Myanmar releases foreigners including Australian economist Sean Turnell from prisonMyanmar Now, an independent news outlet, cited the military council as saying the pardons were granted because it was Myanmar National Day....
17 Nov, 2022, 09.03 AM IST
27-year-old passenger injured after bullet shot from ground pierces through Myanmar plane mid-air. Read details hereA bullet fired from the ground at a Myanmar National Airlines flight mid-air injured a passenger. The bullet pierced the plane's fuselage a...
02 Oct, 2022, 11.19 PM IST
Russia and China block UN statement on Myanmar crisisWhen the army ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, it claimed with scant evidence that the general election her party won in ...
28 May, 2022, 10.18 AM IST
China, Russia among those arming Myanmar junta: UN rights expert"Despite the evidence of the military junta's atrocity crimes being committed with impunity since launching a coup last year, UN Security C...
22 Feb, 2022, 01.40 PM IST
India not in favour of further destabilisation of Myanmar: Ambassador T S TirumurtiThe military staged the coup amid its rising friction with the ruling NLD government over the results of the November 8 general election. T...
03 Aug, 2021, 11.19 AM IST
Estimated 4,000-6,000 refugees from Myanmar sought safety in India: UNThe United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said that in Myanmar, as of last week, approximately 60,700 women, children and men have been int...
20 May, 2021, 09.32 AM IST
European Union expands sanctions against Myanmar military, companiesThe Council of the European Union's latest sanctions target 10 individuals and two military-controlled companies already subject to sanctio...
20 Apr, 2021, 02.32 PM IST
Recent influx of Myanmarese refugees at Indian, Thai borders likely just the beginningMyanmar's military toppled the country's government on February 1 and seized power for one year, detaining top political figures, including...
01 Apr, 2021, 11.29 AM IST
UN chief Antonio Guterres appalled by escalating violence in Myanmar by military juntaSecretary-General Guterres also noted with concern that the killing of demonstrators and arbitrary arrests by the military in Myanmar are i...
16 Mar, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
UNSC condemns violence against peaceful protestors in Myanmar, calls for reversal of coupMyanmar's military toppled the country's government last month and seized power for one year, detaining top political figures, including de...
11 Mar, 2021, 10.45 AM IST
'How much more can we allow the Myanmar military to get away with?' U.N. envoy asksMyanmar has been in turmoil since the army seized power and detained civilian government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and much of her National L...
05 Mar, 2021, 10.56 PM IST
UN chief Antonio Guterres demands immediate halt to Myanmar 'repression'"Release the prisoners. End the violence. Respect human rights, and the will of the people expressed in recent elections," he said, insisti...
22 Feb, 2021, 02.49 PM IST
UN chief reaches out to Asian leaders to call for collective action for reversal of coup in MyanmarThe military accused Suu Kyi's government of not investigating allegations of voter fraud in recent elections. Suu Kyi's party swept that v...
09 Feb, 2021, 09.35 AM IST
Will do everything to mobilise global community to ensure coup fails in Myanmar: UN chiefThe UN Security Council met on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Myanmar after the military seized power and detained State Counsellor Au...
04 Feb, 2021, 01.03 PM IST
UNSC: India harps on constructive approach rather than confrontational on MyanmarNew Delhi has taken a balanced approach in the UN based on its democratic traditions as well as geo-political realities, people aware of th...
03 Feb, 2021, 10.19 PM IST
UNSC asks Myanmar to end military campaign in Rakhine stateThe 15-membered powerful wing of the UN also demanded safe, unhindered access for its agencies and their partners to provide humanitarian a...
07 Nov, 2017, 01.40 PM IST
- UN Security Council'strongly deplores' Myanmar crackdown
In its first public statement on Myanmar unrest, the UN Security Council has “strongly deplored” the use of violence by the military junta ...
13 Oct, 2007, 12.11 AM IST