A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the richter scale hit Northeast India on Wednesday morning at 7:11 am. The epicentre of the earthquake was the Myanmar-India border region. ...
08:02 AM, Jan 09, 2013
India has started building an advanced centre for agricultural research and education in Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw to train agriculturists in the country, official media reported on Thursday. ...
03:03 AM, Jan 04, 2013
An Air Bagan flight made an emergency landing on Tuesday on a road in central Myanmar, killing two people and injuring 11, officials said. Four foreigners traveling on the Christmas morning flight were among the injured, Deputy Information Minister Ye Htut said on his Facebook page. ...
12:28 PM, Dec 25, 2012
India on Saturday said it was ready to help Myanmar in every way in its transition towards achieving the "ambitious agenda" of good governance, rule of law and securing fundamental rights of citizens. ...
02:17 AM, Dec 16, 2012
It was a day of religious diplomacy by India as External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday inaugurated a three-day international conference on Buddhism followed by unveiling of a 15-foot statue of Gautam Buddha. ...
08:12 PM, Dec 15, 2012
The other two teams in Group A are Chinese Taipei and Guam. India will play their matches on March 2, 4 and 6. ...
06:34 PM, Dec 11, 2012
Yangon: Officially at least, America still calls this Southeast Asian nation Burma, the favoured appellation of dissidents and pro-democracy activists who opposed the former military junta's move to summarily change its name 23 years ago. President Barack Obama used that name during his historic visit on Monday, but he also called Burma what the government and many other people have been calling it for years: Myanmar. That single word was...
08:43 AM, Nov 20, 2012
Yangon: In a historic trip to a long shunned land, President Barack Obama on Monday showered praise and promises of more US help to Myanmar if the Asian nation keeps building its new democracy. "Our goal is to sustain the momentum," he declared with pride as the first US president to visit here. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets as Obama packed in diplomacy and soaked in his...
01:48 PM, Nov 19, 2012
Every meditative discipline across traditions has one singular aim - to help focus the mind on its true nature - open, vast and inclusive. ...
11:55 AM, Nov 19, 2012
Bangkok: On the eve of his landmark trip to Myanmar, President Barack Obama tried to assure critics that his visit was not a premature reward for a long-isolated nation still easing its way toward democracy. "This is not an endorsement of the government," Obama said Sunday in Thailand as he opened a three-county dash through Asia. "This is an acknowledgement that there is a process under way inside that country...
01:08 AM, Nov 19, 2012
Bangkok: US President Barack Obama denied on Sunday his upcoming trip to Myanmar was an endorsement of the government there, calling it an acknowledgement of the progress made in shaking off decades of military rule and encouragement for it go further. On Monday, Obama will become the first serving US president to visit Myanmar, also called Burma, part of a three-country Asian tour that, as his first post-election trek abroad,...
09:37 PM, Nov 18, 2012
Aboard Air Force One: US President Barack Obama departed on Saturday for a three-country swing through Asia, using his first foreign trip since winning re-election to emphasize his administration's focus on the region. Obama will make stops in Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia. The highlight of the trip is likely to be the historic stop in Myanmar, a former pariah state. The White House hopes his visit will push the country...
03:37 PM, Nov 18, 2012
Bangalore: Myanmar's iconic pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said in Bangalore on Saturday science education in her country had deteriorated in the last few decades. During an interaction with faculty and students of the Indian Institute of Science here, the visiting leader said not only science teaching but education in general had also deteriorated. Suu Kyi said she sometimes regretted not taking science education instead of humanities. Answering questions...
01:50 AM, Nov 18, 2012
Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says it's good to be back in India after nearly 25 years. Speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, she said she was disappointed when India began engaging with the generals who had put her under house arrest, but added she held no hard feelings against India. Below is the full transcript of the interview: Karan Thapar: Hello and welcome to a special...
01:50 PM, Nov 16, 2012
New Delhi: Nobel laureate and Mayanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was at her alma mater Lady Shri Ram College for Women on Friday. It is day four of her visit to India. Suu Kyi studied Political Science at the college in the 60s. Addressing college students, an emotional Suu Kyi said that she had never felt far away from India. She also said that Indians took democracy for...
11:30 AM, Nov 16, 2012
Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says it's good to be back in India after nearly 25 years. Speaking exclusively to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, she said she was disappointed when India began engaging with the generals who had put her under house arrest, but added she held no hard feelings against India. ...
01:55 PM, Nov 15, 2012
Here is the full text of Aung San Suu Kyi's lecture at Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial: There can be few occasions in life more fulfilling than those on which debts of kindness and friendship can be repaid. These past few months have furnished me with many opportunities to thank peoples and organizations and governments for their staunch support for the democratic cause in Burma and for me personally. The sympathy and...
01:44 PM, Nov 15, 2012
New Delhi: Myanmar leader Aung Saan Suu Kyi on Thursday said that she had no bitterness against India over its decision to support the junta regime during her house arrest. Speaking to CNN-IBN Karan Thapar, she said that she was upset but holds no grudge. "I was saddened. Gandhi would have stood by us. We have to be pragmatic. I can't demand loyalty. I never felt betrayed. I was saddened,"...
10:11 AM, Nov 15, 2012
New Delhi: Its day 3 of Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's India's visit. She will be meeting External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday. On Friday, Suu Kyi will be heading to her college Lady Shri Ram College where she learnt the first lessons of democracy. We are happy to believe that we may have contributed in some way to her in a sense her own grammar of...
08:31 AM, Nov 15, 2012
Hyderabad: Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi plans to visit Papasanipalli village in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district on November 17 to witness rural development programmes. Suu Kyi will be accompanied by Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh and Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will visit, official sources said in Hyderabad on Wednesday. They will witness a powerpoint presentation on rural development and interact with members of self-help groups...
11:05 PM, Nov 14, 2012
