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Myanmar detains foreign journalists for flying drone over parliamentary bu
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], October 28 (ANI): Myanmar Police has detained a Singaporean and a Malaysian journalist for flying a drone over a parliamentary building in Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw.
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Rohingya crisis: Myanmar, Bangladesh agree on border cooperation
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], October 24 (ANI): Myanmar and Bangladesh have signed two agreements on border cooperation to resolve the Rohingya refugee crisis.
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Samiya clinches gold at U-15 Asian Junior C'ship
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Oct. 8 (ANI): Indian shuttler Samiya Imad Farooqui clinched the gold medal in the U-15 women's singles category of the ongoing Asian Junior Championship after defeating Indonesia's Widjaja Stephani on Sunday.
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Bangladesh charges Myanmar with violating its air space
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Sept.16 (ANI): The Government of Bangladesh has charged Myanmar with violating its air space on three occasions this month and reportedly warned Yangon that such acts of provocation can lead to strained bilateral ties between the two countries.
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Aung San Suu Kyi not to attend UNGA debate
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Myanmar State Counsellor and de facto leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend next week's United Nations General Assembly debate as criticism of her handling of the Rohingya crisis grows.
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Myanmar envoy blames Rohingya insurgents for violence in Rakhine state
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [United States], Sept. 13 (ANI): Myanmar's envoy to the United Nations Ambassador Kyaw Tin has blamed Rohingya insurgents for the violence in his country's northern Rakhine state and said that Yangon would never tolerate such atrocities.
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Aung San Suu Kyi not to attend UNGA debate
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Sept.13 (ANI): Myanmar State Counsellor and de facto leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend next week's United Nations General Assembly debate as criticism of her handling of the Rohingya crisis grows.
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Myanmar's Rohingyas issue is similar to India's Kashmir: Suu Kyi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], September 7 (ANI): Equating Rohingya Muslims issue in the Rakhine state with India's Kashmir issue, Myanmar's State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday said there is a similarity between Rohingya and Kashmir issue.
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Rohingya Muslims issue one of the biggest, will take time to be resolved:
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], September 7 (ANI): Myanmar State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday said that the issue of the Rohingya Muslims is one of the biggest challenges, dating back to pre-colonial times and hence, will take time to be resolved.
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PM Modi departs for India after concluding two-day bilateral visit to Myan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], September 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday departed for India from the Yangon International Airport after concluding his two-day bilateral visit to Myanmar.
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PM Modi signs guest book at Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], September 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, one of the most revered sites in Myanmar, on the second day of his two-day visit to the country.
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India, Myanmar bilateral border cooperation satisfactory, says Indian envo
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar] Sept. 5 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner to Myanmar Vikram Misri said Tuesday that India has security concerns with Myanmar on the border that separates both countries, but the two sides have good cooperation in resolving such issues.
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