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Suu Kyi to visit Washington in Sept., confirms Myanmar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, July 31 (ANI): Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Washington D.C. this September, spokesperson U. Zaw Htay said.
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Security drill in US embassy sparks off fears of bomb threats in Myanmar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, July 26 (ANI): The American embassy in Yangon apologised after a tear gas test gone awry led to reports of bombing and temporarily affected the flow of traffic along the University Avenue.
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Myanmar military admits killing five civilians in Shan State, promises act
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, July 21 (ANI): In an unprecedented admission, the Myanmar Military or the Tatmadaw, has accepted that its soldiers killed five civilians in Shan State's Lashio township and added that it will take action against the perpetrators responsible for the crime.
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China woos Myanmar, invites opinion-formers to 'improve understanding
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, July 19 (ANI): In a bid to recalibrate its relationship with Myanmar, China has invited the latter's hundreds of opinion-formers to "improve understanding" on their part of China's intentions.
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Myanmar's Shan State parliament urges government to intervene in conf
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, July 18 (ANI): The Shan State parliament has approved an urgent proposal requesting government intervention to bring an end to a simmering conflict between the Myanmar National Army (Tatmadaw) and ethnic armed groups, which has displaced thousands of civilians in the northern regi
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Specialised task force announced to combat religious violence in Myanmar
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, July 18 (ANI): The Myanmar Government has announced the launch of a crisis committee in an attempt to check extremism and hate speech, amid an upsurge in sectarian violence that saw two mosques destroyed by Buddhist mobs.
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Spanish couple detained for sporting Buddha tattoo, face deportation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, July 12 (ANI): A Spanish couple visiting Myanmar is facing deportation after a Buddha tattoo was discovered on the man's leg.
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Villagers flee after landmine blast, hostilities continue in Myanmar'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, July 11 (ANI): A recent landmine blast that killed a person and increased activity by hostile ethnic armed groups in the Mine Ton township of Myanmar's Shan State has led more than 320 villagers living in the Mong Maw village tract seeking refuge in Shwe Myin Thar monastery.
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Myanmar's Nationalist take to streets, ask govt. to listen to 'v
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw (Myanmar), July 11 (ANI): Nationalists in Myanmar carried out a protest march and asked the government to roll back its decision on self-identifying Rohingyas as "Muslims in Rakhine State". They accused the new government of failing to listen to the voices of the people w
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Hydropower dams, major development projects halted in Shan State till reas
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, July 8 (ANI): The Naungpha hydropower dam along with several other major projects in Shan State have been suspended until cost-benefit field analyses, environmental analyses and social impact assessments are performed, said State Minister for Finance and Planning, U Soe Nyunt Lwin
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Shan group demands release of detained civilians in letter to Myanmar Pres
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, July 7 (ANI): The Shan State Progress Party (SSPP), an ethnic armed group, has sent a letter to Myanmar President Htin Kyaw and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi demanding the immediate release of eight civilians and 23 troop members detained by the Tatmadaw.
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Myanmar-Lao friendship bridge remains shut over border dispute
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, July 7 (ANI): The newly built Myanmar-Lao Friendship Bridge remains closed as authorities on both sides struggle to agree on the issue of border demarcation.
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