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Myanmar's military holds talks with ethnic armed groups on staging electio
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Myanmar's military administration conducted discussions with three ethnic armed groups about holding polls in regions under rebel control, Al Jazeera quoted a spokesman for one of the groups as saying on Saturday.
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Thousands remain in detention in Myanmar for opposing military rule: UN
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
To mark the country's 75th anniversary of independence, the military junta announced this week that it would free some 7,000 prisoners, UN news reported. However, it did not specify whether those jailed as part of its brutal crackdown on dissent would be included.
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UN chief reiterates call for release of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San S
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his deep concern over the final verdicts and sentencing of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, reiterating his calls for her immediate release.
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UN Human Rights Chief calls for coordinated regional approach to protect M
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"More than 2,400 Rohingya have sought to leave Bangladesh and Myanmar in 2022 alone, and I am deeply saddened that over 200 have reportedly lost their lives on the way. Recent reports indicate that overcrowded and unsafe boats carrying Rohingyas have been left to drift for days on end withou
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World leaders need to act against Myanmar junta: UN Special Rapporteur on
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Taking to Twitter, Andrews said, " The Myanmar junta's 33-year sentence of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi comes a week after a Security Council resolution demanded her release and that of more than 13,000 other political prisoners. They need more than words of condemnation from world leade
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Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced by Myanmar court for 7 more years in prison, he
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The court found Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption pertaining to buying, repair and rental of a helicopter for use during natural disasters and state affairs.
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4 Myanmar nationals texted Covid positive at Delhi airport
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Four international travellers from Myanmar tested positive for the Coronavirus infection at the Delhi airport. The Genome sequencing of their samples is being done, the sources said.
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UN expert on Myanmar says UNSC resolution not strong enough on 'gross righ
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In response to the adoption of the Security Council's first resolution on Myanmar since the military unleashed a brutal crackdown nearly two years ago, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert warned on Thursday that the "carnage" would only worsen without "strong, coordinated action"
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India, China abstain on first UNSC resolution on Myanmar
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The 15-member Council has been split on Myanmar for decades and was previously only able to agree on formal statements about the country, which has been under military rule since February 2021.
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ULFA (I) active cadre apprehended by Assam Rifles from Arunachal Pradesh
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"Based on a specific input regarding the likely movement of a cadre of ULFA (I) from areas across Indo Myanmar Border towards Noglo village, a Joint operation along with Tirap Police was launched. The column laid ambush on suspected routes of Infiltration," PRO said
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UNSC calls for Aung San Suu Kyi release in first-ever Myanmar resolution
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday (local time) urged Myanmar's Junta to "immediately release all arbitrarily detained prisoners", including Aung San Suu Kyi and ex-president Win Myint.
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Zomi people in India-Myanmar border fight to win back forest land, resourc
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Previously known as Chin, Kuki or Lushai was a community of non-tribal people from Burma, India and Bangladesh. These names loosely translate to the 'Wild Hill Tribes' by which the British colonial rulers in the pre-independence era used to address them.
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