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Modi, Hasina highlight need for repatriation of displaced Rohingya
Updated : 1 month 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 : 4 months, 3 weeks 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 : 7 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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Four of 10 MoUs signed between India, Myanmar focus on socio-econo
Updated : 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): At least four of the ten Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed between India and Myanmar are focused on the socio-economic development of Rakhine, the northwestern state of Myanmar which has been at the centre of Rohingya crisis, the Ministry of External A
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India, Myanmar sign 10 MoUs; 4 of them to construct roads, schools
Updated : 11 months 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 Rohingy
Updated : 12 months 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 : 1 year 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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Govt secures release of abducted Indian nationals in Myanmar
Updated : 1 year, 2 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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Two Indian nationals taken into captivity by insurgent group in My
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 3 (ANI): Two Indian nationals were taken into captivity by an insurgent group called Arakan Army in Myanmar while they were traveling there to work on a road project.
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Rohingyas mark 2nd anniversary of exodus after Myanmar crackdown
Updated : 1 year, 4 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
Updated : 1 year, 5 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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B'desh: Myanmar delegation meets Rohingyas in Cox's Bazar
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Cox's Bazar [Bangladesh], July 27 (ANI): A 15-member high-level delegation from Myanmar, led by permanent foreign secretary U Myint Thu, met a group of Rohingyas at a refugee camp here on Saturday.
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