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"Hope For Fair Elections In Myanmar": PM Modi To Junta Chief
India hopes that the forthcoming elections in Myanmar will be held in a fair and inclusive manner involving all stakeholders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the head of Myanmar's military junta, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, on Sunday.
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Bangladesh, Afghanistan Voters Among Other Nationals In Bihar List: Sources
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued nearly 3,00,000 notices to electors after discrepancies were found in their voter identification documents during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's electoral rolls.
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Myanmar Junta Ends Emergency Rule, Sets Stage For December Election
Myanmar's junta ended its state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up plans for a December election that opposition groups pledged to boycott and monitors said will be used to consolidate the military's power.
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35 Lakh Bihar Voters' Names On Exclusion List, Poll Body To Share Data
As the July 25 deadline draws close for submission of enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the Election Commission of India has revealed that around 35.6 lakh voters may face exclusion.
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Bihar Survey Finds Many Voters From Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar: Sources
The door-to-door survey part of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's voter lists has found that many people originally from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar are currently living in the poll-bound state, sources said
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Myanmar To Hold Elections In December-January: Junta Chief
Myanmar's junta chief said the country plans to hold elections in December and January, state media reported Thursday, pressing ahead with polls denounced as a sham by international monitors.
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Myanmar Military Extends Emergency Rule For Another 6 Months: Report
The military put the country under emergency rule for a year when it took power in a February 2021 coup, deposing the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi and triggering nationwide street protests that it violently crushed.
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Mizoram Chief Minister-Elect Dials Centre, Seeks Joint Work For Myanmar Refugees
Mizoram's Chief Minister-designate Lalduhoma on Wednesday said he will meet Home Minister Amit Shah and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar in Delhi soon to discuss the issues of refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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Myanmar's Top Election Commission Official Shot Dead By Rebel Fighters
The deputy head of Myanmar's election commission was shot dead in Yangon on Saturday by rebel fighters, the military said, in the latest killing of a high-profile individual linked to the country's junta.
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Myanmar Prepares For Elections 2 Years After Coup Amid Fears Of Violence
Allegations of voter fraud in the last election in November 2020 -- won resoundingly by democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi's party -- were the army's excuse for seizing power on February 1, 2021.
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Facebook Fails to Detect Election-Related Misinformation in Ads for the Fourth Time: Report
Facebook has yet again failed to detect blatant election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil’s 2022 election, a new report from Global Witness has found. Earlier, the app could not identify hate speech, misinformation in countries like Myanmar, Ethiopia and Kenya. This continues a pattern of failing to catch material that violates Faceb...
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Over 250 Kg Explosives Found In Manipur's Border Town Near Myanmar
Explosives of over 250 kg have been recovered from an area along the border with Myanmar in Manipur, a border state where assembly election will be held next year, raising security concerns.
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Myanmar Junta Promises Elections In Two Years
Myanmar's junta chief said Sunday that elections would be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023, extending the military's initial timeline given when it deposed Aung San Suu Kyi six months ago.
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Myanmar Junta Cancels Results Of 2020 Election Won By Suu Kyi's Party
Myanmar's junta on Monday cancelled the results of 2020 polls won by Aung San Suu Kyi's party, announcing they were not "free and fair" almost six months after deposing the Nobel laureate in a coup.
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"Fight Back As Long As I Can": UN Envoy Fired By Myanmar Junta
Myanmar's United Nations envoy in New York vowed to fight on Saturday after the junta fired him for urging countries to use "any means necessary" to reverse a Feb. 1 coup that ousted the nation's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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"Hope For Fair Elections In Myanmar": PM Modi To Junta Chief
India hopes that the forthcoming elections in Myanmar will be held in a fair and inclusive manner involving all stakeholders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the head of Myanmar's military junta, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, on Sunday.
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Bangladesh, Afghanistan Voters Among Other Nationals In Bihar List: Sources
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued nearly 3,00,000 notices to electors after discrepancies were found in their voter identification documents during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's electoral rolls.
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Myanmar Junta Ends Emergency Rule, Sets Stage For December Election
Myanmar's junta ended its state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up plans for a December election that opposition groups pledged to boycott and monitors said will be used to consolidate the military's power.
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35 Lakh Bihar Voters' Names On Exclusion List, Poll Body To Share Data
As the July 25 deadline draws close for submission of enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the Election Commission of India has revealed that around 35.6 lakh voters may face exclusion.
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Bihar Survey Finds Many Voters From Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar: Sources
The door-to-door survey part of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's voter lists has found that many people originally from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar are currently living in the poll-bound state, sources said
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Myanmar To Hold Elections In December-January: Junta Chief
Myanmar's junta chief said the country plans to hold elections in December and January, state media reported Thursday, pressing ahead with polls denounced as a sham by international monitors.
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Myanmar Military Extends Emergency Rule For Another 6 Months: Report
The military put the country under emergency rule for a year when it took power in a February 2021 coup, deposing the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi and triggering nationwide street protests that it violently crushed.
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Mizoram Chief Minister-Elect Dials Centre, Seeks Joint Work For Myanmar Refugees
Mizoram's Chief Minister-designate Lalduhoma on Wednesday said he will meet Home Minister Amit Shah and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar in Delhi soon to discuss the issues of refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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Myanmar's Top Election Commission Official Shot Dead By Rebel Fighters
The deputy head of Myanmar's election commission was shot dead in Yangon on Saturday by rebel fighters, the military said, in the latest killing of a high-profile individual linked to the country's junta.
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Myanmar Prepares For Elections 2 Years After Coup Amid Fears Of Violence
Allegations of voter fraud in the last election in November 2020 -- won resoundingly by democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi's party -- were the army's excuse for seizing power on February 1, 2021.
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Facebook Fails to Detect Election-Related Misinformation in Ads for the Fourth Time: Report
Facebook has yet again failed to detect blatant election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil’s 2022 election, a new report from Global Witness has found. Earlier, the app could not identify hate speech, misinformation in countries like Myanmar, Ethiopia and Kenya. This continues a pattern of failing to catch material that violates Faceb...
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Over 250 Kg Explosives Found In Manipur's Border Town Near Myanmar
Explosives of over 250 kg have been recovered from an area along the border with Myanmar in Manipur, a border state where assembly election will be held next year, raising security concerns.
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Myanmar Junta Promises Elections In Two Years
Myanmar's junta chief said Sunday that elections would be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023, extending the military's initial timeline given when it deposed Aung San Suu Kyi six months ago.
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Myanmar Junta Cancels Results Of 2020 Election Won By Suu Kyi's Party
Myanmar's junta on Monday cancelled the results of 2020 polls won by Aung San Suu Kyi's party, announcing they were not "free and fair" almost six months after deposing the Nobel laureate in a coup.
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"Fight Back As Long As I Can": UN Envoy Fired By Myanmar Junta
Myanmar's United Nations envoy in New York vowed to fight on Saturday after the junta fired him for urging countries to use "any means necessary" to reverse a Feb. 1 coup that ousted the nation's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
