myanmarnews.net latest rss headlines Provides the latest rss feeds for myanmarnews.net. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page myanmarnews.net http://www.myanmarnews.net en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:40:10 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:40:10 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[US Holds Out Hope for Partnership with Niger]]> Pentagon - The United States is not ruling out a continued military presence in Niger, despite a statement by the country's ruling military junta that it was ending an agreement allowing for the presence of American forces engaged in counterterrorism missions.

U.S. defense officials said Monday the U.S. has yet to withdraw any of its approximately 1,000 military personnel from Niger and, along with officials from]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274179004/us-holds-out-hope-for-partnership-with-niger Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:05:09 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274179004/us-holds-out-hope-for-partnership-with-niger <![CDATA[Mizoram Police, Assam Rifles seize heroin, gelatin sticks and detonators from Champhai]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274178648/mizoram-police-assam-rifles-seize-heroin-gelatin-sticks-and-detonators-from-champhai Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:27:12 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274178648/mizoram-police-assam-rifles-seize-heroin-gelatin-sticks-and-detonators-from-champhai <![CDATA[Wanindu Hasaranga takes back Test retirement ahead of two-match series against Bangladesh]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274178645/wanindu-hasaranga-takes-back-test-retirement-ahead-of-two-match-series-against-bangladesh Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:27:11 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274178645/wanindu-hasaranga-takes-back-test-retirement-ahead-of-two-match-series-against-bangladesh <![CDATA[Bangladesh seal series win following Rishad's quickfire knock in 3rd ODI against Sri Lanka]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274178440/bangladesh-seal-series-win-following-rishad-quickfire-knock-in-3rd-odi-against-sri-lanka Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:18:37 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274178440/bangladesh-seal-series-win-following-rishad-quickfire-knock-in-3rd-odi-against-sri-lanka <![CDATA[Blinken Warns Democracy Summit of Dangers of Disinformation]]> U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that in a year where more than half the world will be holding elections, new technologies including social media and artificial intelligence have made disinformation a greater threat than ever.

Speaking to the third Summit for Democracy in Seoul Monday, Blinken added that while those technologies have dramatically accelerated the already fast-changing information enviro]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274178080/blinken-warns-democracy-summit-of-dangers-of-disinformation Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:05:12 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274178080/blinken-warns-democracy-summit-of-dangers-of-disinformation <![CDATA["It was freak injury": Hardik Pandya on getting injured during World Cup]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274177342/it-was-freak-injury-hardik-pandya-on-getting-injured-during-world-cup Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:18:48 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274177342/it-was-freak-injury-hardik-pandya-on-getting-injured-during-world-cup <![CDATA[Laos' Hin Nam No National Park moves closer to become World Heritage Site]]> VIENTIANE, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Lao government's efforts to submit its Hin Nam No National Protected Area to UNESCO's list of world heritage sites are one step closer to fulfillment following the agency's acceptance of the application dossier.

In the near future, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Center will conduct an on-site verification of the fac]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274177311/laos-hin-nam-no-national-park-moves-closer-to-become-world-heritage-site Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:05:01 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274177311/laos-hin-nam-no-national-park-moves-closer-to-become-world-heritage-site <![CDATA[Xinhua world economic news summary at 0900 GMT, March 18]]> BEIJING -- Global new energy passenger car sales are predicted to exceed 39 million units by 2030, said a report obtained during the China EV100 Forum 2024 concluded Sunday in Beijing.

That will mark a penetration rate of almost 50 percent, rising from the nearly 20 percent in 2023 with the sales of over 13 million units, according to the report issued by China EV100, a new energy vehicle (NEV) industry think ta]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274177230/xinhua-world-economic--summary-at-0900-gmt-march-18 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:18:01 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274177230/xinhua-world-economic--summary-at-0900-gmt-march-18 <![CDATA[AirAsia Cambodia to launch daily domestic services on May 2]]> PHNOM PENH, March 18 (Xinhua) -- AirAsia's Cambodian unit will launch daily domestic flight operations on May 2, as the low-cost airline aims to boost air travel in the Southeast Asian country, it said in a news release on Monday.

The airline will start with three domestic flight destinations: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Sihanoukville, utilizing two A320 aircraft based at Phnom Penh International Airport, the new]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274176990/airasia-cambodia-to-launch-daily-domestic-services-on-may-2 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:49:01 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274176990/airasia-cambodia-to-launch-daily-domestic-services-on-may-2 <![CDATA[Laos records 188 mln USD in trade deficit in January]]> VIENTIANE, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Laos recorded a trade deficit of 188 million U.S. dollars in January, according to the latest figures from the Lao Trade Portal website.

The total value of trade in January amounted to over 1.3 billion dollars, of which 561 million U.S. dollars were for exports and 749 million dollars for imports, said a report issued on Monday on the website.

Laos' main export products inc]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274176742/laos-records-188-mln-usd-in-trade-deficit-in-january Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:05:01 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274176742/laos-records-188-mln-usd-in-trade-deficit-in-january <![CDATA[Indian diaspora in Malaysia hails PM Modi's leadership for India's 'rapid transformation']]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274175027/indian-diaspora-in-malaysia-hails-pm-modi-leadership-for-india-rapid-transformation Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:18:09 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274175027/indian-diaspora-in-malaysia-hails-pm-modi-leadership-for-india-rapid-transformation <![CDATA[UN seeks more than 850m dollars for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh]]> DHAKA, Bangladesh - The United Nations is requesting additional donations for Rohingya refugees residing in camps in Bangladesh.

