marked the first anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar on Tuesday by joining the US and Canada in imposing new sanctions against three government officials that they said "have been instrumental in suppressing democracy and stifling opposition v
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Myanmar junta extends state of emergency for 6 more months
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], January 31 (ANI): Myanmar extended the state of emergency in the country for six more months, just ahead of the one-year anniversary of the military coup that toppled the Aung San Suu Kyi-led civilian government.
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Voices of people in Myanmar must be 'heard and amplified': UN
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], January 31 (ANI): As Myanmar nears the first anniversary of the military coup that saw the arrest of national icon Aung San Suu Kyi and her civilian government dissolved, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that he stands in "solidarity with the people"
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Myanmar economy to be severely tested, growth projected at 1 pc: World Ban
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], January 27 (ANI): Myanmar's economy will be severely tested by the ongoing impacts of the military coup and the surge in COVID-19 cases in 2021, the World Bank said in its latest report.
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Oil giants TotalEnergies, Chevron announce withdrawal from Myanmar over ri
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], January 22 (ANI): Oil giants TotalEnergies and Chevron are withdrawing from Myanmar due to the deteriorating situation in the country following the military coup in February 2021.
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France receives request from Mali to review defence accords
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The French Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that Mali has requested that France review bilateral defence agreements.
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