Nameirakpam Albert The Rohingya people are Muslim Indo-Aryan peoples from the Rakhine State, Myanmar. According to Rohingyas and some scholars, they are indigenous to Rakhine State, while other historians claim that they migrated to Myanmar from Bengal primarily during the period of British rule in Burma, and to a lesser extent, following Burmese independence in 1948 and the Bangladesh Liberation […]
Nameirakpam Albert The Rohingya people are Muslim Indo-Aryan peoples from the Rakhine State, Myanmar. According to Rohingyas and some scholars, they are indigenous to Rakhine State, while other historians claim that they migrated to Myanmar from Bengal primarily during the period of British rule in Burma, and to a lesser extent, following Burmese independence in 1948 and the Bangladesh Liberation […]
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A new book examining the tumultuous transition of Myanmar from colonial rule to the establishment of its first civilian government was released at an elaborate ceremony by Ambassador Jayant Prasad, Director General, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses at the Constitution Club in New Delhi. The book has been authored by a Southeast Asian Studies […]
A new book examining the tumultuous transition of Myanmar from colonial rule to the establishment of its first civilian government was released at an elaborate ceremony by Ambassador Jayant Prasad, Director General, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses at the Constitution Club in New Delhi. The book has been authored by a Southeast Asian Studies […]
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Seven private companies from Thailand today displayed their product samples ranging from body lotion, lingerie, bedding products, herbal/energy drinks, fruit juices and daily products before potential and possible entrepreneurs from the state at the Hotel Classic Grande, Chingmeirong. The product display was made during the Manipur-Thailand business summit and business matching in integration of Manipur […]
Seven private companies from Thailand today displayed their product samples ranging from body lotion, lingerie, bedding products, herbal/energy drinks, fruit juices and daily products before potential and possible entrepreneurs from the state at the Hotel Classic Grande, Chingmeirong. The product display was made during the Manipur-Thailand business summit and business matching in integration of Manipur […]
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IMPHAL, Nov 20: U Salai Lian Luai, Chief Minister of Myanmar’s Chin State arrived here today to take part in the Manipur Sangai Tourism Festival 2016 which is slated to kick off tomorrow. On the other hand, Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh, soon after arriving from New Delhi, inspected Sangai Festival venue at Hatta Kangjeibung […]
IMPHAL, Nov 20: U Salai Lian Luai, Chief Minister of Myanmar’s Chin State arrived here today to take part in the Manipur Sangai Tourism Festival 2016 which is slated to kick off tomorrow. On the other hand, Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh, soon after arriving from New Delhi, inspected Sangai Festival venue at Hatta Kangjeibung […]
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Long-standing trade sanctions against Myanmar are to be lifted, US President Barack Obama has said. The news came as Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, arrived in Washington on her first official visit. Myanmar’s access to trade benefits for poorer nations had been suspended in 1989 over human rights abuses. President Obama said […]
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Long-standing trade sanctions against Myanmar are to be lifted, US President Barack Obama has said. The news came as Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, arrived in Washington on her first official visit. Myanmar’s access to trade benefits for poorer nations had been suspended in 1989 over human rights abuses. President Obama said […]
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The new government has followed its predecessor and formed a committee dedicated to ridding Myanmar of its UN designation as a Least Developed Country (LDC), which will require progress on average income and economic vulnerability. Myanmar has been on the LDC list since 1987 but is striving to graduate to lower-middle income, said U Maung […]
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The new government has followed its predecessor and formed a committee dedicated to ridding Myanmar of its UN designation as a Least Developed Country (LDC), which will require progress on average income and economic vulnerability. Myanmar has been on the LDC list since 1987 but is striving to graduate to lower-middle income, said U Maung […]
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GUWAHATI, Sep 5 : In what may force Indian insurgent outfits to leave their bases in Myanmar, New Delhi has started supplying advanced weaponry and gadgets to the Myanmar Army to enable it to set up its military headquarters close to areas occupied by…
GUWAHATI, Sep 5 : In what may force Indian insurgent outfits to leave their bases in Myanmar, New Delhi has started supplying advanced weaponry and gadgets to the Myanmar Army to enable it to set up its military headquarters close to areas occupied by the rebel groups.
