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UK Foreign Secy Raab announces new sanctions on Myanmar targeting key busi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 3 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday announced new Myanmar sanctions, saying these sanctions target a key business associate of the military junta for providing financial support and arms to the military.
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Landslide kills 11, injures 3 in Myanmar's central region
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Yangon [Maynmar], August 24 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 11 people have been killed in a landslide in Myanmar's Mandalay region as seven more bodies were recovered on Tuesday evening, an official of a local rescue organization told Xinhua.
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Japan 'effectively' refuses to issue visas for two military-appointed dipl
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] August 22 (ANI): Japan has "effectively refused" the request to issue visas for two military-appointed diplomats of Myanmar, Kyodo News reported citing sources.
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Myanmar reports 2,744 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 371,512 in Myanmar after 2,744 new positive cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
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UN expresses its concerns over Myanmar's dire humanitarian situation
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 21 (ANI): The UN expressed its concerns over Myanmar's dire situation as armed conflict and insecurity since February 1st have led to the displacement of more than 210,000 people in various parts of the country.
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Japan grants official refugee status to Myanmar national footballer
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 20 (ANI): Immigration Service Agency of Japan on Friday gave a certificate of refugee status to Myanmar national football goalkeeper Pyae Lyan Aung, stating that he could face persecution if he returns to his country.
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Arms, ammunition recovered by Assam Rifles in Mizoram's Lawngtlai
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Aizwal (Mizoram) [India], August 20 (ANI): Lunglei Battalion of Assam Rifles on Thursday recovered arms and ammunition and other war-like stores near the Indo-Myanmar border in Lawngtlai district of Mizoram.
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Jaishankar exchanges perspectives on Myanmar situation with Brunei counter
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday exchanged perspectives on the situation in Myanmar with his Brunei Darussalam counterpart Dato Haji Erywan, who is also the ASEAN's special envoy to Myanmar.
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Myanmar coup: EU calls for immediate release of detained people, says viol
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 14 (ANI): The European Union on Friday said violence in Myanmar "must stop" and called for the immediate release of all those detained following the February 1 coup.
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Japan to grant asylum to Myanmar football player
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 13 (ANI): Japan will be granting asylum status to Myanmar football player Pyae Lyan Aung, who refused to go back to Myanmar following the World Cup qualifier in Japan next week.
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US announces USD 50 million in humanitarian assistance to Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday announced USD 50 million in critical humanitarian assistance to the people of Myanmar, including those forced to flee violence and persecution.
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolts Myanmar's Burma
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 10 (ANI): An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Myanmar's Burma on Tuesday morning.
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