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Bangladesh's Rohingya Crisis Amid Polls Highlights Humanitarian Challenges
As Bangladesh prepares for its upcoming general elections, the Rohingya refugee issue is once again part of a broader discussion. Bordering Myanmar, Bangladesh has been hosting around 1.2 million Rohingya refugees, the largest concentration in Asia.
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Explained: Why Is Myanmar's Junta Holding An Election During A Civil War
The military ousted the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in a February 2021 coup, just as it was preparing for a second term in office following a landslide election win months before.
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Myanmar's Military-Backed Party Leads After 1st Phase Of Controversial Polls
Myanmar's military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is leading after the first phase of a contentious general election, early results cited by state media showed, in the first vote since a 2021 coup.
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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 Sets December 28 Election Date Despite Raging Civil War
Myanmar's junta said Monday that long-promised elections will start on December 28, despite a raging civil war that has put much of the country out of its control, and international monitors slating the poll as a charade.
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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 Extends State Of Emergency By 6 Months, Elections Delayed Again
Myanmar's National Defence and Security Council agreed on Wednesday to extend a state of emergency by six months, the junta said, again delaying elections the military has promised to hold.
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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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UN Calls For Member States To "Prevent Flow Of Arms Into Myanmar"
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar Electoral Body To Dissolve Aung San Suu Kyi's Party: Report
Myanmar's junta-appointed election commission will dissolve Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy Party (NLD) because of what it said was electoral fraud, news outlet Myanmar Now said on Twitter on Friday, citing a commissioner.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi Detained In Military Coup, 1-Year Emergency Declared
Myanmar's military seized power in a bloodless coup on Monday, detaining democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and imposing a one-year state of emergency.
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In Bihar Rally, Amit Shah's Controversial Comment on Army's Myanmar Strike
In a comment that could be controversial, BJP president Amit Shah today referred to the Indian army's recent strike on militant camps in Myanmar to demonstrate that the Narendra Modi government was tougher than the Congress.
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Facebook, Myanmar Partner to Ban Provocative Posts During Elections
"We had the communal violence in 2012 and 2013. After that, we had our first co-operation with Facebook."
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UN Myanmar Envoy Worried over Camps for Displaced
The UN's new human rights envoy for Myanmar has described conditions as deplorable in camps for persons displaced by sectarian strife, and warned that the country's human rights situation may be backsliding despite progress under three years of elected government.
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Nearly two-third voters cast ballot in Mizoram
Mizoram's Chief Electoral Officer Ashwani Kumar said that the polling was peaceful and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the state that borders Myanmar and Bangladesh besides Tripura and Assam.
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Bangladesh's Rohingya Crisis Amid Polls Highlights Humanitarian Challenges
As Bangladesh prepares for its upcoming general elections, the Rohingya refugee issue is once again part of a broader discussion. Bordering Myanmar, Bangladesh has been hosting around 1.2 million Rohingya refugees, the largest concentration in Asia.
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Explained: Why Is Myanmar's Junta Holding An Election During A Civil War
The military ousted the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in a February 2021 coup, just as it was preparing for a second term in office following a landslide election win months before.
-
Myanmar's Military-Backed Party Leads After 1st Phase Of Controversial Polls
Myanmar's military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is leading after the first phase of a contentious general election, early results cited by state media showed, in the first vote since a 2021 coup.
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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 Sets December 28 Election Date Despite Raging Civil War
Myanmar's junta said Monday that long-promised elections will start on December 28, despite a raging civil war that has put much of the country out of its control, and international monitors slating the poll as a charade.
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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 Extends State Of Emergency By 6 Months, Elections Delayed Again
Myanmar's National Defence and Security Council agreed on Wednesday to extend a state of emergency by six months, the junta said, again delaying elections the military has promised to hold.
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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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UN Calls For Member States To "Prevent Flow Of Arms Into Myanmar"
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar Electoral Body To Dissolve Aung San Suu Kyi's Party: Report
Myanmar's junta-appointed election commission will dissolve Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy Party (NLD) because of what it said was electoral fraud, news outlet Myanmar Now said on Twitter on Friday, citing a commissioner.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi Detained In Military Coup, 1-Year Emergency Declared
Myanmar's military seized power in a bloodless coup on Monday, detaining democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and imposing a one-year state of emergency.
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In Bihar Rally, Amit Shah's Controversial Comment on Army's Myanmar Strike
In a comment that could be controversial, BJP president Amit Shah today referred to the Indian army's recent strike on militant camps in Myanmar to demonstrate that the Narendra Modi government was tougher than the Congress.
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Facebook, Myanmar Partner to Ban Provocative Posts During Elections
"We had the communal violence in 2012 and 2013. After that, we had our first co-operation with Facebook."
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UN Myanmar Envoy Worried over Camps for Displaced
The UN's new human rights envoy for Myanmar has described conditions as deplorable in camps for persons displaced by sectarian strife, and warned that the country's human rights situation may be backsliding despite progress under three years of elected government.
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Nearly two-third voters cast ballot in Mizoram
Mizoram's Chief Electoral Officer Ashwani Kumar said that the polling was peaceful and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the state that borders Myanmar and Bangladesh besides Tripura and Assam.
