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Over 270,000 Rohingya refugees receive first ID cards: UN
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday confirmed that more than 270,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been registered and provided with identity cards (ID) for the first time in an attempt to safeguard their right to voluntarily return home to Myanmar in
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Two Reuters scribes freed in Myanmar after over 500 days behind bars
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 7 (ANI): Two Reuters journalists, who were convicted and jailed in Myanmar for breaking the Official Secrets Act, were freed on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars.
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Myanmar frees Reuters scribes from jail ; Can't wait to go to my newsroom,
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 7 (ANI): Two Reuters journalists who were jailed in Myanmar for breaking the Official Secrets Act were freed on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars.
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Cyclone Fani: People warned of flash floods, landslides in Myanmar
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], May 4 (ANI): As cyclone 'Fani' continues to impact regions across the Indian subcontinent, people living in hilly areas and near small rivers in Myanmar were warned of flash floods and landslides on Saturday by the country's Meteorology and Hydrology Department.
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Myanmar forces kill six suspecting rebel-links
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Rakhine [Myanmar], May 3 (ANI): Myanmar security forces shot dead at least six people in the perturbed western state of Rakhine for their alleged links with rebel Arakan Army.
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Do not forget the Rohingya: UN urges global community for help
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Apr 27 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday urged the international community not to forget the plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and called for global support to ensure their safe and voluntary return to Myanmar.
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US expresses 'deep concern' over Myanmar court decision on Reuters journal
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 25 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday condemned Myanmar Supreme Court's decision to uphold the sentencing of two Reuters journalists, expressing "deep concern" about freedom of expression and urging that the two be reunited with their families.
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Landslide hits jade mining area in Myanmar, over 50 missing
Updated : 7 years, 1 month 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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Rohingya repatriation: Bangladesh, Myanmar to hold meeting on May 3
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Apr 19 (ANI): The fourth round of meeting between Bangladesh and Myanmar on Rohingya repatriation will be held on May 3 in Nay Pyi Taw, the Foreign Office of Bangladesh said on Friday.
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Jailed Reuters journalists win Pulitzer for Rohingya report
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [USA], Apr 16 (ANI): Jailed Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo won a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for uncovering Rohingya killings in Myanmar's Rakhine state, on Monday.
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Even Mayawati is showing faith in Bajrang Bali now: Yogi Adityanath
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 14 (ANI): Despite having received a notice by the Election Commission for making speeches which allegedly violated the Model Code of Conduct, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday invoked religion to seek votes.
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Indian eves displayed maturity in their game, says football coach Maymol
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mandalay [Myanmar], Apr 10 (ANI): In spite of India's heart-breaking exit in the Olympic Qualifiers Round 2, head coach Maymol Rocky on Wednesday said that she is proud of the girls who are mostly in their late teens, and early twenties.
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