Myanmar

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) With its timely intervention, India has ensured release of five Indian nationals abducted by insurgent group Arakan Army in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, a Home Ministry statement said on Tuesday.One Indian died in…

San Francisco, Aug 22 (IANS) Facebook has removed dozens of fake accounts and pages linked to the Myanmar military ahead of the upcoming general elections in Myanmar next year. These included 89 Facebook accounts, 107 Facebook pages, 15…

New York, Aug 21 (IANS) The Myanmar and Bangladesh governments should suspend plans to repatriate Rohingya refugees until returns are safe, voluntary and dignified, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.With new repatriations set to…

Yangon, Aug 16 (IANS) Myanmar said on Friday it was prepared for Bangladesh to repatriate more than 3,600 Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Rakhine state two years ago after a military-led crackdown against the Muslim minority.The…

Yangon, Aug 12 (IANS) The death toll due to a landslide that buried several houses in a Myanmar town has increased to 53, with emergency teams on Monday still struggling to locate potential survivors amid the rubble.The landslide,…

Yangon, May 29 (IANS) : The Myanmar police have issued an arrest warrant against Wirathu, an ultra-nationalist Buddhist monk known for his anti-Muslim stance. The warrant was issued on Tuesday under Article 124(a) of the legal code, which…

Yangon, May 20 (IANS) A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar's Rakhine state on Monday morning, said a release of the Meteorology and Hydrology Department.The quake jolted at 07:50 a.m. (local time). The epicentre is 32 km southeast…

By Arul Louis, United Nations, Jan 5 (IANS)- The UN is "very concerned" over India sending back Rohingya refugees to Myanmar without the world body's refugee agency ascertaining if they are voluntarily returning, according to an official…

Guwahati, Dec 26 (IANS)- In a welcome move, 60 couples each from the Indian Army and the Myanmar Army visited the neighbouring countries recently to boost the centuries-old ties between the two nations.Defence spokesman, Col. Chiranjeet…

Yangon, Dec 24 (IANS): Myanmar will hold the world's largest "Big Bad Wolf Book Sale" here in January, authorities said. Scheduled to be held at the Myanmar Event Park from January 18 to 28, the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale is known for Augmented…