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US working on sanctioning Myanmar officials for oppressing Rohingya: State
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is "actively working" on sanctioning Myanmar military officials responsible for the oppression of the Rohingya minority, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Richard Albright told reporters on Thursday.
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Moscow: Rajnath Singh holds talks with Myanmar Military Chief
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 25 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is in Moscow for a three-day visit, held a meeting with Myanmar's Military Chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
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Rohingyas mark 2nd anniversary of exodus after Myanmar crackdown
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Aug 25 (ANI): Thousands of Rohingyas on Sunday marked the second anniversary of the crackdown launched against the refugee community in northwest Rakhine state by the Myanmar military two years ago.
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Probe Myanmar military leaders over Rohingya issue: UN
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], August 28 (ANI): The United Nations, in an independent investigation, has called for probe and prosecution of Myanmar military leaders for "genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes" against Rohingya Muslims.
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7 Myanmar soldiers sentenced to 10 years over Rohingya killings
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Apr 11 (ANI): The Myanmar military has sentenced seven of its soldiers to 10 years of hard labour over the massacre of 10 Rohingyas, according to the country's state media on Wednesday.
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Myanmar military admits killing 10 Rohingyas
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Jan 11 (ANI): In a rare acknowledgement, the Myanmar military has admitted that the members of its security forces were involved in the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslims, whose bodies were found in a mass grave in December in the restive Rakhine region.
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Myanmar unlikely to support India on border dispute with China: Chinese Me
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): Ahead of Myanmar military chief's meeting with Indian Prime Minister and Defence Minister, China's state run Global Times has said that Myanmar is unlikely to support India's stand on the tensions in the border area and cutting its economic ties
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10 bodies recovered from Myanmar plane crash
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], June 8 (ANI): The bodies of at least ten persons and parts of a Myanmar military aircraft that went missing over the Andaman Sea on Wednesday afternoon, were recovered on Thursday, the country's Ministry of Defense said.
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PM Modi expresses grief over Myanmar military plane crash
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his sadness over the crash of a Myanmar military transport plane that was carrying 120 passengers.
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Search ongoing in Andaman Sea for missing Myanmar military plane
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], June 8 (ANI): A Myanmar military flight has been missing with 120 people on board, a military spokesman told CNN.
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Myanmar: Military probe team to investigate human rights abuse in Rakhine
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Feb. 10 (ANI): An investigation team led by Lt. Gen. Aye Win has been formed by Myanmar's military organisation, Tatmadaw, to probe allegations of human rights violations committed by security forces in the country's northern Rakhine State.
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Myanmar military burned Rohingya villages, says Human Rights Watch
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec. 13 (ANI): Human Rights Watch has claimed that the Myanmar military deliberately burned the houses of Rohingya, a Muslim minority in the Buddhist majority country.
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