‘It was a petrol bomb,’ spokesman Zaw Htay confirmed
01 Feb 2018 11:59 AM
Thanking the leaders for their presence, PM said 'their collective presence in India has touched hearts of my 1.25 billion fellow Indians'.
25 Jan 2018 7:04 PM
Till late on Wednesday evening, eight of the 10 Asean leaders had already landed in New Delhi.
25 Jan 2018 2:51 AM
The United Nations condemned the Myanmar military campaign as ethnic cleansing. Buddhist-majority Myanmar rejected that.
07 Jan 2018 2:36 PM
The Trump administration announced penalties against 13 people worldwide in all.
22 Dec 2017 1:15 PM
Rohingyas have lived in Myanmar for decades but, they are still seen as foreign invaders from Bangladesh who are intent on stealing land.
21 Dec 2017 6:47 PM
Some 625,000 Rohingya refugees have fled the Rakhine state of Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh in the last six months.
20 Dec 2017 6:21 PM
Myanmar has accused Reuters reporters Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, of breaching the country’s Official Secrets Act.
18 Dec 2017 1:05 PM
More than 600,000 members of the minority Muslim group have fled across the border into Bangladesh since then.
07 Dec 2017 3:22 AM
Pope Francis is known for championing the rights of refugees and has repeatedly expressed support for the long-suffering Rohingya.
02 Dec 2017 6:00 PM
Pope Francis is known for championing the rights of refugees and has repeatedly expressed his support for the Rohingya.
02 Dec 2017 3:35 PM
Francis praised Bangladesh for giving refuge to the Rohingya who have flooded in since a military crackdown in Rakhine state in August.
01 Dec 2017 5:02 PM
It the second leg of the Pope's tour to the region amid heightened Rohingya crisis.
30 Nov 2017 3:59 PM
The pontiff has avoided direct discussion of the crisis to avoid setting off Buddhist hardliners.
29 Nov 2017 6:48 PM
Myanmar has bristled at pressure from Western nations over its armed forces' brutal response to Rohingya Muslim militants.
27 Nov 2017 4:13 PM
The visit comes as Myanmar's military stands accused of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya Muslims.
27 Nov 2017 3:36 PM
Pope Francis will seek to encourage reconciliation, dialogue following last week's tentative agreement between Bangladesh and Myanmar.
27 Nov 2017 11:16 AM
Rights groups have accused security forces of atrocities, including mass rape, arson and killings.
24 Nov 2017 5:08 PM
Myanmar announced the agreement but provided no details on how many Rohingya refugees would be allowed to return home.
24 Nov 2017 4:56 PM
It remains unclear how many Rohingya will be allowed back and how long the process will take.
23 Nov 2017 5:23 PM