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"I Punched Him": Burma Woman Who Caught A North Korean Assassin
Hours earlier on October 9, 1983, a huge explosion had shattered the peace of the capital city as a Pyongyang hit team detonated bombs to try to assassinate visiting South Korean president Chun Doo-Hwan.
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ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit Highlights: India-ASEAN Ties To Focus On Freedom Of Navigation, Says PM Modi
Leaders of the ten ASEAN countries - Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Laos and Brunei - are in India for the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit being held in New Delhi. The two-day summit, which began on Wednesday, will be followed by the grand Republic Day parade and celebrations where th...
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As Violence Erupts In Myanmar, Rohingya Families In India, Pakistan Plead Helplessness
Kelambakam, India/Karachi, Pakistan: In a dilapidated shelter in Tamil Nadu’s Kelambakam, surrounded by squalor, Alakamma Bibi dials her home in Myanmar every few hours. All she gets is a beeping tone. In the two weeks since she first heard of the upsurge in violence in Myanmar, she has spent countless hours trying to reach her parents and sibli...
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Death Over Deportation To Myanmar Please, Says A Rohingya In Delhi
A spot right next to where garbage is dumped in south Delhi's Shaheen Bagh has been Noor Alam's home for some time, a settlement of 74 Rohingya families recognised as refugees by a United Nations body. But Noor Alam, who lives with his family of 12 members, was happy. At least, he says, they didn't have to now worry if they will live through the ni...
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Share Concern About 'Extremist Violence', PM Modi Tells Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India shares Myanmar's concern about "extremist violence" in its Rakhine state where security forces have been engaged in a bloody battle against Rohingya insurgents, forcing thousands of people to flee neighbouring Bangladesh and India.
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United Nations Warns Of Catastrophe As Myanmar Rohingya Exodus Nears 150,000
Nearly 150,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in less than two weeks, officials said on Wednesday after the United Nations chief warned there is a risk of ethnic cleansing in the former Burma that could destabilise the wider region.
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PM Narendra Modi In Myanmar LIVE: Prime Minister Modi Addresses Indian Community
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw yesterday for a three-day visit, received a ceremonial welcome from Myanmar President Htin Kyaw before the two inspected the guard of honour in Naypyidaw. Late last night, PM Modi had said he had a "wonderful meeting" with Myanmar President Htin Kyaw during which they discusse...
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PM Narendra Modi Leaves For Myanmar For First Bilateral Visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left for Nay Pyi Taw for his first bilateral visit to Myanmar with an aim of charting a roadmap for closer cooperation between the two countries in areas like security and counter-terrorism.
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PM Narendra Modi Concludes Visit To China And Myanmar, Reaches Delhi: Highlights
PM Narendra Modi today arrived in Delhi after his two nation day to China and Myanmar. During his visit he attended the two-day BRICS Summit in Xiamen.
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Myanmar Scraps Screening Of Film Critical Of Military's Past
The abrupt cancellation of the screening of a film critical of Myanmar's military has exposed sensitivities over portrayal of the army as the country deals with the legacy of 49 years of harsh military rule.
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Myanmar Or Burma? Take Your Choice, Suu Kyi Tells Diplomats
Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has made clear to foreign diplomats: It doesn't matter if they call her country Myanmar, or its old name, Burma.
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Myanmar Earthquake: Several Houses Damaged, Over 30 Injured In Manipur
The earthquake that hit the Myanmar-India border region yesterday night damaged many structures and left at least 30 people injured in Manipur, but there has been no report yet of any loss of life, officials said.
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Suu Kyi Controversy Over 'Interviewed By A Muslim' Remark
A BBC interview appears to have commissioned a major scandal for Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi. After the interview, which reportedly included tough questions from presenter Mishal Husain, Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize winner, snapped, "No one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim" according to the Daily Mail.
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Myanmar's Opposition Party Clinches Landslide Election Victory
During the 27 years that Nyan Win fought for democracy beside Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the low point came when he was arrested by the ruling military junta and locked in a bare army barracks for three years. The fight was not easy, he says, but his leader never seemed to be discouraged.
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Aung San Suu Kyi's Party Wins Historic Majority in Myanmar Polls
Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition on Friday won a parliamentary majority from weekend polls that will allow it to elect a president and form a government in a historic shift in power from the army.
