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Time for businesses in Myanmar to take stand on rights violations: UN expe
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 13 (ANI): A group of UN experts on Wednesday (local time) called on businesses in Myanmar to uphold their human rights responsibilities and put pressure on the military junta to halt grave human rights violations.
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US releases 2020 International Religious Freedom Report
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday (local time) released the 2020 International Religious Freedom Report, which offers a comprehensive review of the state of religious freedom in nearly 200 countries and territories around the world.
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'No sign' of end to brutal crackdown in Myanmar: UN
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 12 (ANI): One hundred days since the Myanmar military coup, the "brutal" repression of protesters has continued, despite all international efforts to end the violence, the UN rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday (local time).
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Myanmar military deploys Chinese drones to guide its lethal clampdown on p
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 9 (ANI): As violent protests continue in the country, Myanmar's military has deployed Chinese-made drones to survey the situation and to guide its lethal clampdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.
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Myanmar's junta brands ousted lawmakers terrorists
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 9 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta has designated the National Unity Government ousted in a February coup, and its defense force as terrorist groups, NHK World reports.
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Want to ensure our ex-athletes, coaches have our support during these toug
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): In a bid to ensure that ex-international athletes and coaches have access to medical, financial, and logistical support during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS), Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the Sports Authority of
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Attack on strategic pipeline in Myanmar threatens China's investment
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 7 (ANI): As violent protest continues to mount in Myanmar causing disruption throughout the country, Chinese energy companies contracted to build power plants in the nation are considering exiting the market.
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Coast Guard apprehends Myanmarese poachers in Indian Exclusive Economic Zo
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has apprehended four Myanmarese poachers fishing illegally in Indian waters off Barren Island, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
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Series of explosions in Myanmar's Bago region kills 5
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], May 4 (ANI): At least five people were killed after a series of explosions went off in the Central Bago region of Myanmar on Monday, as protests against the hostile military continue.
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Parcel bomb kills NLD lawmaker, 4 others in Myanmar
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 4 (ANI): As many as five people died in a parcel bomb explosion in the city of Bago on Monday, including an ousted member of parliament from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD), according to local media reports.
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8 killed as Myanmar security forces open fire on 'spring revolution' prote
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 3 (ANI): Three months after a coup plunged Myanmar into crisis on February 1, as many as eight people were killed as security forces opened fire on some of the biggest protests against the military rule in the country.
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Myanmar residents call on Japan to recognise anti-military body as legitim
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 3 (ANI): Thousands of Myanmarese residents in Japan took the streets to call upon Tokyo to recognise the National Unity Government (NUG), an organisation set up in opposition to the February 1 military coup, as Myanmar's legitimate governing body.
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