In its annual crisis response plan, the UN requested $852.4 million to provide food and other help to Rohingya refugees and host communities, the majority of whom are Muslim.

Bangladesh has taken in over a million Rohingya, many of whom left Myanmar following a deadly 2017 milit]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174920/un-seeks-more-than-850m-dollars-for-rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh Sun, 17 Mar 2024 21:46:47 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174920/un-seeks-more-than-850m-dollars-for-rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh <![CDATA[Blinken Arrives in South Korea to Attend Democracy Summit]]> Seoul, South Korea - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Sunday in South Korea on the first stop of a brief Asia tour also including the Philippines, as Washington moves to reinforce ties with two key regional allies.

Blinken landed Sunday afternoon ahead of the third Summit for Democracy on Monday, an initiative of U.S. President Joe Biden, which Seoul is hosting this week.

Before arriving in Se]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174858/blinken-arrives-in-south-korea-to-attend-democracy-summit Sun, 17 Mar 2024 21:05:15 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174858/blinken-arrives-in-south-korea-to-attend-democracy-summit <![CDATA[Bangladesh's sea-land oil storage, transportation system operational]]> DHAKA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's first sea-land integrated oil storage and transportation system has been put into commercial operation.

The project started in 2019 and was completed in November 2023, with preferential loans provided by the Chinese government, financed by the Export-Import Bank of China and undertaken by China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co., Ltd.

The project will shorten oil u]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174749/bangladesh-sea-land-oil-storage-transportation-system-operational Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:49:01 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174749/bangladesh-sea-land-oil-storage-transportation-system-operational <![CDATA[Tripura: One Bangladeshi smuggler killed in BSF firing]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174512/tripura-one-bangladeshi-smuggler-killed-in-bsf-firing Sun, 17 Mar 2024 17:19:00 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174512/tripura-one-bangladeshi-smuggler-killed-in-bsf-firing <![CDATA[People from Sikh community criticise Delhi CM Kejriwal over his CAA remark]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174473/people-from-sikh-community-criticise-delhi-cm-kejriwal-over-his-caa-remark Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:19:05 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174473/people-from-sikh-community-criticise-delhi-cm-kejriwal-over-his-caa-remark <![CDATA[Landmine explosion kills 1 in NW Cambodia]]> PHNOM PENH, March 17 (Xinhua) -- A boy was killed and his two younger sisters seriously wounded in a landmine explosion in northwest Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province on Sunday, a mine clearance chief said.

Heng Ratana, director-general of the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC), said the blast occurred Sunday morning in Anlong Veng district when the three siblings followed their mother to a cassava farm and th]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174458/landmine-explosion-kills-1-in-nw-cambodia Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:18:03 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174458/landmine-explosion-kills-1-in-nw-cambodia <![CDATA[Myanmar aims to plant 700,000 acres of rain-fed paddy in 2024-25 FY]]> YANGON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar aims to plant 700,000 acres of rain-fed paddy with 140 billion kyats (about 66.6 million U.S. dollars) of state economic promotion fund in the 2024-25 fiscal year (FY), according to the state-run Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV).

Efforts were being made to get 200,000 kyats (about 95.23 dollars) per acre for inputs, MRTV said, citing agriculture official Myo Kyaw Thu.

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<![CDATA[Bangladesh's Tanzim Hasan Sakib ruled out of final ODI clash against Sri Lanka]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174396/bangladesh-tanzim-hasan-sakib-ruled-out-of-final-odi-clash-against-sri-lanka Sun, 17 Mar 2024 14:18:44 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174396/bangladesh-tanzim-hasan-sakib-ruled-out-of-final-odi-clash-against-sri-lanka <![CDATA[China's rail-sea intermodal trains complete 2,000 trips in 2024]]> NANNING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- China's rail-sea intermodal trains have completed 2,000 trips along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor since the beginning of 2024, achieving the first-quarter target ahead of schedule.

On Sunday morning, a cargo train loaded with 108 containers departed from Qinzhou railway container center station in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, heading for Sichuan Pr]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174208/china-rail-sea-intermodal-trains-complete-2000-trips-in-2024 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:18:01 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174208/china-rail-sea-intermodal-trains-complete-2000-trips-in-2024 <![CDATA[Xinhua world economic news summary at 0900 GMT, March 17]]> MANILA -- The number of Chinese inbound travelers to the Philippines surged by 235 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2024, a Philippine lawmaker said Sunday.

Citing data from the Philippines' Department of Tourism, Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the committee on tourism in the House of Representatives, said that 82,314 Chinese travelers entered the Philippines in January and Febru]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174157/xinhua-world-economic--summary-at-0900-gmt-march-17 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:30:05 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174157/xinhua-world-economic--summary-at-0900-gmt-march-17 <![CDATA[Cambodia's total public debt reaches 11.24 bln USD as of 2023]]> PHNOM PENH, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government had a total public debt stock of 11.24 billion U.S. dollars as of 2023, according to the Cambodia Public Debt Statistical Bulletin released by the Ministry of Economy and Finance on Sunday.

The public debt comprised 64 percent from bilateral development partners and 36 percent from multilateral development partners, the bulletin said.

The compositi]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174151/cambodia-total-public-debt-reaches-1124-bln-usd-as-of-2023 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:30:02 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174151/cambodia-total-public-debt-reaches-1124-bln-usd-as-of-2023 <![CDATA[Chinese tourist arrivals in Philippines surge by 235 pct in Jan-Feb]]> MANILA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The number of Chinese inbound travelers to the Philippines surged by 235 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2024, a Philippine lawmaker said Sunday.

