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'Impartial' Rakhine Commission will not police human rights: Kof
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Sept. 9 (ANI): Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan, who is to head the Rakhine State Advisory Commission in Myanmar, has assured the people that he will assuage concerns over the potential partiality of the commission, saying its mandate is to take on boar
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Looking forward to receiving Suu Kyi in Goa for BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Sum
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Vientiane (Laos), Sept. 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met State Counsellor of Myanmar and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi and President of Republic of Korea, Park Geun-hye on the sidelines of the 14th India-ASEAN Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit in Vientiane.
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PM Modi proposes Joint Task Force on extension of India-Myanmar-Thailand t
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Vientiane (Laos), Sept. 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday proposed a joint task force on connectivity to work on extension of India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway to Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, while also proposing to enhance the ASEAN-India Fund with an additional grant
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Kofi Annan commission greeted with protests in Rakhine State
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Sittwe [Myanmar], Sept. 6 (ANI): Kofi Annan, chair of the newly formed Rakhine advisory commission, on Tuesday vowed to end the violence in the state and said that his nine-member team would help build economic prosperity in the region.
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Kofi Annan to visit Myanmar amid demand to abolish advisory commission
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Sep. 1 (ANI): Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan, who was recently appointed to head the Rakhine State Advisory Commission, will pay a visit to Myanmar next week even as nationalists demanding to abolish the commission led by him.
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'Putting the people first'-guiding philosophy of India-Myanmar p
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 30 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday received Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw and Daw Su Su Lwin at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He also hosted a banquet in their honour.
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Myanmar nationalists angry over Kofi Annan led commission for Rakhine
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Aug. 29 (ANI): Nationalists in Myanmar have accused the federal government of breaching sovereignty by convening former UN chief Kofi Annan led advisory commission to formulate a long-term plan for the Rakhine State as they perceive the inclusion of international experts
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India aspires of Myanmar's bright future as well: PM Modi tells Htin
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug.29 (ANI): Stating that Myanmar holds a unique position in neighbourhood, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured that 1.25 billion people of India will always stand by them.
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Myanmar President Kyaw pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 29 (ANI): The visiting Myanmar President Htin Kyaw paid tributes to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi at the Rajghat here this morning.
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Myanmar President Htin Kyaw to hold bilateral talks with PM Modi today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 29 (ANI): Myanmar President Htin Kyaw will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today.
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Kofi Annan to head advisory commission to solve communal violence in Rakhi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, Aug. 25 (ANI): Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan will head the advisory commission aimed at finding a long-term solution to solve the communal violence in the Rakhine State of Myanmar.
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6.8 magnitude quake damages Myanmar's ancient Bagan city
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bangkok, Aug. 24 (ANI): Initial reports of a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit central Myanmar today suggest that ancient temples at the old city of Bagan have been severely damaged.
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