New Delhi: Union Home Secretary RK Singh on Sunday confirmed the detention of a top United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) functionary and an Indian journalist in Myanmar by its army the day before. The ULFA functionary held by the Myanmarese army is Jibon Moran, he added. "We have information that Jibon Moran and an Indian journalist were detained in Myanmar. But we have no information about the detention of...
05:04 AM, Dec 05, 2011
New Delhi: A top ULFA leader Jiban Moran and an Indian journalist have been detained by authorities in Myanmar, government said on Sunday. However, there was no information about the detention of ULFA's self-styled commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah as reported in some sections of media, Union Home Secretary RK Singh. "We have information that Jivan Moran and an Indian journalist were detained in Myanmar. But we have no information about the...
10:25 AM, Dec 04, 2011
Hillary Clinton offers US aid to Myanmar if signs of reform were visible. Meanwhile the Pakistani Supreme Court has banned former ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani from leaving the country until the investigation into the case is completed. ...
09:01 AM, Dec 02, 2011
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Myanmar's pro-Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met in Yangon on Thursday. This was Hillary's maiden visit to Myanmar, the first such visit by someone in her position to this politically isolated country in 50 years. Suu Kyi backed the US's initiative to monitor reforms in her country. Hillary also met other Burmese leaders and offered to reward Myanmar with US...
08:56 AM, Dec 02, 2011
Washington: As US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins her busy schedule on Thursday, after an overnight stay in Naypuidaw hotel meeting the top leadership of the country in this remote Capital, officials here said her meeting with Myanmar President Thein Sein could probably last a few hours. The reason for such an unusual meeting, scheduled in advance, was not given by the US officials, who spoke on the condition...
07:25 AM, Dec 01, 2011
Washington: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will test Myanmar's tentative democratic reforms this week in a high-stakes visit that could mark the resource-rich Asian nation's return to the world stage after more than 50 years of political isolation. Clinton's trip to Myanmar follows a decision by US President Barack Obama this month to open the door to expanded ties, saying he saw "flickers of progress" in a country until recently...
01:06 PM, Nov 29, 2011
Washington: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would embark on a historic three-day trip to Myanmar next week to accelerate fledgling reforms in this South East Asian nation. Clinton would reach Myanmar on November 30 after attending the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness at Busan in South Korea, officials said. She is the first US secretary of state to visit Myanmar in more than 50 years. The top US...
09:47 AM, Nov 24, 2011
New Delhi: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the richter scale shook north-east India on Monday morning. The epicentre was on the Myanmar-India border region. It was recorded at 8.46 hrs and was felt across the north region of the country. The epicentre was located at 24.947N, 95.226E in Myanmar, about 130 km east of Manipur capital Imphal, the website of US Geological Survey said. Seven northeastern states - Assam, Meghalaya,...
09:14 AM, Nov 21, 2011
Yangon: Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi might stand for parliament in an upcoming by-election after her party re-registers itself to enter politics, a party spokesman said. Suu Kyi has been blocked from politics and detained for long stretches of time since returning to her homeland from abroad in 1988. But after holding the first election in 20 years last November, Myanmar's military nominally handed power in March to...
11:47 PM, Oct 30, 2011
New Delhi: Two high-ranking Maoist guerrillas, arrested on Sunday in the capital, wanted to set up joint training camps in Myanmar and were also working at forming a strong front in the northeast and in Jammu and Kashmir, police said Friday based on their interrogation. The duo, who belonged to the outlawed People's Liberation Army (PLA), were identified as Arun Kumar Singh, 30, and N Dilip Singh, 40. They were...
09:38 PM, Oct 07, 2011
London: Some 12 million people across the world do not have citizenship of any country, and are being denied basic human rights as a result, the UN has said. The UN said the issue is becoming worse as stateless children are born to stateless parents. The problem is most widespread in South East Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the BBC reported. Countries with the largest...
07:57 PM, Aug 25, 2011
Washington: The Deputy Chief of Mission at the Myanmar Embassy in Washington, who had previously served in New Delhi, has defected and is now seeking political asylum in the United States saying he fears for his life back home, a media report said on Monday. Deputy Chief of Mission Kyaw Win, 59, told Radio Free Asia (RFA), which is funded by the US Congress, that he made the decision to...
09:10 AM, Jul 04, 2011
Yangon: For the first time in nearly a decade, Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her birthday in freedom on Sunday, with supporters freeing symbolic caged birds as more than 50 state security agents watched from across the street. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate turned 66, and received one gift at Yangon's international airport - the arrival of her youngest son, Kim Aris, who lives in Britain and...
09:06 AM, Jun 20, 2011
United Nations: Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi wants a full time UN representative to Myanmar, the UN Security Council was told. A senior Indian diplomat told PTI that Vijai Nambiar, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's special envoy to Myanmar, told the Security Council in a closed door session that Suu Kyi wanted a UN official to be assigned to the country full time. Nambiar's "assessment" of post-election Myanmar was "rather...
08:54 AM, May 20, 2011
Yangon: Myanmar's new president was sworn in on Wednesday, officially launching a new administration to replace the military junta that has ruled the country for the past two decades. Thein Sein was sworn in as Myanmar's new president in a ceremony held in Naypyitaw, the country's capital since 2005. He replaces Senior General Than Shwe, Myanmar junta chief since 1992, as the new head of state. Vice Presidents Tin Aung...
04:42 PM, Mar 30, 2011
New Delhi: India on Friday expressed readiness to assist Myanmar in whatever way it can in the relief efforts following a strong earthquake there in which at least 75 people have been killed so far. "We are saddened to learn about the loss of lives and damage to property in the recent earthquake in Myanmar. India has conveyed its deep condolences to the Government of Myanmar and expressed readiness to...
07:51 AM, Mar 26, 2011
Mae Sai: At least 74 people were killed in a strong earthquake that struck Myanmar, state media said on Friday, while a series of aftershocks have caused panic but only limited damage in Thailand and Laos. The death toll from Thursday's 6.8 magnitude tremor was expected to rise slightly in Myanmar after 225 homes and nine government buildings were destroyed. Over 100 people were injured, according to state television. The...
05:34 PM, Mar 25, 2011
Chang Mai: An estimated 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit northern Thailand on Friday, a day after a bigger quake caused panic in several Southeast Asian countries, but local authorities reported little damage. "We are looking to see if there was any additional damage after another quake this morning at around 7 am (0000 GMT)," Somchai Hatyatanti, governor of Chiang Rai province, told Reuters by phone. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar...
10:01 AM, Mar 25, 2011
Yangon: The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar on Thursday has killed 50 people and injured 40, with the death toll expected to rise slightly, a local administration official said on Friday. "Total death toll has now reached nearly 50 and the number of the injured is about 40 while over 100 buildings were destroyed," a Civil Administration official based the Myanmar town of Tachilek, close to the epicentre of...
09:35 AM, Mar 25, 2011
Yangon: A powerful earthquake struck northeastern Myanmar on Thursday night, killing one woman and shaking buildings as far away as Bangkok. No tsunami was generated. The quake hit in an area where Myanmar, Thailand and Laos meet, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) from Chiang Rai. The northern Thai city sustained minor damage, according to Thai television. A woman in an area north of Chiang Rai, just two miles (four kilometers)...
07:45 PM, Mar 24, 2011