Citing data from the Philippines' Department of Tourism, Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the committee on tourism in the House of Representatives, said that 82,314 Chinese travelers entered the Philippines i]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174132/chinese-tourist-arrivals-in-philippines-surge-by-235-pct-in-jan-feb Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:18:03 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174132/chinese-tourist-arrivals-in-philippines-surge-by-235-pct-in-jan-feb <![CDATA[Cambodia launches Visit Siem Reap 2024 campaign]]> SIEM REAP, Cambodia, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Saturday launched the Visit Siem Reap 2024 campaign in the northwestern province, aiming to draw more visitors to its tourist attraction the UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park.

Addressing the launching event with thousands of participants, which was held together with the official opening ceremony of the eighth River Festival, Prime Minister Hun Manet s]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174133/cambodia-launches-visit-siem-reap-2024-campaign Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:18:03 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274174133/cambodia-launches-visit-siem-reap-2024-campaign <![CDATA["Limited and misguided perspective": India tears into Pak for raising Ram Temple, CAA at UNGA]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274173969/limited-and-misguided-perspective-india-tears-into-pak-for-raising-ram-temple-caa-at-unga Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:55:04 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274173969/limited-and-misguided-perspective-india-tears-into-pak-for-raising-ram-temple-caa-at-unga <![CDATA[Sri Lanka's Dilshan Madushanka sustains injury, ruled out of final ODI clash against Bangladesh]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274173893/sri-lanka-dilshan-madushanka-sustains-injury-ruled-out-of-final-odi-clash-against-bangladesh Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:37:24 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274173893/sri-lanka-dilshan-madushanka-sustains-injury-ruled-out-of-final-odi-clash-against-bangladesh <![CDATA[Nissanka's ton guides Sri Lanka to victory over Bangladesh by 3 wickets]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274173571/nissanka-ton-guides-sri-lanka-to-victory-over-bangladesh-by-3-wickets Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:30:37 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274173571/nissanka-ton-guides-sri-lanka-to-victory-over-bangladesh-by-3-wickets <![CDATA[Niger Revokes Military Accord With US, Junta Spokesperson Says]]> Niamey, Niger - Niger's ruling military junta has revoked a military accord that allows military personnel and civilian staff from the U.S. Department of Defense on its soil, junta spokesperson Colonel Amadou Abdramane said on Saturday.

The decision, which takes effect immediately, follows a visit this week by U.S. officials led by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee and included General M]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274173057/niger-revokes-military-accord-with-us-junta-spokesperson-says Sun, 17 Mar 2024 06:05:05 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274173057/niger-revokes-military-accord-with-us-junta-spokesperson-says <![CDATA[Niger Says Announces End to Military Cooperation With US]]> Niamey, Niger - Niger's government announced Saturday that it was breaking off 'with immediate effect' its military cooperation agreement with the United States.

The declaration came a day after a senior U.S. delegation left Niger, following a three-day visit to renew contact with the military junta that ousted the president and moved closer to Russia.

The statement said the government had decided to 'denou]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274171397/niger-says-announces-end-to-military-cooperation-with-us Sat, 16 Mar 2024 23:05:34 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274171397/niger-says-announces-end-to-military-cooperation-with-us <![CDATA["This is a different India today": Jaishankar hails Centre's global outreach, says country now able to "seek own solutions"]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274169612/this-is-a-different-india-today-jaishankar-hails-centre-global-outreach-says-country-now-able-to-seek-own-solutions Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:35:14 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274169612/this-is-a-different-india-today-jaishankar-hails-centre-global-outreach-says-country-now-able-to-seek-own-solutions <![CDATA[Cambodia, Laos sign security cooperation deal for 2024]]> PHNOM PENH, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Laos have signed a memorandum on security cooperation for 2024, with a focus on combating all kinds of cross-border crimes, said a press statement from the Cambodian side on Friday.

The deal was inked here on Thursday between Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Sokha and Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Security Vilay Lakhamfong ]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165781/cambodia-laos-sign-security-cooperation-deal-for-2024 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:07:07 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165781/cambodia-laos-sign-security-cooperation-deal-for-2024 <![CDATA[Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 15]]> SINGAPORE -- A crew member onboard the Liberia-flagged vessel Utopia was reported missing on Friday afternoon, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

The vessel is in Singapore waters, the MPA added. (Singapore-Vessel Crew-Missing)

