Myanmar, India vows cooperation in border security following rebel raid

YANGON, June 22 (Xinhua) — Myanmar and India have agreed to cooperate on border security following an India army’s raid on the rebel Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), near Myanmar-India border earlier this month, the military-run Myawaddy newspaper reported on Monday. The Myanmar army said it will maintain a continuous patrol of the border […]

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China’s Xi meets Aung San Suu Kyi

BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping met with a delegation from Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD), headed by NLD chair Aung San Suu Kyi, on Thursday afternoon at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing. “China and Myanmar are close, friendly neighbors,” said the Chinese president, who is also general secretary of […]

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Indian PM Modi’s terrorism remarks anger Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, June 10 (NsNewsWire) — Pakistan on Tuesday reacted angrily at remarks Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered during his recent visit to Bangladesh. Speaking at a function at Dhaka University on Monday, Modi accused Pakistan of creating “nuisance” and “constantly” troubling India by promoting terrorism, according to Indian media. With reference to Modi’s allegations […]

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PM’s Bangladesh visit- On the cards: Motor vehicles pact to make trade easier

DHAKA, May 24 (NsNewsWire) — Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh in June, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar Saturday said they are discussing a motor vehicles agreement between India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, as an initiative under sub-regional cooperation., reports http://indianexpress.com The agreement, if it comes through, will allow trucks to travel between […]

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U.S.-Gulf summit to kick off without key leaders

WASHINGTON, May 14 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President Barack Obama is set to hold a summit of Gulf nations this week, but it is overshadowed by the absence of several key leaders amid rumors of rift over the U.S. handling of its ties with Iran. The meetings are slated to begin at the White House on […]

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Myanmar, Laos open first friendship bridge

YANGON, May 10 (NsNewsWire) — Myanmar and Laos on Saturday formally opened the first-ever friendship bridge across the Mekong River that links Myanmar’s Tachileik in Shan state and Laungnamtha Province of Laos. Myanmar President U Thein Sein and his Laos counterpart Choummaly Sayasone jointly presided over the opening ceremony of Myanmar-Laos Friendship Bridge at Tachileik […]

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After Baltimore unrest, thousands protest in cities across the US

The high profile unrest in Baltimore triggered protests in several American cities Wednesday. Demonstrators across the country were spurred by the death of a black man, Freddie Gray, whose family says he suffered a partially severed spine and a crushed voice box while in police custody. Officials have confirmed that he died of a severed spine, reports […]

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