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- India to hold talks with Myanmar
India will hold a high-level engagement with Myanmar for the first time since a civilian government headed by President U Thein Sein took c...
20 Jun, 2011, 02.02 AM IST
- India defies US, Myanmar project on
The project - which will enhance connectivity between India’s east coast and northeastern states - comprises construction of a port in Myan...
27 Dec, 2010, 04.50 AM IST
- Suu Kyi criticises India's ties with Myanmar junta
Suu Kyi, who lived in India in the 1980s, was released in Yangon on November 13 after spending more than seven consecutive years in detenti...
24 Nov, 2010, 02.09 PM IST
- Myanmar pro-democracy leaders praise US decision
Myanmar pro-democracy parties on Friday praised the US decision to support a UN war crimes commission as a milestone but cautioned it was t...
19 Aug, 2010, 01.26 PM IST
- 'Intl community should push for political reforms in Myanmar'
A leading human rights watchdog has asked international community to utilise the occasion to push for political reforms in the military-rul...
08 Aug, 2008, 03.24 PM IST
- UN chief meets Myanmar prime minister
UN chief Ban Ki-moon met Thursday with Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein, in a high-profile diplomatic push to press the junta to accept a ...
22 May, 2008, 11.06 AM IST
- UN chief says utmost effort needed to help Myanmar's cyclone victims
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived on Thursday in Myanmar to try to persuade the country's ruling generals to let in a torrent of for...
22 May, 2008, 09.25 AM IST
- Myanmar agrees to ASEAN-led cyclone aid effort: Singapore FM
Myanmar has agreed to let Southeast Asian neighbours send medical teams and coordinate international aid for its cyclone victims.
19 May, 2008, 04.47 PM IST
- UN's top disaster official arrives in Myanmar
The UN's top disaster official John Holmes arrived in Myanmar on Sunday on a three-day visit to convince the reluctant regime to open the d...
18 May, 2008, 08.10 PM IST
- Myanmar biofuel drive deepens food shortage
Myanmar is struggling to feed its people in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis -- in part because the regime has been forcing some farmers to ...
13 May, 2008, 11.29 AM IST
- Chinese president pledges aid to Myanmar
Chinese President Hu Jintao has pledged assistance to cyclone-hit neighbor Myanmar, state media reported on Tuesday.
06 May, 2008, 02.15 PM IST
- Suu Kyi to co-operate with junta on democracy talks
Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met opposition party leaders on Friday - their first direct contact in more than three years.
10 Nov, 2007, 01.07 AM IST
- 'UN should intervene if Myanmar plays hardball'
US seeks UN Security Council intervention if Myanmar's military rulers rebuff plans by a UN special envoy to push for democratic rule.
18 Oct, 2007, 09.16 AM IST
- India ask Myanmar to release Suu Kyi
India, under fire for its low-key reaction to the violent suppression of pro-democracy protests in Myanmar, has told the military regime to...
05 Oct, 2007, 10.05 AM IST
- US imposes visa ban on Myanmar leaders
The US administration slapped visa bans on more than 30 members of the Myanmar junta and their families, the State Department has said.
29 Sep, 2007, 09.14 AM IST
- India faces China, Thailand in race for Myanmar gas
India is pitted against China, South Korea and Thailand in the race to secure the huge gas found in offshore Myanmar.
21 Sep, 2006, 02.00 PM IST