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NEW DELHI -- India strongly reacted on Friday to the U.S. State Department spokesman's statement on the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165776/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1600-gmt-march-15 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:05:58 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165776/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1600-gmt-march-15 <![CDATA[Indian Navy thwarts piracy attack on Bangladesh-flagged vessel off Somalia coast]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165377/indian-navy-thwarts-piracy-attack-on-bangladesh-flagged-vessel-off-somalia-coast Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:37:20 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165377/indian-navy-thwarts-piracy-attack-on-bangladesh-flagged-vessel-off-somalia-coast <![CDATA[Indian Navy thwarts piracy attack on Bangladesh-flagged vessel off Sonalia coast]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165364/indian-navy-thwarts-piracy-attack-on-bangladesh-flagged-vessel-off-sonalia-coast Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:18:37 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165364/indian-navy-thwarts-piracy-attack-on-bangladesh-flagged-vessel-off-sonalia-coast <![CDATA[Myanmar situation remains cause of concern, have asked all Indian nationals to evacuate: MEA]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165282/myanmar-situation-remains-cause-of-concern-have-asked-all-indian-nationals-to-evacuate-mea Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:55:35 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165282/myanmar-situation-remains-cause-of-concern-have-asked-all-indian-nationals-to-evacuate-mea <![CDATA["Misplaced, misinformed and unwarranted": External Affairs Ministry on remarks by US, several others on Citizenship Amendment Act]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165259/misplaced-misinformed-and-unwarranted-external-affairs-ministry-on-remarks-by-us-several-others-on-citizenship-amendment-act Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:27:15 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165259/misplaced-misinformed-and-unwarranted-external-affairs-ministry-on-remarks-by-us-several-others-on-citizenship-amendment-act <![CDATA[CAA is a true act of democracy: US Singer Millben lauds PM Modi's "compassionate leadership"]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165186/caa-is-a-true-act-of-democracy-us-singer-millben-lauds-pm-modi-compassionate-leadership Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:03:09 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165186/caa-is-a-true-act-of-democracy-us-singer-millben-lauds-pm-modi-compassionate-leadership <![CDATA[Vietnam's ride-hailing market value to reach 880 mln USD in 2024]]> HANOI, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's ride-hailing market value is estimated to reach 880 million U.S. dollars in 2024, Vietnam News Agency reported Friday, citing India-based market research firm Mordor Intelligence.

By 2029, the market value will hit 21.6 billion dollars, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 19.5 percent, said the firm.

Consumers' increasing preference to private transportation f]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165183/vietnam-ride-hailing-market-value-to-reach-880-mln-usd-in-2024 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:57:02 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165183/vietnam-ride-hailing-market-value-to-reach-880-mln-usd-in-2024 <![CDATA[Grace Harris replaces Darcie Brown in Australia's ODI series against Bangladesh]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165180/grace-harris-replaces-darcie-brown-in-australia-odi-series-against-bangladesh Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:55:42 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165180/grace-harris-replaces-darcie-brown-in-australia-odi-series-against-bangladesh <![CDATA[India Activates Discriminatory Citizenship Law]]> This week, India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government began implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which parliament had enacted in 2019. The law fast-tracks citizenship requests from non-Muslims fleeing religious persecution from India's Muslim-majority neighbors - Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh - but excludes Muslim refugees from those countries.

Before the government enacted the law, ]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165709/india-activates-discriminatory-citizenship-law Fri, 15 Mar 2024 08:11:35 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165709/india-activates-discriminatory-citizenship-law <![CDATA[Russia Holds Presidential Election]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Russia began voting on Friday in presidential election as Ukraine launched a barrage of deadly attacks on border regions.

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Officials in Moscow warned against any protests during the March 15-17 presidential vote, after calls from the opposition for anti-Putin demonstrations on Sunday.

Millions of Russian citizens head to the polls on March 15-17 as early voting for ]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165039/russia-holds-presidential-election Fri, 15 Mar 2024 07:37:12 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274165039/russia-holds-presidential-election <![CDATA[CAA: SC agrees to hear on March 19 pleas seeking stay on CAA Rules 2024]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164996/caa-sc-agrees-to-hear-on-march-19-pleas-seeking-stay-on-caa-rules-2024 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 06:27:16 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164996/caa-sc-agrees-to-hear-on-march-19-pleas-seeking-stay-on-caa-rules-2024 <![CDATA[Two criminals nabbed after encounter with Delhi Police in Dwarka]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164914/two-criminals-nabbed-after-encounter-with-delhi-police-in-dwarka Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:37:21 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164914/two-criminals-nabbed-after-encounter-with-delhi-police-in-dwarka <![CDATA[China Positioning C919 Passenger Jet to Take On Boeing, Airbus]]> washington - China's state-owned plane manufacturer is facing industry skepticism over its claims that its newest passenger aircraft, the C919, can break the passenger-jet duopoly of Boeing and Airbus.

COMAC's promotional tour through the fast-growing aviation markets of Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia ended in Malaysia on Wednesday, according to China's official Xinghua news agency. At each stop]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164682/china-positioning-c919-passenger-jet-to-take-on-boeing-airbus Thu, 14 Mar 2024 22:35:27 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164682/china-positioning-c919-passenger-jet-to-take-on-boeing-airbus <![CDATA[LS polls: SAD chief Badal denies speculations of tie-up with BJP in Punjab but says 'like-minded parties' welcome]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164671/ls-polls-sad-chief-badal-denies-speculations-of-tie-up-with-bjp-in-punjab-but-says-like-minded-parties-welcome Thu, 14 Mar 2024 22:18:06 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164671/ls-polls-sad-chief-badal-denies-speculations-of-tie-up-with-bjp-in-punjab-but-says-like-minded-parties-welcome <![CDATA[Video Shows Rohingya Forcibly Recruited Into Myanmar Military]]> washington - VOA has recently obtained video footage depicting Rohingya from Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps being trained as soldiers in Rakhine state, the scene of heavy fighting between Myanmar's military junta and ethnic armed groups.

