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Indonesia urged not to push back Rohingya

by NewsdeskASEAN NewsAsia NewsJune 6, 2021June 6, 2021

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) also appealed to ensure thet the refugees are not pushed back…reports Anwesha Bhaumik Human rights groups have appealed to Indonesia not to push back the…

Myanmar buckles to ASEAN

by Newsdesk-Top NewsASEAN NewsAsia NewsJune 6, 2021June 6, 2021

Min Aung Hlaing, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, made the remarks on here Saturday during a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar…reports Asian Lite News Myanmar is…

Myanmar students can stay in Japan even after visas expire

by NewsdeskASEAN NewsAsia NewsMay 28, 2021May 28, 2021

The exemption applies to students and technical interns who could face trouble returning home…reports Asian Lite News Japan will let Myanmar citizens remain in the country legally even after their…

828 people killed in Myanmar as military crackdown continues

by Newsdesk-Top NewsASEAN NewsAsia NewsMay 27, 2021May 28, 2021

“As of 26 May, 828 people are now confirmed killed by this junta coup,” said AAPP…reports Asian Lite News As violence continues to intensify in Myanmar, 828 people have been…

Suu Kyi appears in public after long absence

by Newsdesk-Top NewsASEAN NewsAsia NewsMay 24, 2021May 24, 2021

The 75-year-old Suu Kyi has been under house arrest since the coup…reports Asian Lite News Myanmar’s ousted de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court on Monday, her…

Top court refuses to issue order on Oli’s controversial oath

by NewsdeskASEAN NewsAsia NewsNepalMay 19, 2021May 19, 2021

Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana led single-bench did not issue any interim order on a writ petition seeking scrapping of the May 14 oath of Prime Minister Oli…reports Asian Lite…

Armed resistance in Mindat against Myanmar military

by Newsdesk-Top NewsASEAN NewsAsia NewsMay 16, 2021May 16, 2021

The armed resistance at Mindat marks a dramatic transformation of the pro-democracy movement from a peaceful protest agitation to an armed one…reports Anwesha Bhaumik Heavy fighting continued in Mindat town…

Myanmar’s beauty queen picks up guns

by NewsdeskASEAN NewsWomanMay 13, 2021May 13, 2021

Htet Htet represented Myanmar in the first Miss Grand International beauty pageant in Thailand in 2013….reports Anwesha Bhaumik Burmese beauty queen Htar Htet Htet has turned rebel, promising to bring…

Junta approves huge Chinese project among 15 investments

by Newsdesk-Top NewsASEAN NewsChinaMay 10, 2021May 11, 2021

At the time of the coup, the Mee Lin Gyaing project was one of two LNG projects awaiting official approval. The other is worth $2 billion….reports Asian Lite News China…

China alarmed after Myanmar protestors attacked strategic pipeline station

by NewsdeskASEAN NewsChinaMay 9, 2021May 9, 2021

The Myanmar military has mounted a coup a February mounted a coup that toppled elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, triggering a cascade of high-voltage protests..reports Atul Aneja Alarm bells…