‘No Refuge For Myanmarese’: Order ‘Misconstrued And ‘Misinterpreted’, Says Manipur Govt
3 years, 9 months ago

‘No Refuge For Myanmarese’: Order ‘Misconstrued And ‘Misinterpreted’, Says Manipur Govt

ABP News  

Imphal: The Manipur Government, which drew sharp criticism following an order issued on March 26 against the local authorities setting up food and shelter camps for Myanmar citizens entering India, has withdrawn the same stating “it appears that the contents of the letter have been misconstrued and interpreted differently” Withdrawing the order as many on social dubbed it “inhuman” and against the country’s tradition of hospitality, the home department on Monday wrote again to the Deputy Commissioners of Chandel, Tengnoupal, Kamjong, Ukhrul and Churachandpur, who had been earlier asked to ensure that Aadhar enrollment was stopped immediately and the kits used in the procedure were taken to safe custody. READ: Maharashtra Gurudwara Attack: 4 Cops Injured After Sword-Wielding Men Storm Sikh Temple In Nanded; 18 Arrested “It appears that the contents of the letter have been misconstrued and interpreted differently.In order to avoid this misunderstanding I am directed to convey the decision of the government that it has decided to withdraw the letter dated 26.03.2021 mentioned above,” Manipur Government’s Special Home Secretary H. Gyan Prakash said in the letter. READ: A.Raja’s Apology Note To Tamil Nadu CM; The Power Of A Heartfelt Apology In A Heap Of Sexist Remarks The order issued earlier by the state’s home department had asked the border officials to “politely turn away” those seeking refuge in India. This comes as Myanmar's Ambassador to the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun, had earlier appealed to New Delhi and the various governments of its states bordering the nation to provide shelter to the refugees given the humanitarian crisis unfolding there.

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Watching developments in Myanmar, says India as rebels capture military command
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Watching developments in Myanmar, says India as rebels capture military command

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India said on Friday that it is closely monitoring developments in Myanmar following reports of intensification of fighting between the junta and resistance forces and the capture of a military command in Rakhine state by the Arakan Army. India has largely refrained from criticising the junta’s actions since it assumed power in a coup two years ago, though …

Talks with Myanmar junta and rebels will help find a “Myanmar-led and Myanmar-owned” solution to conflict: MEA
2 months ago

Talks with Myanmar junta and rebels will help find a “Myanmar-led and Myanmar-owned” solution to conflict: MEA

The Hindu  

Consultation with a range of stakeholders in Myanmar will contribute to a ‘Myanmar-owned’ and ‘Myanmar-led’ solution to the current conflict in the neighbouring country, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. It is our understanding that such interactions will contribute to developing Myanmar-led and Myanmar-owned solutions to address the country’s current challenges,” Mr. Jaiswal said, reiterating India’s “steadfast support” …

Myanmar: India should engage with resistance forces before China takes a lead
4 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar: India should engage with resistance forces before China takes a lead

Firstpost  

New Delhi must also prepare for the day after—a balkanisation of Myanmar following the collapse of junta control Following the 2021 military coup in Myanmar led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, junta forces are perilously close to defeat against the resistance. Paletwa, the inland water terminal of the flagship Multi-Modal Kaladan River Project to Mizoram, is shared on the …

Bimstec: NSA Doval, counterpart Moe Aung discuss violence, instability in Myanmar
5 months, 1 week ago

Bimstec: NSA Doval, counterpart Moe Aung discuss violence, instability in Myanmar

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India’s concerns about the fallout of the violence and instability in Myanmar figured in a meeting between National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his Myanmarese counterpart Admiral Moe Aung, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. The Indian embassy in Myanmar said in a post on X that Doval is leading the Indian delegation to the 4th …

Manipur violence: Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum writes to Amit Shah, seeks his help
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur violence: Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum writes to Amit Shah, seeks his help

India TV News  

Manipur-based Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum on Saturday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and expressed grave concerns regarding the alleged heavy-handed actions against Kuki-Zo village volunteers by central agencies amid ongoing ethnic conflicts. The letter condemned various incidents, particularly in Jiribam’s Phaitol and Mongbung villages, where it was reported that central security forces allegedly assaulted seven Kuki women and …

Jaishankar meets Myanmar's Deputy PM U Than Shwe, raises issue of Indian nationals trapped in Myawaddy
6 months, 1 week ago