The footage shows the young refugees armed with weapons and undergoing military training, revealing what appears to be forcible recruitment by the junta. Experts and wi]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164633/video-shows-rohingya-forcibly-recruited-into-myanmar-military Thu, 14 Mar 2024 21:35:43 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164633/video-shows-rohingya-forcibly-recruited-into-myanmar-military <![CDATA["Religion cannot be criteria for citizenship": CPI General Secretary questions timing of CAA implementation]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164387/religion-cannot-be-criteria-for-citizenship-cpi-general-secretary-questions-timing-of-caa-implementation Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:55:48 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164387/religion-cannot-be-criteria-for-citizenship-cpi-general-secretary-questions-timing-of-caa-implementation <![CDATA[SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal claims AAP will be in fourth position in upcoming Lok Sabha elections]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164382/sad-president-sukhbir-singh-badal-claims-aap-will-be-in-fourth-position-in-upcoming-lok-sabha-elections Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:55:43 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164382/sad-president-sukhbir-singh-badal-claims-aap-will-be-in-fourth-position-in-upcoming-lok-sabha-elections <![CDATA[Scam centers to safety: China's battle against human trafficking]]> YANGON, Myanmar - Hundreds of people who worked in Myanmar's notorious scam centers have left on Chinese-organized evacuation flights.

The flights represent Beijing's latest victory in its fight against the centers, which are estimated to house hundreds of thousands of human trafficking victims.

China has increased pressure on Myanmar's military government and armed groups to close the centers.

]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164149/scam-centers-to-safety-china-battle-against-human-trafficking Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:29:52 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164149/scam-centers-to-safety-china-battle-against-human-trafficking <![CDATA[Bangladesh expands social service workforce by 40 pct in child protection]]> DHAKA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi government in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has hired more than 1,200 social workers in child protection services.

The initiative underscores the importance of ensuring the welfare of children and families across the nation, UNICEF said in a statement Thursday.

As a first step towards their integration in the child protection soc]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164112/bangladesh-expands-social-service-workforce-by-40-pct-in-child-protection Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:06:23 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164112/bangladesh-expands-social-service-workforce-by-40-pct-in-child-protection <![CDATA[Cambodia launches 7 gamma dose rate monitoring stations across country]]> PHNOM PENH, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Thursday launched seven new gamma dose rate monitoring stations across its capital and borderline provinces in a bid to strengthen environmental radiation monitoring capabilities.

Donated by the European Union, the MIRA gamma dose rate monitoring systems were installed in the capital Phnom Penh and the provinces of Ratanakiri, Oddar Meanchey, Koh Kong, Preah Sihanouk,]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164109/cambodia-launches-7-gamma-dose-rate-monitoring-stations-across-country Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:06:21 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164109/cambodia-launches-7-gamma-dose-rate-monitoring-stations-across-country <![CDATA[Hijacked Bangladeshi-flagged ship anchors near Somalian port]]> DHAKA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi-flagged cargo ship which was hijacked Tuesday has anchored 20 miles off the Somalian port of Garacad, an official said here Thursday.

Md Shakawat Hossain, general secretary of Bangladesh Merchant Marine Officers' Association, told reporters here, "We've come to know from a global shipping source that the ship as of 1:00 p.m. local time anchored at a place close to the ]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164110/hijacked-bangladeshi-flagged-ship-anchors-near-somalian-port Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:06:21 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164110/hijacked-bangladeshi-flagged-ship-anchors-near-somalian-port <![CDATA[Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 14]]> TOKYO -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck off Japan's northeastern prefecture of Fukushima on Friday (local time), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

The tremors were felt in central Tokyo. No tsunami warnings have been issued by the JMA. (Japan-Earthquake)

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JAKARTA -- Inactive Supreme Court Secretary Hasbi Hasan was sentenced to 13 years and eight mo]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164107/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1600-gmt-march-14 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:05:29 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164107/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1600-gmt-march-14 <![CDATA["Muslim organisations have no fear regarding CAA," BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164082/muslim-organisations-have-no-fear-regarding-caa-bjp-leader-shahnawaz-hussain Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:37:32 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164082/muslim-organisations-have-no-fear-regarding-caa-bjp-leader-shahnawaz-hussain <![CDATA["Good law": Sufi bodies hail implementation of citizenship act]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164076/good-law-sufi-bodies-hail-implementation-of-citizenship-act Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:18:32 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164076/good-law-sufi-bodies-hail-implementation-of-citizenship-act <![CDATA[Feature: Chinese smartphones enhance daily life in Myanmar]]> YANGON, March 14 (Xinhua) -- With their innovative features and reliable performances, Chinese smartphones are reshaping the way people in Myanmar live and work.

Aung Aung, a 31-year-old IT technician in Yangon, has been relying on his Chinese smartphone for the past two years to stay connected in an ever-growing digital world and carry out his daily tasks.

"I use a Redmi Note 11 smartphone. I bought this]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274163733/feature-chinese-smartphones-enhance-daily-life-in-myanmar Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:06:19 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274163733/feature-chinese-smartphones-enhance-daily-life-in-myanmar <![CDATA[The Raider Image Warehouse Sale set for March 22-23]]> Raiders Public Relations

HENDERSON, Nev. - For the third consecutive year, The Raider Image will conduct a two-day sale where the public can receive the best savings of the year on Raiders merchandise including men's, women's and children's apparel and headwear, accessories, collectibles and more. New this year will be the availability of back-to-back WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces merchandise. In]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274161317/the-raider-image-warehouse-sale-set-for-march-22-23 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:05:07 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274161317/the-raider-image-warehouse-sale-set-for-march-22-23 <![CDATA[Former Thai PM Thaksin makes public appearance after release on parole]]> BANGKOK, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made his first public appearance on Thursday since leaving detention on parole last month.

