Myanmar ruling party wins majority in general elections
Yangon, Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party, headed by incumbent State Councellor Aung San Suu Kyi, has won more than enough
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Myanmar landslide toll climbs to 59
The death toll from a landslide that buried several houses in a Myanmar town has increased to 59, with emergency teams on Monday
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UN chief appoints investigation head for Myanmar
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Nicholas Koumjian of the US as head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, said his press
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Myanmar court rejects jailed Reuters reporters’ appeal
A court here on Friday rejected an appeal by two jailed Reuters journalists who were sentenced to seven years on charges of violating
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Myanmar jails 2 Reuters reporters for 7 years
Two Reuters reporters were jailed on Monday for seven years for violating a state secrets act during their reporting of the Rohingya crisis,
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Myanmar president resigns
Myanmar President U. Htin Kyaw has resigned according to an official release of the President Office on Wednesday. He will take rest, Xinhua
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6.0 magnitude quake hits Myanmar
An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit Myanmar’s Bago region early on Friday, the Meteorology and Hydrology Department said. No damages
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Over half million Rohingya fled Myanmar, 2,000 per day, says UN
Some 2,000 Rohingya refugees a day continue to stream across the border to Bangladesh, bringing the total number people who have fled there
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PM 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
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PM Modi to visit China, Myanmar next week
With the Doklam standoff resolved, Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to China next week to attend the BRICS Summit in Fujian province and
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