Jaishankar meets Myanmar's Deputy PM U Than Shwe, raises issue of Indian nationals trapped in Myawaddy

Firstpost  

Taking to X, Jaishankar said he also expressed concern about the impact of continuing violence in Myanmar near India’s border during the meeting and also called for an early return to the path of democratic transition External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Deputy PM and FM of Myanmar U Than Shwe in Delhi on Wednesday. ANI External Affairs Minister S …

Naga bodies in Manipur urge Centre to repatriate illegal immigrants
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Naga bodies in Manipur urge Centre to repatriate illegal immigrants

Hindustan Times  

The Naga Civil Society Organisations in Manipur have urged Union home minister Amit Shah to repatriate illegal immigrants from Myanmar to their country and to withdraw Assam Rifles from the Indo-Myanmar border areas around Kamjong in the state. The Naga Civil Society Organisations in Manipur said the illegal immigrants, numbering about 5,457 given shelter in eight Tangkhul Naga villages, have …

Asean, neighbours can break Myanmar impasse
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Asean, neighbours can break Myanmar impasse

Hindustan Times  

On April 17, a spokesperson of the Myanmar military government stated that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s most popular leader, and former president U Win Myint were moved from prison to house arrest. October 2023 opened a new era of a string of defeats of the army by the Resistance comprising ethnic armed groups and people’s militia units. It …

India relocates diplomatic staff from restive Sittwe to Yangon
8 months, 3 weeks ago

India relocates diplomatic staff from restive Sittwe to Yangon

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In view of the precarious security situation in the Myanmarese city of Sittwe, India has relocated its staff from its consulate there to Yangon. According to reports, several parts of Myanmar have been witnessing intense fighting between the military junta and resistance forces, which have already captured many towns, including military bases. The anti-junta forces seized control of …

Myanmar: India relocates staff from Sitwee as security situation remains precarious, issues travel advisory
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Myanmar: India relocates staff from Sitwee as security situation remains precarious, issues travel advisory

India TV News  

India today said it relocated its staff from its consulate in Myanmarese city of Sittwe to Yangon in view of the precarious security situation in that region of Myanmar. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India is closely monitoring the situation in Myanmar, adding the Indian consulate in Mandalay remains functional. Jaiswal said the security situation in Myanmar remains …

'Situation in Myanmar's Rakhine state has deteriorated': MEA warns Indians
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Situation in Myanmar's Rakhine state has deteriorated': MEA warns Indians

Hindustan Times  

Amid the deteriorating security situation in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, the Ministry of External Affairs said that it has told all the Indians to evacuate and move away from there. In February, India issued an advisory for Indian citizens, advising them not to travel to the Rakhine state of Myanmar amid a deteriorating security situation. The Ministry of External …

Indians living along the border with strife-torn Myanmar protest restrictions on movement
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Indians living along the border with strife-torn Myanmar protest restrictions on movement

Associated Press  

GUWAHATI, India — Hundreds of people living in a remote northeastern Indian state bordering strife-torn Myanmar on Wednesday protested the Indian government’s decision to scrap a limited free border movement between the countries. Indian officials in November estimated that thousands had entered northeastern states to flee heavy fighting in Myanmar’s western Chin state, where Myanmar’s ruling military government has been …

Northeastern View | India’s relationship with Myanmar’s Arakan Army — it’s complicated
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Northeastern View | India’s relationship with Myanmar’s Arakan Army — it’s complicated

Hindustan Times  

On February 6, India’s ministry of external affairs issued an advisory for Indian nationals to not travel to western Myanmar’s Rakhine State. “Operation Leech” was likely undertaken at the behest of the Myanmar military, but for India, it severely dented India’s relationship with the Arakanese revolutionaries. In fact, according to the South Asia Terrorism Portal, which keeps track of such …

What comes under India’s Free Movement Regime with Myanmar? Why was it scrapped?
11 months ago

What comes under India’s Free Movement Regime with Myanmar? Why was it scrapped?