Thaksin visited the Bangkok City Pillar Shrine in the capital early Thursday morning before flying to his hometown in the country's northern Chiang Mai province for a three-day trip, local media reported.

Making his first journey back ]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274157445/former-thai-pm-thaksin-makes-public-appearance-after-release-on-parole Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:31:16 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274157445/former-thai-pm-thaksin-makes-public-appearance-after-release-on-parole <![CDATA[Lufthansa to build 2nd hangar in Philippines]]> MANILA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Germany's flag carrier Lufthansa is looking to build a second hangar in the Philippines, as part of its expansion plans in the Southeast Asia region, said Philippine Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual on Thursday.

Pascual said the plan was discussed during a meeting between Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos and Lufthansa's managers in Berlin where Marcos was o]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156733/lufthansa-to-build-2nd-hangar-in-philippines Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:50:16 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156733/lufthansa-to-build-2nd-hangar-in-philippines <![CDATA[China-Laos Railway handles over 30 mln passenger trips]]> KUNMING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- As of Tuesday, the China-Laos Railway had handled a total of 30.2 million passenger trips since its launch in December 2021, data from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. showed Thursday.

The China section of the railway saw its average daily number of passenger trains increase from 35 in the initial period to 51, with daily passenger trips soaring from 20,000 to a peak of 103,0]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156667/china-laos-railway-handles-over-30-mln-passenger-trips Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:07:09 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156667/china-laos-railway-handles-over-30-mln-passenger-trips <![CDATA[Australia head coach Nitschke feels leaving Jonassen for upcoming tour was "tough decision"]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156632/australia-head-coach-nitschke-feels-leaving-jonassen-for-upcoming-tour-was-tough-decision Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:27:15 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156632/australia-head-coach-nitschke-feels-leaving-jonassen-for-upcoming-tour-was-tough-decision <![CDATA[Migration due to CAA will be higher than during Partition: Arvind Kejriwal]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156602/migration-due-to-caa-will-be-higher-than-during-partition-arvind-kejriwal Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:55:38 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156602/migration-due-to-caa-will-be-higher-than-during-partition-arvind-kejriwal <![CDATA["Amit Shah has been informing people about CAA": Anurag Thakur]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156543/amit-shah-has-been-informing-people-about-caa-anurag-thakur Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:55:35 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156543/amit-shah-has-been-informing-people-about-caa-anurag-thakur <![CDATA["What will happen to people living in PoK...": DMK questions Amit Shah on CAA]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156530/what-will-happen-to-people-living-in-pok-dmk-questions-amit-shah-on-caa Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:37:30 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156530/what-will-happen-to-people-living-in-pok-dmk-questions-amit-shah-on-caa <![CDATA[Vietnam's insurance premium revenue reaches 1.4 bln USD in first 2 months]]> HANOI, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's total insurance premium revenue in the first two months of 2024 was estimated at 33.9 trillion Vietnamese dong (1.4 billion U.S. dollars), up 1.6 percent year on year, Vietnam News Agency reported Thursday, citing the Ministry of Finance.

Insurance enterprises reinjected investment worth 780.7 trillion dong (31.6 billion dollars), up 12.7 percent in the cited period, said th]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156484/vietnam-insurance-premium-revenue-reaches-14-bln-usd-in-first-2-months Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:45:08 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156484/vietnam-insurance-premium-revenue-reaches-14-bln-usd-in-first-2-months <![CDATA[Vietnam's GDP to reach nearly 470 bln USD in 2024: IMF]]> HANOI, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to reach about 469.7 billion U.S. dollars by the end of 2024, ranking the fifth in Southeast Asia, Vietnam News reported Thursday, citing the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines have taken the leading positions in the forecast.

According to IMF, Vietnam's GDP was estimated to ha]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156474/vietnam-gdp-to-reach-nearly-470-bln-usd-in-2024-imf Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:19:11 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156474/vietnam-gdp-to-reach-nearly-470-bln-usd-in-2024-imf <![CDATA["Everyone will get equal rights" says Amit Shah, asks persecuted refugees to have faith in PM Modi-led govt]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156452/everyone-will-get-equal-rights-says-amit-shah-asks-persecuted-refugees-to-have-faith-in-pm-modi-led-govt Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:55:21 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156452/everyone-will-get-equal-rights-says-amit-shah-asks-persecuted-refugees-to-have-faith-in-pm-modi-led-govt <![CDATA[IOM appeals for USD 119 million for Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh]]> Geneva/Cox's Bazar, 14 March - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for USD 119 million to support nearly a million Rohingya refugees in the world's largest refugee settlement in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, and the vulnerable community generously hosting them.

"The world today has many crises, but we cannot forget the urgent needs of the Roh]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164723/iom-appeals-for-usd-119-million-for-rohingya-refugee-response-in-bangladesh Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:50:22 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274164723/iom-appeals-for-usd-119-million-for-rohingya-refugee-response-in-bangladesh <![CDATA[IOM appeals for $119 million for Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh]]> Geneva/Cox's Bazar, 14 March - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for USD 119 million to support nearly a million Rohingya refugees in the world's largest refugee settlement in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, and the vulnerable community generously hosting them.

