Rakhine State Current Affairs, GK & News
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, new sanctions are aimed at Myanmar businessman U Tay Za and his Htoo Group. Htoo ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: military control in Myanmar • Military Coup • Rakhine State • Rohingya conflict • UK Sanctions on Myanmar
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 Port is now operational for some time. He also said, the Paletwa Inland Water Terminal ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: India-Myanmar • India-Myanmar Relations • Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project • Rakhine State • Rohingya conflict • Sittwe Port • Sittwe seaport
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 win at least 2/3rd of the elected seats to win. The Rohingya Crisis The previous ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • International / World Current Affairs • Persons in News
Topics: Aung San Suu Kyi • Myanmar • Persons in News • Rakhine State • Rohingya conflict • Rohingya Crisis • Rohingya genocide
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 in 5 states but were again reinstated. In Maungdaw township of Rakhine State, the restrictions ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Arakan Army • Human rights • Myanmar • Rakhine • Rakhine State
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 of Justice of Gambia on Tuesday, 14th January 2020. The case of alleging Myanmar for ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Aung San Suu Kyu • International Court of Justice • Myanmar • Rakhine State • Rohingya conflict • Rohingya genocide • Rohingya Muslims • State Counsellor of Myanmar • The Gambia • United Nations
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 of State Mike Pompeo. Key Highlights Following the US sanctions, Myanmar’s Army Chief and others ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Topics: Human Rights Violation • Inn Din village Massacre • Myanmar's Military Chief • Rakhine State • Rohingya • Rohingya Crisis • US sanctions • US-Myanmar