Myanmar President Visits India: India-Myanmar sign 10 MoUs

On February 27, 2020, the Myanmar President U Win Myint visited India. During his visit, India and Myanmar signed 10 MoUs in different sectors. Highlights The leaders signed agreements on Repatriation and Re-integration of Victims of trafficking, Quick Impact Projects, Development of Rakhine State, etc. They also signed Memorandum of Understandings on construction of schools, ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: drug trafficking • India-Myanmar • Kaladan Multi Model Transit Transport Project • Rakhine • Rohingya • Rohingya Muslim • World War II

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) for $25 Million for a period of 5 years. Background In December 2017 a memorandum ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019

Topics: India-Myanmar • Pre-Fabricated Houses • Rakhine State • Rakhine State Development Programme • Rohingya Muslim

World Press Freedom Prize 2019 awarded to Myanmar Journalists

The World Press Freedom Prize also known as UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize is formally conferred every year by Director-General of UNESCO, on occasion of World Press Freedom Day observed on 3 May. Recipients of World Press Freedom Prize 2019 In 2019 award would be shared by two jailed Myanmar journalists ‘Wa Lone’ and ..

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: Columbia • Freedom • Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize • Human rights • Kyaw Soe Oo • Myanmar • Press • Rakhine • Rohingya Muslim • UNESCO • Wa Lone • World Press Freedom Prize 2019