"The world today has many crises, but we cannot forget the urgent needs of the Roh]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274169708/iom-appeals-for-119-million-for-rohingya-refugee-response-in-bangladesh Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:50:22 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274169708/iom-appeals-for-119-million-for-rohingya-refugee-response-in-bangladesh <![CDATA[Union govt notified CAA Rules one month before LS polls to polarise voters: Congress' Jairam Ramesh]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156443/union-govt-notified-caa-rules-one-month-before-ls-polls-to-polarise-voters-congress-jairam-ramesh Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:37:21 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156443/union-govt-notified-caa-rules-one-month-before-ls-polls-to-polarise-voters-congress-jairam-ramesh <![CDATA[Cambodia records 32 landmine, ERW casualties in 2023, down 22 pct]]> PHNOM PENH, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia reported 32 landmine and explosive remnant of war (ERW) casualties in 2023, a 22 percent decline from 41 in 2022, according to an official report on Thursday.

"Four people were killed, 18 others were injured, and the 10 others were amputated in 2023," the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA)'s report said, adding that a total of 29 explosive ordna]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156437/cambodia-records-32-landmine-erw-casualties-in-2023-down-22-pct Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:31:09 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156437/cambodia-records-32-landmine-erw-casualties-in-2023-down-22-pct <![CDATA[Early visit to Indonesia strengthens ties]]> Foreign Minister Winston Peters held discussions in Jakarta today about the future of relations between New Zealand and South East Asia's most populous country.

 

"We are in Jakarta so early in our new government's term to reflect the huge importance we place on our relationship with Indonesia and South East Asia as a region," Mr Peters says. 

 

Mr Peters held talks w]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156749/early-visit-to-indonesia-strengthens-ties Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:19:50 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156749/early-visit-to-indonesia-strengthens-ties <![CDATA[PM Modi has vision to make India a developed country: Amit Shah]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156430/pm-modi-has-vision-to-make-india-a-developed-country-amit-shah Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:18:20 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156430/pm-modi-has-vision-to-make-india-a-developed-country-amit-shah <![CDATA["Opposition parties are indulging in jhooth ki rajneeti...," Amit Shah on timing of bringing notification of CAA]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156428/opposition-parties-are-indulging-in-jhooth-ki-rajneeti-amit-shah-on-timing-of-bringing-notification-of-caa Thu, 14 Mar 2024 04:18:19 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156428/opposition-parties-are-indulging-in-jhooth-ki-rajneeti-amit-shah-on-timing-of-bringing-notification-of-caa <![CDATA[Amit Shah questions Owaisi, Mamata for calling CAA an anti-Muslim law]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156419/amit-shah-questions-owaisi-mamata-for-calling-caa-an-anti-muslim-law Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:55:17 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156419/amit-shah-questions-owaisi-mamata-for-calling-caa-an-anti-muslim-law <![CDATA["Mamata does not understand difference between refugees and infiltrators": Amit Shah]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156407/mamata-does-not-understand-difference-between-refugees-and-infiltrators-amit-shah Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:37:16 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156407/mamata-does-not-understand-difference-between-refugees-and-infiltrators-amit-shah <![CDATA["Rahul Gandhi must publicly explain Congress stand on CAA", says Home Minister Amit Shah]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156395/rahul-gandhi-must-publicly-explain-congress-stand-on-caa-says-home-minister-amit-shah Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:18:14 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156395/rahul-gandhi-must-publicly-explain-congress-stand-on-caa-says-home-minister-amit-shah <![CDATA["Do they have right to refuse...citizenship is Centre's domain": Amit Shah slams Mamata, Stalin, Vijayan for opposing CAA implementation]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156394/do-they-have-right-to-refusecitizenship-is-centre-domain--amit-shah-slams-mamata-stalin-vijayan-for-opposing-caa-implementation Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:18:13 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156394/do-they-have-right-to-refusecitizenship-is-centre-domain--amit-shah-slams-mamata-stalin-vijayan-for-opposing-caa-implementation <![CDATA["CAA will never be taken back", Home Minister Amit Shah makes categorical statement]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156393/caa-will-never-be-taken-back-home-minister-amit-shah-makes-categorical-statement Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:18:11 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274156393/caa-will-never-be-taken-back-home-minister-amit-shah-makes-categorical-statement <![CDATA[Red Sea attacks may have silver lining for Southeast Asia]]> The Houthi attacks on ships may offer the region a chance to reinvent how it deals with supply chain disruptions.

When the Yemen-based Houthis started attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea, the crisis brought to light the vulnerability of global trade chokepoints.

It re-emp]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274155275/red-sea-attacks-may-have-silver-lining-for-southeast-asia Wed, 13 Mar 2024 04:35:07 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274155275/red-sea-attacks-may-have-silver-lining-for-southeast-asia <![CDATA[Minister MacAulay attends Seafood Expo North America in Boston to promote Canadian seafood]]> March 12, 2024 - Ottawa, Ontario - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Building on a successful mission to Southeast Asia where he officially opened Canada's first-ever trade office for agriculture and seafood in the Indo-Pacific region, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, travelled to Boston, Massachusetts this week to attend Seafood Expo North America, the largest seafoo]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274154861/minister-macaulay-attends-seafood-expo-north-america-in-boston-to-promote-canadian-seafood Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:26:30 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274154861/minister-macaulay-attends-seafood-expo-north-america-in-boston-to-promote-canadian-seafood <![CDATA[India implements controversial citizenship law ahead of general polls]]> The measure seeks to fast-track processes for undocumented migrants of ethnic minorities from neighboring nations

Protests have broken out in India after a controversial new citizenship law entered into force on Monday. The measure grants fast-tracked citizenship to undocumented migrants from the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274154533/india-implements-controversial-citizenship-law-ahead-of-general-polls Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:02:45 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274154533/india-implements-controversial-citizenship-law-ahead-of-general-polls <![CDATA[Protests break out over controversial Indian citizenship law]]> The measure seeks to fast-track processes for undocumented migrants of ethnic minorities from neighboring nations

