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COVID-19 cases increase to 315,118 in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 315,118 on Wednesday after 4,051 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health.
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Blinken expresses 'grave concern' over military rule in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed "grave concern" over military rule in Myanmar and urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to act to restore democracy there.
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ASEAN appoints Bruenei's Erywan Yusof as envoy to Myanmar: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 4 (ANI): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers have appointed Brunei's second Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof as special envoy to Myanmar to facilitate mediation among the stakeholders and to find a peaceful resolution of the political
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Journalist tortured by Myanmar military during detention recalls ordeal
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 3 (ANI): A journalist who was detained in Myanmar shared his horrific torture which he endured at the hands of the Myanmar military.
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India nabs over 3000 smugglers between 2018-2020 at borders with Pak, B'de
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): India's Border Guarding Forces have arrested 3,065 smugglers between 2018 and 2020 from borders with neighbouring Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar.
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Brunei's candidate emerges front-runner for ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 3 (ANI): Brunei's second foreign minister Erywan Yusof has emerged as the front-runner for the job of ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar to facilitate mediation among the stakeholders and to find a peaceful resolution of the political crisis in the country.
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Myanmar's junta must return elected govt, respect democratic will of peopl
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 3 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Monday (local time) condemned the extension of the state of emergency in Myanmar and said that the junta must hand back control to an elected government and respect the democratic will of the people of the country.
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Blinken to discuss South China Sea, Myanmar during ASEAN meetings this wee
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 3 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during ministerial meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this week will discuss a range of mutual issues concerning the South China Sea, Myanmar, and COVID-19 pandemic, State Department spokesperso
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Myanmar's military leader declares himself Prime Minister, says elections
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 2 (ANI): Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing declared himself prime minister of the country on Sunday saying he plans to be in charge for two years during an extended state of emergency before holding an election in 2023, reported The Hill.
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Myanmar announces interim govt with state council chief at helm
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The State Administrative Council in Myanmar, consisting of the military that took power in winter, has announced an interim government, the Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
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Six months after coup, Myanmar's political, rights and aid crisis is worse
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 31 (ANI): An estimated 170,200 people remain displaced in the south-eastern parts of Myanmar due to violence, armed clashes and insecurity since 1 February, a UN report said on Friday.
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Myanmar has the highest coronavirus mortality rate in Southeast Asia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar] July 30 (ANI/FENA): With the increase in coronavirus deaths in Myanmar, accusations of residents and human rights activists that the military government, which took control in February, is using the pandemic to consolidate power and suppress the opposition, are becoming m
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