Live Mint  

The central government has decided to scrap the India-Myanmar Free Movement Regime, announced Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday. In a post on X, Home Minister Amit Shah said that the FMR was abolished between India and Myanmar to safeguard the internal security of the nation and preserve the demographic composition of India's North Eastern states that share borders …

Manipur welcomes Free Movement Regime suspension with Myanmar, some tribes unhappy
11 months ago

Manipur welcomes Free Movement Regime suspension with Myanmar, some tribes unhappy

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh on Thursday welcomed the Centre’s decision to scrap India’s Free Movement Regime agreement. He had initiated the move for scrapping the FMR and fencing the international border after blaming the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur since May 3, 2023, on “infiltrators” from Myanmar. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma agreed and said the …

India suspends Free Movement Regime with Myanmar
11 months ago

India suspends Free Movement Regime with Myanmar

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on February 8 that the Government has decided to scrap the Free Movement Regime along Myanmar border to ensure the internal security of the country and to maintain the demographic structure of India’s North Eastern States. MHA has decided that the FMR between India and Myanmar be scrapped to ensure the internal security of …

Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar scrapped, tweets Amit Shah
11 months ago

Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar scrapped, tweets Amit Shah

India TV News  

Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced that the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided that the Free Movement Regime between India and Myanmar be scrapped to ensure the internal security of the country. General Pande said around 416 Myanmarese soldiers crossed over to India following the situation arising out of the fighting between Myanmar's armed ethnic groups and government …

Leave Rakhine state, says India in first advisory to citizens in Myanmar
11 months ago

Leave Rakhine state, says India in first advisory to citizens in Myanmar

Hindustan Times  

India on Tuesday issued the first advisory for its citizens in Myanmar following a sharp downturn in the security situation, asking citizens to immediately leave Rakhine state. Rakhine state is among the areas where armed ethnic groups have registered significant successes against Myanmar’s junta since three powerful organisations launched an offensive last October. “In view of the deteriorating security situation, …

India concerned about deteriorating situation in Myanmar, says MEA on three years of coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi
11 months, 1 week ago

India concerned about deteriorating situation in Myanmar, says MEA on three years of coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi

Firstpost  

India wants an “early resolution” of the “deteriorating situation in Myanmar” and said it is has been advocating for a complete succession of violence and the country’s transition towards inclusive federal democracy. February 1, marks three years since the military in Myanmar declared a state of emergency and ousted Aung San Suu Kyu’s government on this day in 2021, triggering …

Indo-Myanmar border to be fenced, free movement regime scrapped: Amit Shah
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Indo-Myanmar border to be fenced, free movement regime scrapped: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Guwahati: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that India’s border with Myanmar will be fenced like the Indo-Bangladesh border, and the existing free movement regime between the two countries scrapped. Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday addressed the passing out parade of first batch of five newly-constituted Assam Police Commando battalion Shah said that fencing will start …

India-Myanmar border to be fenced soon, says Home Minister Amit Shah
11 months, 2 weeks ago

India-Myanmar border to be fenced soon, says Home Minister Amit Shah

The Hindu  

The Union government will soon fence the 1,643 km border between India and Myanmar, and will consider ending its free movement regime agreement with the neighbouring country, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. “I want to tell my friends in Assam that the Narendra Modi government has decided to fence India’s open border along with Myanmar just like we …

Amid recent flare-up, Manipur body calls for national focus on ‘Kuki extremists’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid recent flare-up, Manipur body calls for national focus on ‘Kuki extremists’

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity, an Imphal Valley-based socio-cultural organisation, has sought national focus on the increasing involvement of Kuki extremists in a series of attacks on security forces in Moreh area bordering Myanmar. The organisation said New Delhi should take serious note of the escalation of violence along the India-Myanmar border following an update of the Moreh …

A refugee chink in Look East policy
1 year, 1 month ago

A refugee chink in Look East policy

Hindustan Times  

It is heartening to hear the Mizoram chief minister designate Lalduhoma saying that the Chin refugee influx in the state is a humanitarian issue and there will be no change in Aizawl’s policy towards them. The Indo-Myanmar border actually extends across the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Manipur on the Indian side, the Sagaing region and the Chin state …

India issues travel advisory for Myanmar, advises to fill out emergency form
1 year, 1 month ago

India issues travel advisory for Myanmar, advises to fill out emergency form

India TV News  

Amid a surge in violence in Myanmar, India, on Tuesday, released an advisory where it advised its nationals to refrain from visiting the country. Send the soft copy to the following email id : consyangonmeagovin and hard copy to the Consular Wing, Embassy of India or deposit the same between 0930 and 1100 hrs on any working day along with …

Mint Explainer: Why India supports Myanmar's contested military regime
1 year, 1 month ago

