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US announces USD 26 million in humanitarian aid to Bangladesh, Myanmar
Updated : 3 years ago IST
With this new funding, the US' total assistance for those affected by the Rakhine State and Rohingya crisis has reached nearly USD 2.1 billion since August 2017, when over 7,40,000 Rohingya were forced to flee to safety in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, according to a press statement issued by the
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Myanmar junta sold USD 1.43 billion Rakhine natural gas to China in 2022
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Even though that Rakhine's natural resources are exported to China for billions every year by successive Myanmar governments, Rakhine state is the second poorest state in Myanmar and has one of the highest unemployment rates.
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Activists claim China-backed Kyaukphyu deep sea port to disrupt livelihood
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The development of Kyaukphyu Port and Special Economic Zone (KPSEZ), Myanmar's first deep-sea port in Rakhine state, is bound to face resistance, Mizzima reported, adding that activists have claimed that the deep sea port is expected to disrupt the livelihoods of local fishermen as fish stoc
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Indian stakes high in resolution of repatriation of displaced persons from
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 14 (ANI): As the only country that shares a long border with both Bangladesh and Myanmar, India has "high stakes in the resolution of the issue of repatriation of the displaced persons from the Rakhine state of Myanmar".
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Myanmar: US recognizes genocide against Rohingya
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 22 (ANI): The United States has formally determined that the Myanmar military committed genocide and crimes against humanity against ethnic Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State.
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Rohingya issue can impact all of us in region and beyond: Foreign Secretar
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 15 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday said New Delhi has always called for a sustainable and speedy return of displaced persons to Myanmar's Rakhine State and that reiterated that India has worked with both Bangladesh and Myanmar in t
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Modi, Hasina highlight need for repatriation of displaced Rohingyas: MEA
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): India and Bangladesh, during a virtual summit, highlighted the need for safe, early and sustainable repatriation of displaced persons from Rakhine state back to Myanmar, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday.
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Myanmar's COVID-19 cases surpass 1,000
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], September 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 1,058 as of Thursday morning, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports.
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Internet blackout in Myanmar's Rakhine state enters second year
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], June 22 (ANI): The internet shutdown in Myanmar's conflict-ridden northwest, described by rights groups as the world's longest, has entered second year, Al Jazeera reported.
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India, Myanmar sign 10 MoUs; 4 of them to construct roads, schools, solar
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): India and Myanmar on Thursday exchanged 10 agreements, four of which focus on the construction of water supply systems, distribution of electricity by solar power, as well as construction of roads and schools in Rakhine state, located on the western coast
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UN rights expert welcomes ICJ ruling on Myanmar to protect Rohingyas
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 23 (Sputnik/ANI): UN human rights expert Yanghee Lee has welcomed the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling that Myanmar must protect the Rohingya minority but emphasised that allegations of crimes against the community remain to be addressed, the Office of the Hi
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India extends relief assistance to Rakhine residents in Myanmar
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], Jan 21 (ANI): India on Tuesday extended relief assistance to Rakhine residents who were displaced in the ongoing conflict in Myanmar as part of its continued endeavour to support the socio-economic development of the region.
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