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Manipur will become important centre for East Asia connectivity: PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], February 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Manipur will become an important centre for East Asia connectivity after the highway connecting Myanmar-Thailand is completed.
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China backs Myanmar's military regime, sidelines democratic National Unity
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China] February 17 (ANI): China backs Myanmar's military regime while also keeping in touch with National Unity Government (NUG), a pro-democracy group set up by previously elected and now-ousted lawmakers, said a media report.
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Myanmar military razed over 4500 homes since last year's coup
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], February 17 (ANI): Since the coup just over a year ago, Myanmar's military troops have razed at least 4,571 civilian homes, more than half of which were in the country's embattled Sagaing region, according to a media report.
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ASEAN to discuss Myanmar military violence, visit by special envoy
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 17 (ANI): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers will be discussing how to approach the Myanmar military as the group seeks an immediate cessation of violence and a visit by a special envoy to Myanmar on Thursday.
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Military jet crashes in northwestern Myanmar, killing pilot
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], February 16 (ANI): A military fighter jet crashed in northwesst part of Myanmar on Wednesday during routine training, killing its pilot.
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Myanmar's resistance group attacks China-backed facility
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], February 16 (ANI): A local resistance group attacked Myanmar's military forces guarding the China-backed oil and gas pipelines in Natogyi town in Mandalay Region in Myanmar on Monday, damaging the facility.
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US, South Korea, Japan emphasize importance of Taiwan Strait peace
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and South Korean Foreign Affairs Minister Chung Eui-yong and emphasized the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
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Blinken stresses importance of working with international partners to addr
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday (local time) emphasized the importance of working with international partners to address human rights abuses and restore Myanmar's path to democracy.
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Number of internally displaced in Myanmar doubles, to 800,000: UN
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], February 13 (ANI): The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Myanmar has doubled since February last year, now crossing the 800,000 mark, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Friday.
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Myanmar announces amnesty for 814 prisoners
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], February 12 (ANI): Myanmar on Saturday announced a pardon for 814 prisoners and seven foreign prisoners to mark the Diamond Jubilee Union Day, state-run media reports said.
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Mizoram: BSF seizes Yaba tablets worth Rs 6.52 crore, one Myanmar national
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 12 (ANI): Troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) has seized a huge quantity of contraband drugs worth over Rs 6.52 crore and apprehended two drugs peddlers including a Myanmar national in Mizoram's Kolasib district on Friday (February 11).
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Blinken, Jaishankar discuss diplomatic efforts in response to Russian aggr
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed diplomatic efforts in response to Russian aggression, challenges in Afghanistan, placing Burma back on the path to democracy, and efforts to strengthen Indo-Pacifi
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