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Suu Kyi, former senior officials face fresh corruption cases in Myanmar

The state newspaper quoted the Anti-Corruption Commission as saying the accusations related to the misuse of land for the charitable Daw Khin Kyi Foundation, which Aung San Suu Kyi chaired, as well as earlier accusations of accepting money and gold

1 min read10 Jun 2021
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India gives 3,000 vials of Remdesivir to Myanmar to help fight COVID-19

Indian Army chief Gen. MM Naravane and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla are here on a two-day visit to Myanmar with an aim to further expand ties in a range of areas including connectivity, defence and security

2 min read5 Oct 2020
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India ready to help Myanmar to lessen economic and health burden of coronavirus

This was conveyed by PM Narendra Modi to Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi during a telephone conversation between the two leaders

3 min read1 May 2020
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi told to 'stop the genocide' of Rohingya Muslims in UN court

Myanmar's civilian leader sat through graphic accounts of mass murder and rape as the west African state of The Gambia set out its case at ICJ in The HagueMuslim-majority Gambia accuses Myanmar of breaching the 1948 genocide convention

3 min read10 Dec 2019
Politics

India, Myanmar draw up counter-insurgency cooperation plan

The home ministry also added that both sides had agreed to cooperate to prevent smuggling of wildlife and narcotic drugs

1 min read27 Oct 2018
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The myths of Aung San Suu Kyi

The same kind of people who made her a saint, now defame her. It is a reminder that we must not overly respect the opinions of the global elite about local affairs

5 min read22 Sep 2018
Industry

Myanmar, India mull building cross-border oil pipeline

India has proposed to build a pipeline from the country's east coast to deliver oil products, mainly diesel, to Naypyidaw, a Myanmar government official said

1 min read23 Mar 2018
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Myanmar President and Suu Kyi confidant Htin Kyaw resigns

Myanmar President Htin Kyaw resigned suddenly Wednesday leaving the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi without a close confidant and political ally

2 min read21 Mar 2018
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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi ‘unwell’, scraps Australia public appearance

Aung San Suu Kyi has been under fire internationally for her public silence about a military crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine state that has seen nearly 700,000 of the Muslim Rohingya minority flee to Bangladesh

1 min read19 Mar 2018
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Philippine protest, South Korea’s #MeToo mark International Women’s Day

Protests against the Philippine president, a surging #MeToo movement in South Korea and a call by Myanmar's female leader for women to use their strength marks International Women's Day

2 min read8 Mar 2018
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