The Indian government on Tuesday directed its nationals in Myanmar's Rakhine state to leave the troubled region immediately given the deteriorating security situation in the area.
Entire stretch of Indo-Myanmar border to be fenced, Amit Shah announces
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Stating that building impenetrable borders is a commitment by the Narendra Modi-led government, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the entire 1643-kilometer-long Indo-Myanmar border will be fenced.
Myanmar army plane crashes in Mizoram
Aizawl/IBNS/UNI: A Myanmar army plane crashed at the Lengpui airport on the outskirts of Mizoram's capital Aizawl on Tuesday morning, injuring eight people on board, officials said.
India-Myanmar border will be sealed soon: Union Home Minister Amit Shah
The Government of India will soon implement restrictions on the free movement of people between India and Myanmar.
Mizoram: Myanmar soldiers sheltered in Indian police station to be sent back
Thirty-nine Myanmar army personnel, who have taken shelter at the Zokhawthar Police Station in Mizoram’s Champhai district close to the international border, are likely to be sent back after talks with the military government there, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.
Manipur: Three Myanmar nationals arrested at Moreh
Three Myanmar nationals were apprehended by a team of Special Commando, Manipur Police while conducting foot patrolling at border town Moreh on Sunday.
Act East Policy: India plans to connect Myanmar border in Mizoram by rail
Indian Railways is planning to connect Myanmar border in Mizoram by rail as a part of its Act East Policy.
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Operation Karuna: Indian govt sends humanitarian assistance to Cyclone Mocha-hit Myanmar
New Delhi: The Indian government has launched “Operation Karuna” to provide humanitarian assistance to Cyclone Mocha-hit Myanmar.
Meghalaya-based terror outfit gathering strength, regrouping in Nagaland & Myanmar
Shillong: Meghalaya-based terror outfit Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) has been regrouping and over 500 youth have been recruited and sent for training in Nagaland and Myanmar, a leaked intelligence report noted.
India needs to engage with Myanmar: Former army chief Gen M. M. Naravane
New Delhi/UNI: India must engage with Myanmar irrespective of who is in power in that country said former Chief of the Army Staff Gen. M. M. Naravane. The engagement must be multi pronged- with the government, people and the regional armed groups as well, he stressed.
Mumbai-bound flight from Bangkok diverted to Myanmar after passenger dies of cardiac arrest
Mumbai/IBNS: A Bangkok to Mumbai flight was diverted to Rangoon (Yangon) in Myanmar due to a medical emergency on-board on Sunday, the airline has said.
Myanmar citizens arrested in Manipur
Imphal: Manipur Police personnel and Tengnoupal district officials found a newly established village , New Salbung just next to H. Lhangcham village, Moreh Sub-division in the Manipur Myanmar border area on Thursday.
From collecting seeds of fruits thrown away by the shopkeepers & planting them on his farmland, to living his dream of becoming a farmer with a difference, today he has three thriving nurseries of different varieties of fruit trees and spices, honey, and ever-evolving fish ponds and nurseries which cater to markets across the border in Myanmar and also local buyers.
Will China ever ask Myanmar to stop repressive campaigns against its own people?
On July 25, Myanmar’s ruling military announced executing four democracy activists for their involvement in helping a civilian resistance movement that has been unsparing in its fight against the military since it removed a democratically elected government in a coup last year.