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India-backed port opens in Myanmar in answer to China's corridor project
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A new port in Myanmar built with assistance from New Delhi has begun to receive container ships as both India and China seek closer economic ties with the Southeast Asian country Myanmar, Nikkei Asia reported.
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Cyclone Mocha: Indian Embassy in Myanmar advises countrymen to track weath
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"All Indian nationals in Myanmar are advised to keep a watch on the weather forecast news and be prepared for any eventuality," an advisory by the Indian embassy in Myanmar stated.
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Myanmar: Death toll for Kanbalu massacre surpasses 160
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Just before 8 am on Tuesday, a junta fighter jet dropped two bombs on 200 people who were attending an opening ceremony for the new office of the Kanbalu Township People's Administration Team, operating under the publicly mandated National Unity Government (NUG), which the military council h
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Declare Bay of Bengal as Zone of Peace to keep geopolitical issues aside:
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Coco Islands are strategically located at the northern tip of India's Andaman-Nicobar island chain. Chinese military presence on these islands will have a negative impact on India's power projection capabilities in the region and will fundamentally alter the geopolitical dynamic of the B
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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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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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Myanmar deposed leader San Suu Kyi gets 3 years jail, bringing total to 2
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], October 12 (ANI): Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday was sentenced to three years in jail for corruption, bringing her total prison time to 26 years.
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China may use Pakistan as proxy to arm Myanmar junta, says expert
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], October 4 (ANI): Even as the world's eyes are fixed on ongoing rights abuses in Myanmar, China has tried to engage with the military regime in the Southeast Asian country while hoping to export military hardware to the junta.
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 strikes Myanmar
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], September 30 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolted Myanmar on Friday, according to the National Centre for Seismology.
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Myanmar deposed leader San Suu Kyi gets 3 years jail
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], September 29 (ANI): A special Myanmar military court on Thursday sentenced the country's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and members of her economic team to three years in jail.
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Myanmar's ex-diplomat urges Japan to restrict junta's envoy from Abe's fun
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 26 (ANI): Myanmar's former diplomat Aung Soe Moe, who was dismissed by the military junta for his opposition to last year's coup, urged Tokyo to not invite Naypyidaw's embassy in Japan to former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe's funeral.
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13 including 7 children killed as Myanmar army helicopters target school:
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], September 20 (ANI): At least 13 people including seven children were killed, while 17 others were injured after army helicopters fired at a school in Myanmar, media reports citing residents.
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