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US exploring sanctions on Myanmar
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [United States], Oct 24 (ANI): The United States is considering sanctions against Myanmar for its treatment of the Rohingya Muslims in restive Rakhine state.
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Myanmar to launch own satellite system in 2019
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], October 23 (ANI): Myanmar will be launching its own satellite system MyanmarSat-2, which will be used on joint ownership system.
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Swaraj meets B'desh PM discusses Rohingya crisis
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Ocotber 22 (ANI): India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to discuss the humanitarian crisis caused due to influx of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar's Rakhine State.
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Rakhine State's development lone solution to Rohingya crisis: Swaraj
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 22 (ANI): India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said that rapid socio-economic and infrastructure development of Myanmar's Rakhine State is the only long term solution to the Rohingya crisis.
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Eight lakh Rohingyas stranded in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct.21 (ANI): About 800,000 Rohingyas are now living in refugee settlements in Bangladesh, and 589,000 of them are in the country's Cox's Bazar since they began to flee from Myanmar on August 25.
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U.S. expresses concern over Rohingya crisis
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 18 (ANI): United States' Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday said that the U.S. was concerned about the mass exodus of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar's Rakhine region, and held the country's military leadership accountable for the humanitarian cris
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Thousands of Rohingya refugees waiting in no man's land to enter Banglades
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 17 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday said that at least 10,000 to 15000 Rohingya refugees are stranded near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.
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Jitendra Singh hints no relaxation for Rohingyas
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 14 (ANI): A day after the Supreme Court deferred hearing on Rohingya deportation case while suggesting the Centre to be sensitive to the plight of Rohingya Muslims, Union Minister Jitendra Singh hinted that the government will not deter from its stand.
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SC to hear Rohingya refugees' plea
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Friday hear the petition filed by Rohingya Muslims challenging the government's stand to deport them back to Myanmar.
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Myanmar army chief accuses media of exaggerating Rohingya exodus issue
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Oct 12 (ANI): Commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces Min Aung Hlaing said the media is exaggerating the Rohingya Muslims exodus issue.
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Brutal attacks on Rohingya meant to make their return almost impossible -
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Oct 12 (ANI): Brutal attacks against Rohingya in northern Rakhine State have been well-organised, coordinated and systematic, with the intent of not only driving the population out of Myanmar but preventing them from returning to their homes, a new UN report based on in
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3,000 Rohingya Muslims killed in Myanmar's Rakhine state since Aug 25: B'd
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 10 (ANI): Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Tuesday said a total of 3,000 Rohingya Muslims were killed since August 25, following the army operation in the Rakhine State of Myanmar.
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