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Pradeep C. Nair | After Rakhine’s fall to Arakan rebels, the consequences for Myanmar to be dire

Pradeep C. Nair | After Rakhine’s fall to Arakan rebels, the...

On December 9, 2024, the Arakan Army (AA), one of the most powerful ethnic armed organisations and...

26 Dec 2024 6:32 PM

Replying to a volley of questions from the opposition party members during the question hour, he said the government has not received any report on Rohingyas entering the state from Myanmar or Bangladesh. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

No Rohingyas, but around 400 Arakan refugees have entered Mizoram:...

Of these 400 people, three are Arakan Army militants who received injuries during clashes with the Myanmarese Army.

15 Nov 2017 12:15 PM

The released Indian nationals, alongwith the dead body of the deceased, have reached Sittwe and will be leaving for Yangon today for onward journey to India, the release said. (Photo: Twitter)

Govt secures release of abducted Indian nationals in Myanmar

One of the Indian national died in custody due to a heart attack.

5 Nov 2019 8:58 AM

The figure is the highest estimated death toll yet of violence that erupted on August 25 and triggered a massive refugee crisis, with more than 6, 20,000 Rohingya fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh in three months. (Representational image)

Myanmar court jails Rakhine leader for 20 years on charges of treason

A Myanmar court on Tuesday sentenced a prominent ethnic Rakhine leader to 20 years in jail for treason, a verdict likely...

19 March 2019 9:31 AM

Sources said a team of the Armys 21 Rashtriya Rifles led by Maj. Surab Suman was passing through the woods near Handwara when the blast took place. (Representational Image)

Terror camps hit along Myanmar border

The project will reduce pressure on the Siliguri Corridor or Chicken's Neck, which currently connects the Northeast with...

16 March 2019 1:51 AM

The 30-year-old went missing in May, according to media reports, and a crime of passion was suspected as she had been pregnant and married to another man at the time. (Photo: File/Representational)

Myanmar forces kill 6 suspecting rebel-links

Myanmar security forces shot dead at least six people in the perturbed western state of Rakhine for their links with...

3 May 2019 4:49 AM

Houses are on fire in Gawdu Zara village, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar. Two soldiers who defected from Myanmars army and confessed on video to taking part in massacres, rape, and other crimes against the Muslim Rohingya minority are believed to be in the custody of the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands and should be prosecuted to obtain their evidence, a human rights organization said Tuesday. (AP)

UN council members urge halt to Myanmar-Arakan Army fighting

UN called on Myanmar to address the long-term causes of the crisis that led more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee...

12 Sept 2020 4:13 AM