Mint Explainer: Why India supports Myanmar's contested military regime

Live Mint  

The conflict in Myanmar has intensified, with resistance groups dealing significant blows to the nation's military, which seized power from the elected government in 2021. Background of the conflict After Myanmar's military ousted the elected government in February 2021, arresting leaders including Aung San Suu Kyi, the country plunged into civil war. Criticisms of India's approach Critiques of India's position …

India Calls For Cessation Of Violence Through Talks As Myanmar Refugees Troop Into Mizoram
1 year, 1 month ago

India Calls For Cessation Of Violence Through Talks As Myanmar Refugees Troop Into Mizoram

ABP News  

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi at a weekly press briefing in New Delhi on Thursday raised concerns over fighting between Myanmar's military and anti-junta groups near the Indo-Myanmar border, and urged for a resolution of the situation through constructive dialogue. A fresh airstrike by the Myanmar army in the bordering areas along the Indo-Myanmar border has forced close …

‘India must bring in changes in its policy towards Myanmar’
1 year, 1 month ago

‘India must bring in changes in its policy towards Myanmar’

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India must end its “one-sided policy” of engaging only with the military junta in Myanmar, said Toe Kyaw Hlaing, a councillor in the National Unity Consultative Council of Myanmar, in an interview with Mint. According to the UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in Myanmar, India has provided around $51 million in military aid to Myanmar since the …

Mint Explainer: Myanmar civil war spurs 5K refugees into India. What's at stake?
1 year, 1 month ago

Mint Explainer: Myanmar civil war spurs 5K refugees into India. What's at stake?

Live Mint  

As Myanmar's civil war intensifies, with the military junta clashing fiercely against rebel militias, India has witnessed a surge of refugees crossing into its borders. The background The military coup of February 2021 marked the resurgence of a longstanding civil war in Myanmar, with ethnic militias, notably the Three Brotherhood Alliance, engaging in armed resistance against the ruling junta. Implications …

Fence Mizoram-Myanmar border to check illegal migrants: Manipur MLA to Amit Shah
1 year, 3 months ago

Fence Mizoram-Myanmar border to check illegal migrants: Manipur MLA to Amit Shah

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI A Manipur BJP legislator has appealed to Home Minister Amit Shah to fence Mizoram’s border with Myanmar in view of the Mizoram government’s decision not to collect the biometrics of refugees from the civil war-torn neighbouring country. In his letter on October 3, Rajkumar Imo Singh said Manipur needs to be shielded from “illegal migrants” with the involvement of …

Manipur | India rejects U.N. experts’ concern, calls it ‘unwarranted’, reminds experts of ‘mandate’
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur | India rejects U.N. experts’ concern, calls it ‘unwarranted’, reminds experts of ‘mandate’

The Hindu  

India on Tuesday rejected the concerns of a team of United Nations experts about the current situation in Manipur saying the report is “unwarranted, presumptive and misleading”. “The Permanent Mission of India completely rejects the news release as it is not only unwarranted, presumptive and misleading but also betrays a complete lack of understanding on the situation in Manipur and …

Centre blaming Myanmar migrants for Manipur violence is dangerous
1 year, 4 months ago

Centre blaming Myanmar migrants for Manipur violence is dangerous

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 24, 2023 11:00 IST - 14 MINS READ Conflicts, contrary to what many believe, are not just fuelled by guns, ammunition, and mortars. Mishra, adviser to the Ministry of Home Affairs and New Delhi’s interlocutor with the Kuki and Naga groups, told him that Shah had made a “slip of tongue” in Parliament. For instance, despite the …

Over 200 Indians, who fled to Myanmar after May 3 violence, return to Manipur; CM thanks Army
1 year, 4 months ago

Over 200 Indians, who fled to Myanmar after May 3 violence, return to Manipur; CM thanks Army

India TV News  

Manipur violence: At least 212 Indians, who left Manipur from the border town of Moreh and fled to neighbouring Myanmar have returned back, Chief Minister N Biren Singh informed on Friday. Taking to X, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said, "Relief and gratitude as 212 fellow Indian citizens who sought safety across the Myanmar border post the May 3rd unrest …

India’s Myanmar quandary, its paradoxical policy
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s Myanmar quandary, its paradoxical policy

The Hindu  

July 31 and August 1 will be recorded as the crucial dates when the history of Myanmar’s ongoing tragedy was written. But more importantly, Ms. Suu Kyi’s return could potentially split the National Unity Government -led resistance. For example, India’s announcement of the Sairang-Hmawngbuchhuah railway project near the Myanmar border, under India’s Act East Policy, aims to counter China’s railway …