Protests have broken out in India after a controversial new citizenship law entered into force on Monday. The measure grants fast-tracked citizenship to undocumented migrants from the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274154325/protests-break-out-over-controversial-indian-citizenship-law Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:02:45 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274154325/protests-break-out-over-controversial-indian-citizenship-law <![CDATA[Netherlands and Bangladesh sign new tax treaty in Dhaka]]> News item | 12-03-2024 | 12:31

Dutch State Secretary for Tax Affairs Van Rij and Minister Abdul Hassan Mahmood Ali of Bangladesh put their signatures to a new bilateral tax treaty in Dhaka on 12 March. The aim of the treaty is to avoid double taxation and further Dutch and Bangladeshi economic interests.

Bangladesh is an important Dutch trading partner. The two countries have been p]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274154432/netherlands-and-bangladesh-sign-new-tax-treaty-in-dhaka Tue, 12 Mar 2024 05:58:00 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274154432/netherlands-and-bangladesh-sign-new-tax-treaty-in-dhaka <![CDATA[India's Civilizational Imagination of Southeast Asia]]> A substantial amount of India's international thought engages with the idea of the Indian civilization (Mawdsley, 2023). Statist perceptions and usage of civilization as a category need not overlap with the academic study of what constitutes a civilization. Rather statist imaginations of civilizations are contingent, constructed and deeply political. Civilizational imaginations are contingent as they change and evolve ]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274154205/india-civilizational-imagination-of-southeast-asia Tue, 12 Mar 2024 03:00:31 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274154205/india-civilizational-imagination-of-southeast-asia <![CDATA[President of UAE receives written message from Prime Minister of Bangladesh]]> ABU DHABI 7th March, 2024 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a written message from Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, on the bilateral relations between the two countries.

The message was received by H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, during his meeting today with Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Mohammed Hasan Mahmud.

Th]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274150948/president-of-uae-receives-written-message-from-prime-minister-of-bangladesh Fri, 08 Mar 2024 19:30:54 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274150948/president-of-uae-receives-written-message-from-prime-minister-of-bangladesh <![CDATA[UAE President receives credentials of foreign ambassadors, UAE Ambassador to Myanmar takes legal oath]]> ABU DHABI, 6th March, 2024 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received the credentials of new foreign ambassadors appointed to serve in the UAE. Moataz Abdullah Al Fahim, UAE Ambassador to Myanmar, also took the legal oath before His Highness the President.

During the ceremony at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomed the ambassado]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274148120/uae-president-receives-credentials-of-foreign-ambassadors-uae-ambassador-to-myanmar-takes-legal-oath Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:33:39 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274148120/uae-president-receives-credentials-of-foreign-ambassadors-uae-ambassador-to-myanmar-takes-legal-oath <![CDATA[Singapore's Petrozo Energy sets up factory in Hamriyah Free Zone, targeting markets in Middle East, East Africa & Southeast Asia]]> SHARJAH, 27th February, 2024 (WAM) - Petrozo Energy, a leading Singapore-based oil and gas company, has announced an ambitious plan to establish a new manufacturing facility in the Hamriyah Free Zone, spanning over 430,000 square feet.
The strategic decision was unveiled following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA), and Randhi]]>
http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274140099/singapore-petrozo-energy-sets-up-factory-in-hamriyah-free-zone-targeting-markets-in-middle-east-east-africa--southeast-asia Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:38:04 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274140099/singapore-petrozo-energy-sets-up-factory-in-hamriyah-free-zone-targeting-markets-in-middle-east-east-africa--southeast-asia
<![CDATA[Singapore's Petrozo Energy sets up factory in Hamriyah Free Zone, targeting markets in Middle East, East Africa, & Southeast Asia]]> SHARJAH, 27th February, 2024 (WAM) - Petrozo Energy, a leading Singapore-based oil and gas company, has announced an ambitious plan to establish a new manufacturing facility in the Hamriyah Free Zone, spanning over 430,000 square feet.
The strategic decision was unveiled following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA), and Randhi]]>
http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274139762/singapore-petrozo-energy-sets-up-factory-in-hamriyah-free-zone-targeting-markets-in-middle-east-east-africa--southeast-asia Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:38:04 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274139762/singapore-petrozo-energy-sets-up-factory-in-hamriyah-free-zone-targeting-markets-in-middle-east-east-africa--southeast-asia
<![CDATA[UAE discusses labour market relations with India, Bangladesh at Abu Dhabi Dialogue]]> DUBAI, 14th February, 2024 (WAM) -- Dr. Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, met with Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury, Minister of State for Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment of Bangladesh, and Muktesh Pardeshi, Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs of India, overseeing India's relations with the Gulf, West Asia, and North Africa regions, on the sidelines of the S]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274126228/uae-discusses-labour-market-relations-with-india-bangladesh-at-abu-dhabi-dialogue Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:56:44 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274126228/uae-discusses-labour-market-relations-with-india-bangladesh-at-abu-dhabi-dialogue <![CDATA[UAE Ambassador presents credentials to President of Laos]]> http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274120743/uae-ambassador-presents-credentials-to-president-of-laos Thu, 08 Feb 2024 15:41:07 GMT http://www.myanmarnews.net/news/274120743/uae-ambassador-presents-credentials-to-president-of-laos