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Govt secures release of abducted Indian nationals in Myanmar
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): The Central government secured the release of five Indian nationals who were allegedly abducted by the Arakan Army in Myanmar.
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Rohingyas mark 2nd anniversary of exodus after Myanmar crackdown
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Aug 25 (ANI): Thousands of Rohingyas on Sunday marked the second anniversary of the crackdown launched against the refugee community in northwest Rakhine state by the Myanmar military two years ago.
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Rohingya Crisis: Japan offers to play mediator between Bangladesh and Myan
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 31 (ANI): Japan on Tuesday offered to play a role of mediator between Bangladesh and Myanmar to ensure peaceful and smooth repatriation of Rohingya people to their place of origin in the Rakhine State.
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India hands over 250 houses to Myanmar's Rakhine State
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): India on Tuesday handed over 250 houses to the displaced Muslim minorities, who are currently residing in Myanmar's Rakhine State, under the Rakhine State Development Programme (RSDP) for USD 25 million for a period of five years.
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Hasina slams US lawmaker's proposal to integrate Rakhine with B'desh
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jul 9 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday criticised a top US lawmaker's proposal to merge Myanmar's restive Rakhine state into her country, saying it was an attempt to "start a fire in the region" and the move was "not acceptable".
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Hasina accuses Myanmar of being hesitant in taking back Rohingyas
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jun 10 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reportedly accused Myanmar of being hesitant in repatriating over a million Rohingya who fled ongoing sectarian conflict in the northern Rakhine State.
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Jailed Reuters journalists win Pulitzer for Rohingya report
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Apr 16 (ANI): Jailed Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo won a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for uncovering Rohingya killings in Myanmar's Rakhine state, on Monday.
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Rohingya repatriation to start on Nov 15, transit camps set up
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 12 (ANI): Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh will return to Myanmar, a year after they fled the Rakhine state following a military crackdown.
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Could have been handled better: Suu Kyi on Rohingya crisis
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], Sep 13 (ANI): Myanmar State Counsellor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday said that her government could have handled the situation in her country's Rakhine state better.
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Myanmar Govt permits UN to probe Rohingya abuse
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 13 (ANI): The Myanmar Government granted permission to the United Nations inspection teams to assess dozens villages and townships in the country's Rakhine State, that were home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims last year.
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India signs pacts with Rakhine State for capacity building, economic devel
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Yangon [ Myanmar], Sept 12 (ANI): Indian Embassy on Wednesday signed two agreements with Myanmar's Rakhine State Government to facilitate capacity building and economic development in the province. The pacts will help promote agricultural mechanisation and support computer literacy among the
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International Criminal Court to investigate crimes against Rohingyas
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
The Hague [The Netherlands], Sep 07 (ANI): The International Criminal Court (ICC) has the jurisdiction to investigate the crimes that have been committed against the Muslim minority Rohingya community in Myanmar's Rakhine state, the court ruled on Thursday.
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