Myanmar
US urges Myanmar to remove its two child policy for Muslims
WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States has appealed to Myanmar to immediately shun its plan of a two-child policy for Rohingya Muslims. “We are deeply concerned over reports that local officials in Myanmar’s Rakhine state plan […]
Myanmar Protest: Probe Alleges Police Used White Phosphorus
YANGON (TIP): Anindependent investigationsays white phosphoruscaused the severe burnsmonks and other protesterssuffered when Myanmarpolice broke up theirprotest at a mine inNovember.Lawyer Aung Thein saida laboratory found traces ofthe chemical on canistersleft by police and recoveredafterward.He […]
Visa on Arrival Scheme Registers A Growth of 25 Percent
NEW DELHI (TIP): The “Visa on Arrival” (VoA) Scheme of the government has become popular with the tourists. The scheme registered a growth of 25% during the period January-November 2012 over the corresponding period of […]
As I See It:Welcome Change
One must congratulate the Government of India for taking the bold step of joining the 138 nations voting ‘Yes’ for the resolution to upgrade Palestine to a non-member observer state in the United Nations. What […]
‘U.S. Can’t Squeeze China Out Of Myanmar’
U.S. can’t Squeeze China Out Of Myanmar‘. That was the message that China sought to convey to President Barack Obama as he completed his eight-hour visit to Yangon (Rangoon) on November 19, 2012, during which […]
PMI hosts Musical Concert at the UN to Mark India’s Presidency of the UN Security Council
NEW YORK (TIP): ‘Love Towards All, Malice Towards None’ was the theme of the musical concert hosted by the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations on the occasion of India’s Presidency of the […]
MYANMAR ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF 452 PRISONERS
YANGON (TIP): Myanmar ordered 452 prisoners to be freed on Thursday in an apparent goodwill gesture ahead of a historic visit by US President Barack Obama, but activists criticized the move for failing to focus […]
Aung San Suu Kyi says Myanmar unrest an ‘international tragedy’
NEW DELHI: Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday described violence in west Myanmar between Buddhists and Muslims as a “huge international tragedy” and said illegal migration from Bangladesh had to be stopped. Suu Kyi, on […]
General J.J. Singh’s autobiography ‘A Soldier’s General’ launched in NY
NEW YORK (TIP): General J.J. Singh, Governor of Arunachal Pradesh and former Chief of the Indian Army officially launched his book at the Indian Consulate in New York November 14. The book titled ‘A Soldier’s […]