Home Minister’s remarks draw sharp reactions from Kuki groups in India, Myanmar
1 year, 4 months ago

Home Minister’s remarks draw sharp reactions from Kuki groups in India, Myanmar

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks in Parliament about Kuki immigrants from Myanmar contributing to tensions building in Manipur, drew sharp reactions from Kuki groups — both in India and in Myanmar — on Thursday. The Manipur Tribals’ Forum, Delhi, called Mr. Shah’s remarks a “disheartening blow” and the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum called it “plain wrong” to blame “helpless …

India’s Myanmar Conundrum: New Delhi Should Know This Isn’t The Old Tatmadaw
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s Myanmar Conundrum: New Delhi Should Know This Isn’t The Old Tatmadaw

ABP News  

On February 1, 2021, six months before the fall of Kabul, one of India’s friendly neighbouring countries Myanmar had a meltdown with the Tatmadaw taking control of the country, overthrowing the democratically elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. For the first time since the military coup took place in Myanmar that saw thousands of civilians getting killed, maimed …

Over 700 refugees yet to be repatriated to Myanmar from Manipur
1 year, 5 months ago

Over 700 refugees yet to be repatriated to Myanmar from Manipur

The Hindu  

A day after the Manipur government asked the border-guarding force Assam Rifles to “push back” 718 Myanmar nationals, including 301 children, an official on Tuesday said the “illegal migrants” were yet to be repatriated to the neighbouring country. Some sections, including Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh have blamed “illegal migrants” for the ongoing violence in the State. After a …

Manipur violence: State govt seeks clarification from Assam Rifles after 718 Myanmar illegals enter India between 22 and 23 July
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence: State govt seeks clarification from Assam Rifles after 718 Myanmar illegals enter India between 22 and 23 July

Op India  

On 24th July, the Manipur government asked Assam Rifles authorities to push back 718 Myanmar nationals who entered India illegally. State Government has sought a detailed clarification from authorities to clarify the reasons as to how the 718 Myanmar Nationals entered Manipur, India. He said, “Porous boundary needs to be fenced properly, and identification of all illegal migrants needs to …

‘How 718 Myanmar nationals entered Manipur’: Govt asks Assam Rifles
1 year, 5 months ago

‘How 718 Myanmar nationals entered Manipur’: Govt asks Assam Rifles

Live Mint  

More than 700 Myanmar nationals including 301 children have illegally entered India in just two days. In a conversation with the Assam Rifles on Monday, Manipur chief secretary Vineet Joshi reminded the border guarding force that it has been instructed to take strict action to prevent Myanmar nationals' entry without any document into Manipur as per the central government's instructions. …

Manipur asks Assam Rifles to push back 718 refugees from Myanmar
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur asks Assam Rifles to push back 718 refugees from Myanmar

The Hindu  

The Manipur government on July 24 asked the Assam Rifles to immediately “push back” 718 Myanmar nationals, including 301 children, who entered the State illegally on July 22 and 23. The State government also sought a detailed report from the border guarding force on how the “refugees” were allowed to “enter illegally.” The Assam Rifles had informed the Deputy Commissioner …

To get a better perspective on the ongoing instability in Manipur, turn your attention to catastrophic crises in Myanmar
1 year, 5 months ago

To get a better perspective on the ongoing instability in Manipur, turn your attention to catastrophic crises in Myanmar

Firstpost  

External affairs minister S Jaishankar recently returned from a week-long trip to Indonesia and Thailand. We get an inkling of the answers and a sense of India’s urgency when we note that Aramane was accompanied by a delegation of officials from the ministries of defence, external affairs and armed forces, and as Indian Express reports, “support to the valley based …

INTERVIEW | ‘It is a global war’: Meitei leader Pramot Singh on Manipur violence
1 year, 6 months ago

INTERVIEW | ‘It is a global war’: Meitei leader Pramot Singh on Manipur violence

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 27, 2023 17:40 IST - 5 MINS READ Meitei Leepun, a Meitei organisation, has been in the thick of allegations by Kuki organisations of being involved in attacks on Kuki villages and areas in the ongoing clashes between Meiteis and Kukis in Manipur. We train so that at the time of crisis the system can be activated …

