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Explained: Why India-Myanmar Free Movement Regime Will Be Scrapped
The porous border between India and Myanmar will be fenced and the arrangement that allows people from both nations to visit either side up to 16 km without travel documents will be scrapped, Home Minister Amit Shah said today.
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Ex Congress MLA Shot Dead Near Myanmar Border In Arunachal Pradesh
A former Congress MLA was killed while attending a social event in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district. Yumsen Matey, a prominent local leader, was visiting the Raho village near the Myanmar Border when he was shot dead, police said.
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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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Foreign Secretary Raises Human Trafficking Of Indians During Myanmar Visit
Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra met senior leadership of Myanmar during his trip to the Southeast Asian country and raised the issue of human trafficking of Indians by international crime syndicates based in the Myawaddy area.
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Myanmar Declines Foreign Secretary's Request To Meet Aung San Suu Kyi: Report
Myanmar's ruling junta did not allow a meeting between visiting Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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India's Foreign Secretary Leaves For Myanmar, First Such Visit Since Coup
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla left for Myanmar Tuesday evening on a two-day visit, in the first such high-level outreach from India after that country's military evicted the democratically-elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup o
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ASEAN Envoy In Talks With Myanmar Junta Over Visit, Access To Aung San Suu Kyi
The Brunei diplomat appointed by a Southeast Asian regional bloc as its special envoy to Myanmar said on Saturday he is still negotiating with the military on the terms of a visit and has sought access to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Xi Jinping To Drive Home Belt And Road Plan During 2-Day Myanmar Visit
China's President Xi Jinping arrives in Myanmar this week to nail down multi-billion-dollar infrastructure deals in a country abandoned by many in the West appalled at the "genocide" of Rohingya Muslims on leader Aung San Suu Kyi's watch.
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Myanmar Defends Twitter CEO Blasted for 'Tone Deaf' Tweets
Patriotic Internet users in Myanmar have rushed to defend Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, whose tweets following a visit to the "beautiful" country drew global scorn.
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Myanmar To Grant Visa-On-Arrival To Indian Tourists: President Kovind
To boost people-to-people relations with India, Myanmar will provide visa-on-arrival for Indian tourists, President Ram Nath Kovind said today as he began his five-day visit to the country.
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"People Full Of Joy": Twitter CEO Steps On Landmine With Myanmar Tweets
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is under fire after posting tweets Saturday encouraging his followers to visit Myanmar, without mentioning allegations of genocide and gang rape by its military against of Rohingya Muslims - nearly a million of whom have been forced out the country.
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"Not The Right Time": Myanmar Turns Down UN Security Council Visit
Myanmar's government has told the Security Council that this month was "not the right time" for a visit by the top UN body to see first-hand the Rohingya refugee crisis, the council president said Thursday.
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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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Myanmar Blocks UN Rights Investigator Just Before Visit
Myanmar has told the UN independent investigator into human rights in the country that it will not cooperate with her or grant her access to the country for the rest of her tenure, she said in a statement on Wednesday.
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'Who Is The Pope?' Ask Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh
The plight of Rohingya refugees is the backdrop to Pope Francis' landmark visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh this week. But in the vast refugee camps on the border, there is puzzlement, with many asking: "Who is he?"
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Explained: Why India-Myanmar Free Movement Regime Will Be Scrapped
The porous border between India and Myanmar will be fenced and the arrangement that allows people from both nations to visit either side up to 16 km without travel documents will be scrapped, Home Minister Amit Shah said today.
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Ex Congress MLA Shot Dead Near Myanmar Border In Arunachal Pradesh
A former Congress MLA was killed while attending a social event in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district. Yumsen Matey, a prominent local leader, was visiting the Raho village near the Myanmar Border when he was shot dead, police said.
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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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Foreign Secretary Raises Human Trafficking Of Indians During Myanmar Visit
Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra met senior leadership of Myanmar during his trip to the Southeast Asian country and raised the issue of human trafficking of Indians by international crime syndicates based in the Myawaddy area.
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Myanmar Declines Foreign Secretary's Request To Meet Aung San Suu Kyi: Report
Myanmar's ruling junta did not allow a meeting between visiting Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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India's Foreign Secretary Leaves For Myanmar, First Such Visit Since Coup
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla left for Myanmar Tuesday evening on a two-day visit, in the first such high-level outreach from India after that country's military evicted the democratically-elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup o
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ASEAN Envoy In Talks With Myanmar Junta Over Visit, Access To Aung San Suu Kyi
The Brunei diplomat appointed by a Southeast Asian regional bloc as its special envoy to Myanmar said on Saturday he is still negotiating with the military on the terms of a visit and has sought access to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Xi Jinping To Drive Home Belt And Road Plan During 2-Day Myanmar Visit
China's President Xi Jinping arrives in Myanmar this week to nail down multi-billion-dollar infrastructure deals in a country abandoned by many in the West appalled at the "genocide" of Rohingya Muslims on leader Aung San Suu Kyi's watch.
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Myanmar Defends Twitter CEO Blasted for 'Tone Deaf' Tweets
Patriotic Internet users in Myanmar have rushed to defend Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, whose tweets following a visit to the "beautiful" country drew global scorn.
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Myanmar To Grant Visa-On-Arrival To Indian Tourists: President Kovind
To boost people-to-people relations with India, Myanmar will provide visa-on-arrival for Indian tourists, President Ram Nath Kovind said today as he began his five-day visit to the country.
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"People Full Of Joy": Twitter CEO Steps On Landmine With Myanmar Tweets
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is under fire after posting tweets Saturday encouraging his followers to visit Myanmar, without mentioning allegations of genocide and gang rape by its military against of Rohingya Muslims - nearly a million of whom have been forced out the country.
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"Not The Right Time": Myanmar Turns Down UN Security Council Visit
Myanmar's government has told the Security Council that this month was "not the right time" for a visit by the top UN body to see first-hand the Rohingya refugee crisis, the council president said Thursday.
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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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Myanmar Blocks UN Rights Investigator Just Before Visit
Myanmar has told the UN independent investigator into human rights in the country that it will not cooperate with her or grant her access to the country for the rest of her tenure, she said in a statement on Wednesday.
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'Who Is The Pope?' Ask Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh
The plight of Rohingya refugees is the backdrop to Pope Francis' landmark visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh this week. But in the vast refugee camps on the border, there is puzzlement, with many asking: "Who is he?"