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"I Punched Him": Burma Woman Who Caught A North Korean Assassin
Hours earlier on October 9, 1983, a huge explosion had shattered the peace of the capital city as a Pyongyang hit team detonated bombs to try to assassinate visiting South Korean president Chun Doo-Hwan.
-
ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit Highlights: India-ASEAN Ties To Focus On Freedom Of Navigation, Says PM Modi
Leaders of the ten ASEAN countries - Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Laos and Brunei - are in India for the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit being held in New Delhi. The two-day summit, which began on Wednesday, will be followed by the grand Republic Day parade and celebrations where th...
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As Violence Erupts In Myanmar, Rohingya Families In India, Pakistan Plead Helplessness
Kelambakam, India/Karachi, Pakistan: In a dilapidated shelter in Tamil Nadu’s Kelambakam, surrounded by squalor, Alakamma Bibi dials her home in Myanmar every few hours. All she gets is a beeping tone. In the two weeks since she first heard of the upsurge in violence in Myanmar, she has spent countless hours trying to reach her parents and sibli...
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Death Over Deportation To Myanmar Please, Says A Rohingya In Delhi
A spot right next to where garbage is dumped in south Delhi's Shaheen Bagh has been Noor Alam's home for some time, a settlement of 74 Rohingya families recognised as refugees by a United Nations body. But Noor Alam, who lives with his family of 12 members, was happy. At least, he says, they didn't have to now worry if they will live through the ni...
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Share Concern About 'Extremist Violence', PM Modi Tells Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India shares Myanmar's concern about "extremist violence" in its Rakhine state where security forces have been engaged in a bloody battle against Rohingya insurgents, forcing thousands of people to flee neighbouring Bangladesh and India.
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United Nations Warns Of Catastrophe As Myanmar Rohingya Exodus Nears 150,000
Nearly 150,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in less than two weeks, officials said on Wednesday after the United Nations chief warned there is a risk of ethnic cleansing in the former Burma that could destabilise the wider region.
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PM Narendra Modi In Myanmar LIVE: Prime Minister Modi Addresses Indian Community
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw yesterday for a three-day visit, received a ceremonial welcome from Myanmar President Htin Kyaw before the two inspected the guard of honour in Naypyidaw. Late last night, PM Modi had said he had a "wonderful meeting" with Myanmar President Htin Kyaw during which they discusse...
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PM Narendra Modi Leaves For Myanmar For First Bilateral Visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left for Nay Pyi Taw for his first bilateral visit to Myanmar with an aim of charting a roadmap for closer cooperation between the two countries in areas like security and counter-terrorism.
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PM Narendra Modi Concludes Visit To China And Myanmar, Reaches Delhi: Highlights
PM Narendra Modi today arrived in Delhi after his two nation day to China and Myanmar. During his visit he attended the two-day BRICS Summit in Xiamen.
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Myanmar Scraps Screening Of Film Critical Of Military's Past
The abrupt cancellation of the screening of a film critical of Myanmar's military has exposed sensitivities over portrayal of the army as the country deals with the legacy of 49 years of harsh military rule.
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Myanmar Or Burma? Take Your Choice, Suu Kyi Tells Diplomats
Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has made clear to foreign diplomats: It doesn't matter if they call her country Myanmar, or its old name, Burma.
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Myanmar Earthquake: Several Houses Damaged, Over 30 Injured In Manipur
The earthquake that hit the Myanmar-India border region yesterday night damaged many structures and left at least 30 people injured in Manipur, but there has been no report yet of any loss of life, officials said.
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Suu Kyi Controversy Over 'Interviewed By A Muslim' Remark
A BBC interview appears to have commissioned a major scandal for Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi. After the interview, which reportedly included tough questions from presenter Mishal Husain, Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize winner, snapped, "No one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim" according to the Daily Mail.
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Myanmar's Opposition Party Clinches Landslide Election Victory
During the 27 years that Nyan Win fought for democracy beside Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the low point came when he was arrested by the ruling military junta and locked in a bare army barracks for three years. The fight was not easy, he says, but his leader never seemed to be discouraged.
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Aung San Suu Kyi's Party Wins Historic Majority in Myanmar Polls
Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition on Friday won a parliamentary majority from weekend polls that will allow it to elect a president and form a government in a historic shift in power from the army.
