Rakhine State
UK announces new sanctions against Myanmar
Foreign Secretary of United Kingdom, Dominic Raab, has announced new sanctions against Myanmar on September 2, 2021. Highlights New sanctions were imposed on Myanmar to affect the businesses that provide financial support to the military junta. According to UK government, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
India-Myanmar: Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project
The Union External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar recently said that the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project is in the final stages however, the project was delayed because of various challenges. Highlights The external affairs minister further said that the Sittwe ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Aung San Sui Kyi Party claims to win Myanmar Elections
Aung San Suu Kyi led National League for Democracy (NLD) party has claimed to have won the Myanmar elections. Around 38 million voted to select the National League of Democracy (NLD) Party for a second term. NLD was required to ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
World’s Longest Internet Shutdown in Myanmar enters 2nd year
On 21st June 2019, the mobile internet services were shut down by the Myanmar Government in eight townships of the conflict-hit Rakhine State and in one township in Chin State. Between September 2019 to February 2020 the restrictions were lifted ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
ICJ to announce decision against Myanmar on 23rd January
The principal judicial organ of the United Nations, International Court of Justice (ICJ) on emergency measures will be announcing its decisions on provisional measures against a genocide case on Myanmar on the 23rd January 2020 as informed by the Minister ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
US slaps sanctions against Myanmar’s military chief for killing of Rohingya Muslims
The United States of America has slapped sanctions against Myanmar’s Military Chief Min Aung Hlaing and three other top officers for gross human rights violations, including killing of Rohingya Muslims. The announcement in this regard was made by US Secretary ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
India hands over 250 pre-fabricated houses to Myanmar’s Rakhine State
India handed over 250 pre-fabricated houses for use of displaced Muslim minorities, who are currently residing in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. The houses delivered to Myanmar for displaced Rohingya returnees in Rakhine State are under India’s ‘Rakhine State Development Programme’ (RSDP) ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
UN Report on Handling of Rohingya Crisis
The United Nations Report has slammed its own handling of Myanmar Rohingya crisis. The UN report makes the following observations: The report has expressed displeasure over the functioning of the agency in handling the violence against the Rohingyas. The report ..