Recalibrating India’s Approach to Myanmar
1 year, 9 months ago

Recalibrating India’s Approach to Myanmar

The Diplomat  

More than two years after the military coup in Myanmar, India’s longstanding approach to the country needs to change – at least, that was the argument put forward recently by Gautam Mukhopadhaya, a former Indian ambassador. In a two-part op-ed published in The Wire last month, Mukhopadhaya, who served as ambassador from 2013 to 2016, took aim at India’s “near …

The quest for hope in Myanmar
1 year, 11 months ago

The quest for hope in Myanmar

The Hindu  

Myanmar today remains pessimistic about its future. In April 2021, Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing accepted ASEAN’s ‘Five-Point Consensus’ formula as a way out, but later he resiled from it, refusing to make any concessions to the opposition. Shunned by the West due to the war in Ukraine, Russia has found a willing partner in Myanmar’s generals who need Russian arms, …

India abstains from UNSC vote on Myanmar, calls for constructive diplomacy
2 years ago

India abstains from UNSC vote on Myanmar, calls for constructive diplomacy

The Hindu  

India, along with Russia and China, abstained from a U.N. Security Council resolution criticising Myanmar’s military regime, and instead called for “quiet, patient” and “constructive” diplomacy with the junta. The vote, which marked the first Security Council resolution on the situation in Myanmar in decades, and in particular since the military overthrew the elected National Unity Government in February 2021, …

Treat our people as refugees: Myanmar’s democracy leader urges Government of India
2 years, 1 month ago

Treat our people as refugees: Myanmar’s democracy leader urges Government of India

The Hindu  

People of Myanmar entering Indian States of Mizoram and Manipur should be treated like other international refugees as they are fleeing from a military crackdown launched by the Junta government at home, a leading figure belonging to the democratic movement of Myanmar has told The Hindu. Speaking over telephone from an undisclosed location, the leader said that Myanmar has faced …

UN envoy: Myanmar crisis deepens, taking ‘catastrophic toll’
2 years, 2 months ago

UN envoy: Myanmar crisis deepens, taking ‘catastrophic toll’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar warned Tuesday that the political, human rights and humanitarian crisis in the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation is deepening and taking “a catastrophic toll on the people.” Noeleen Heyzer told the U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee that more than 13.2 million people don’t have enough to eat, 1.3 million are displaced …

Thirteen Indians trapped in Myanmar's Myawaddy area rescued
2 years, 3 months ago

Thirteen Indians trapped in Myanmar's Myawaddy area rescued

The Hindu  

Thirteen Indians, who were among a group that was trapped in Myanmar’s Myawaddy area after falling prey to an international job racket, have been rescued. “We have been actively pursuing the case of Indians being trapped in fake job rackets in Myanmar.Thanks to the efforts of @IndiainMyanmar & @IndiainThailand, around 32 Indians had already been rescued,” Mr. Bagchi tweeted. “Some …

All Efforts on to Secure Release of Indians Held in Myanmar: MoS MEA
2 years, 3 months ago

All Efforts on to Secure Release of Indians Held in Myanmar: MoS MEA

News 18  

Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Wednesday said the Indian Mission in Myanmar is making all efforts to secure the release of Indians trapped in that country’s Myawaddy area after falling prey to an international racket promising jobs in Thailand. The Indian embassy in Myanmar had rescued over 30 Indians out of the 60 trapped in the …

Rescue Indian workers from Myanmar, CPI urges Centre
2 years, 3 months ago

Rescue Indian workers from Myanmar, CPI urges Centre

India TV News  

Workers hailing from Tamil Nadu were duped on the pretext of job offers and forced into bonded labour in Myanmar, the CPI said on Monday and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take immediate steps to rescue them. After falsely promising job opportunities in Thailand, Tamil Nadu workers were taken by unscrupulous elements to Myawaddy in Myanmar and they were …

Around 30 Indians trapped in Myanmar's Myawaddy area after falling prey to job scam
2 years, 3 months ago

Around 30 Indians trapped in Myanmar's Myawaddy area after falling prey to job scam

India TV News  

The Indian embassy in Myanmar has rescued over 30 Indians out of the 60 trapped in that country's Myawaddy area after falling prey to an international racket promising jobs in Thailand, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Myawaddy area in southeastern Myanmar's Kayin state bordering Thailand is not fully under the control of the Myanmarese government and certain …

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