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Myanmar’s ex-dictator tips Suu Kyi as ‘future leader’

Dec 18, 2015 - 2:22 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

YANGON (TIP): Myanmar‘s feared former junta leader Than Shwe has endorsed his one-time nemesis Aung San Suu Kyi as a “future leader” of the country, according to his grandson. Than Shwe, a postal clerk turned […]

Its back to School In Myanmar, Suu Kyi sends new members to parliament school

Dec 17, 2015 - 5:25 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

Aung San Suu Kyi is sending her newly elected MPs on a crash course on Myanmar’s parliament as they prepare to take their seats for the first time early next year, her party said today. […]

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi blames lack of safety regulations for deadly landslide

Nov 28, 2015 - 3:22 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

YAGON/HPAKANT(MYANMAR) (TIP): : A disregard for the rule of law in the jade mining industry in Myanmar had made accidents such as the landslide that killed more than 100 people at the weekend a common occurrence, […]

UN criticizes Myanmar over treatment of Rohingyas

Nov 20, 2015 - 3:53 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The United Nations general assembly’s human rights committee on Wednesday criticized Myanmar for its treatment of the nation’s Muslim minority and urged the country to change its citizenship rules to make Rohingya […]

Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya see glimmer of hope in Suu Kyi victory

Nov 15, 2015 - 10:35 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

SITTWE, MYANMAR (TIP): Noor Bagum would have liked to have voted for Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) but, like the majority of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority, she took no part […]

Mr. Harishchandra Mistry Honored: L to R : H. R. Shah, Ambassador Vijay Nambiar, Mrs. And Mr. Harishchandra Mistry, Ambassador Dnyaneshwar Mulay, Mrs. Damini and Mr. Girish Soni and Mr. Kenny Desai

Ancient Wisdom in Modern Times at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

Oct 30, 2015 - 8:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, has been functioning in the USA since 1981 and is committed to the promotion of Indian culture and values through the media of arts, languages and literature. It […]

China’s Ocean Hegemony and Implications for India

Oct 23, 2015 - 11:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The fifth generation of CCP leadership under Xi Jinping has de facto abandoned the Deng doctrine of keeping low profile internationally. China has become more ambitious of becoming a superpower and has been extending its sovereignty […]

Myanmar signs ceasefire with eight armed groups

Oct 20, 2015 - 11:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NAYPYITAW (TIP): Myanmar‘s government and eight armed ethnic groups signed a ceasefire agreement on Oct 15, the culmination of more than two years of negotiations aimed at bringing an end to the majority of the […]

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi says rebel groups shouldn’t rush peace deal

Sep 18, 2015 - 8:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

HOPONE, Myanmar: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi over the weekend appealed to ethnic rebel groups in nationwide ceasefire talks with the government not to rush the deal, but work slowly on an agreement […]

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi begins election bid with first rally

Sep 11, 2015 - 10:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

LOIKAW (Myanmar) (TIP): Thousands thronged to see Aung San Suu Kyi’s first rally on Sept 10 as the Myanmar opposition leader launched her bid for historic November elections by touring a remote eastern region seen […]

Myanmar flood: UN provides food to 435,000 people

Aug 14, 2015 - 10:17 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The World Food Programme (WFP) is working to provide emergency food assistance to 435,000 people in Myanmar. “A one-month supply of rice, chickpeas, cooking oil, salt and, in some cases, a one-week […]

69 die in Myanmar floods, 250,000 affected

Aug 7, 2015 - 3:07 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

YANGON (TIP): The death toll from severe flooding in Myanmar has risen to 69, with 259,799 people affected by the disaster, the ministry of social welfare said on August 5. The flooding has submerged vast […]

Naga Accord: End of Naga Insurgency?

Aug 5, 2015 - 12:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): With India signing a historic peace accord with the rebel NSCN (IM) on Monday, August 3, curtain has come down on the oldest insurgency movement in the country which saw bloody clashes between […]

Myanmar frees thousands of prisoners, including foreigners’

Aug 1, 2015 - 12:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

YANGON (TIP): Myanmar on July 30 ordered the release of thousands of prisoners including 210 foreigners, officials said, the latest in a series of amnesties under the reformist government that have seen sentences quashed for […]

Ramon Magsaysay Award for two Indians with ideas and action

Jul 31, 2015 - 11:36 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Exposing the development bluff, heavily dependent on the huge grants of money that makes little difference to the lives of the poor, Anshu Gupta, the CEO of Goonj, has creatively transformed the currency for development by […]

Talks resume on long-awaited Myanmar ceasefire deal

Jul 24, 2015 - 9:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

YANGON (TIP): The Myanmar government and armed ethnic minority groups resumed critical talks on Wednesday to reach a nationwide ceasefire agreement that would end six decades of fighting before an upcoming general election that threatens […]

Al-Qaida’s Bangladesh chief arrested

Jul 3, 2015 - 11:04 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

DHAKA (TIP): Al-Qaida’s Bangladesh chief and his top advisor were among 12 militants belonging to the group arrested by police which also seized a huge cache of explosives, foiling a major attack planned for the […]

INDIA’S PUSH TO SAVE ITS COWS STARVES BANGLADESH OF BEEF

Jul 3, 2015 - 12:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

DHAKA (TIP): Some 30,000 Indian soldiers guarding the border with Bangladesh have a new mandate under Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s government this year — stop cattle from crossing illegally into the Muslim-majority neighbour. Roughly every […]

1% of Chinese on drugs as synthetic substances sold over internet

Jun 26, 2015 - 8:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): China has admitted for the first time that one out of every 100 Chinese is a drug user. It said that the total number of drug users could be 14 million, which comes […]

China says ‘Golden Triangle’ source of most dangerous drugs

Jun 26, 2015 - 8:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): China says Southeast Asia’s lawless `Golden Triangle’ region remains the overwhelming source of the heroin and methamphetamine used in the country. A Cabinet report on China’s drug situation released Wednesday underscores the threat posed […]

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