Win Myint newly elected President of Myanmar

Win Myint, a loyalist of Aung San Suu Kyi, has been elected as the new President of Myanmar after the resignation of his predecessor ‘Htin Kyaw’. Myint is a stalwart member of National League for Democracy (NLD). He has been a Speaker in the Lower House since 2012 and was widely tipped for the top ..

Topics: Aung San • Aung San Suu Kyi • Burmese people • Cabinet of Myanmar • Government of Myanmar • Htin Kyaw • Myanmar • National League for Democracy • Nobel laureates • Presidents of Myanmar • Win Myint • Win Myint's Cabinet

India-Myanmar Bilateral Army Exercise (IMBAX)

The exercise code-named India-Myanmar Bilateral Army Exercise (IMBAX) has started at the Joint Warfare Centre at Umroi near Shillong in Meghalaya on November 20, 2017. The week-long Army warfare exercise by India and Myanmar is aimed at building and promoting closer relations with armies of the neighbouring countries. The six-day training exercise also aims to ..

Topics: Administrative territorial entities • Countries • Geography of Asia • Indian Army • Meghalaya • Military exercise • Myanmar • Peacekeeping

APEDA to promote NE products in Bangladesh and Myanmar

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has taken up a programme for promotion of north eastern products in Bangladesh and Myanmar. In this regard, it has proposed to organise promotional programmes in Bangladesh and Myanmar in association with the High Commission of India in Dhaka and its Embassy in Yangon. The ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017

Topics: Agriculture • APEDA • Bangladesh • exports • Myanmar • National • North East

Government launches Operation Insaniyat to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

The Ministry of External Affairs has started Operation Insaniyat to provided assistance to Bangladesh in response to humanitarian crisis being faced by it due to large influx of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. Rohingya are stateless ethnic minority (mostly Muslim) from Rakhine province of Buddhist-majority Myanmar, who are forced leave their country due to communal violence ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017

Topics: Bangladesh • Ministry of External Affairs • Myanmar • National • Operation Insaniyat • Rohingya Issue

Xiamen is hosting 9th edition of BRICS summit-2017

The 9th edition of BRICS summit-2017 has started at Xiamen in the Fujian Province of east China on September 3, 2017 with theme “BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future”. For this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a two nation tour of China and Myanmar. On the first leg of his visit, Mr. ..

Category: Summits and Conferences

Topics: 9th BRICS summit • Aung San Suu Kyi • BRICS • Burmese people • Countries • Foreign relations of India • Htin Kyaw • Myanmar • Narendra Modi • Naypyidaw • Politics by country • Xiamen