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NEW DELHI, Aug 21 : Troops involved in an operation targeting an NSCN (Khaplang) military camp crossed several hundred metres into Myanmar territory, highly placed Government sources told The Sunday Express. The troops, sources said, crossed the international border near border pillar 151, near the village of Chen Moho, spending several hours inside Myanmar before […]
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NEW DELHI, Aug 21 : Troops involved in an operation targeting an NSCN (Khaplang) military camp crossed several hundred metres into Myanmar territory, highly placed Government sources told The Sunday Express. The troops, sources said, crossed the international border near border pillar 151, near the village of Chen Moho, spending several hours inside Myanmar before […]
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TAMU (Myanmar) • Five years ago, when cold pills first trickled across Myanmar’s untamed border with India, many local officials were baffled. Where was this medicine going, and why were smugglers so interested in it? Today, the cross-border trickle has become a torrent and everyone knows why the Indian-made pills are so valuable: they are […]
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TAMU (Myanmar) • Five years ago, when cold pills first trickled across Myanmar’s untamed border with India, many local officials were baffled. Where was this medicine going, and why were smugglers so interested in it? Today, the cross-border trickle has become a torrent and everyone knows why the Indian-made pills are so valuable: they are […]
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As international airlines fight to add new Myanmar routes and destinations the country’s airspace is becoming increasingly crowded. With an eye on safety the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) is looking at switching to a space-based surveillance system to keep track of the rising number of foreign and domestic aircraft in the skies. Almost 30 […]
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As international airlines fight to add new Myanmar routes and destinations the country’s airspace is becoming increasingly crowded. With an eye on safety the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) is looking at switching to a space-based surveillance system to keep track of the rising number of foreign and domestic aircraft in the skies. Almost 30 […]
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Aizawl,July 19 (NNN): Different big companies are to set up their centres in Mizoram for trade relation between India and Myanmar, Bangladesh and some South East Asia countries using manufactured goods from Mizoram with the initiative of ILO under Joint UN Initiatives. An important meeting in this regard was today held at NLUP conference hall […]
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Aizawl,July 19 (NNN): Different big companies are to set up their centres in Mizoram for trade relation between India and Myanmar, Bangladesh and some South East Asia countries using manufactured goods from Mizoram with the initiative of ILO under Joint UN Initiatives. An important meeting in this regard was today held at NLUP conference hall […]
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“You can change your friend but you cannot change your neighbours”, goes a saying. If we must comment, the saying has a fair dose of truth, even if it does not qualify to be called a universal truth and the same saying applies to neighbouring States/countries. Although there are very few corporate houses in Manipur […]
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“You can change your friend but you cannot change your neighbours”, goes a saying. If we must comment, the saying has a fair dose of truth, even if it does not qualify to be called a universal truth and the same saying applies to neighbouring States/countries. Although there are very few corporate houses in Manipur […]
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Kolkata, Jun 6 : Putting to rest reports of a surgical strike in Myanmar against rebels from the North East after an ambush killing six Assam Rifles personnel in Manipur last month, the Army today said sometimes factional fights among insurgent groups …
Kolkata, Jun 6 : Putting to rest reports of a surgical strike in Myanmar against rebels from the North East after an ambush killing six Assam Rifles personnel in Manipur last month, the Army today said sometimes factional fights among insurgent groups were attributed to security forces.
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NEW DELHI, May 30 : A week after the brutal killing of six Assam Rifles personnel by insurgent groups in Chandel district of Manipur, security agencies launched a psy-op that sent the Home Ministry into a tizzy. A WhatsApp message circulated on Sunday within top hierarchies of Assam Rifles officials and other paramilitary forces stated […]
NEW DELHI, May 30 : A week after the brutal killing of six Assam Rifles personnel by insurgent groups in Chandel district of Manipur, security agencies launched a psy-op that sent the Home Ministry into a tizzy. A WhatsApp message circulated on Sunday within top hierarchies of Assam Rifles officials and other paramilitary forces stated […]
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Bangkok, May 23 : India, Thailand and Myanmar are working on a 1,400-kilometre long highway that will link India with South East Asia by land for the first time in decades, giving a boost to trade and cultural exchanges between the three countries.
The…
Bangkok, May 23 : India, Thailand and Myanmar are working on a 1,400-kilometre long highway that will link India with South East Asia by land for the first time in decades, giving a boost to trade and cultural exchanges between the three countries.
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Myanmar Gallery – Mandalay Manipuri Bamon Photo Credit: Khwairakpam Rakesh Khullakpa
Myanmar Gallery – Mandalay Manipuri Bamon Photo Credit: Khwairakpam Rakesh Khullakpa
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By -Khelen Thokchom Imphal, Oct. 24: Ningthoukhongjam Bobo, a youth from Imphal who had spent more than four years of his prime in a Myanmarese jail, returned home after serving
By -Khelen Thokchom
A poster of the film Keishal jail-dugi fadoksing, a Manipur film depicting human rights violation in Myanmar jail
Imphal, Oct. 24: Ningthoukhongjam Bobo, a youth from Imphal who had spent more than four years of his prime in a Myanmarese jail, returned home after serving his term to the “shock and horror” of his family as it had already taken him to be dead and performed his last rites.
A Manipuri feature film, Keishal jail-dugi fadoksing (Prisoners of Keishal jail), inspired by Bobo’s near-death experience, will tell the audience how horrifying Myanmarese jails (which Bobo describes as “hell hole”) are and also highlight its gross human rights violations.
At the age of 20, Bobo, who wanted to supplement his family’s income, went to Manipur’s border township of Moreh and was arrested by Myanmarse military from the neighbouring country’s Tamu town, for reasons unknown to him.
After a local television channel telecast an interview, Bobo’s ordeal came to light. The film, which is expected to hit the screens next month, is set to horrify viewers.
“I think mine is a story that needs to be told. I want to highlight the horrible, inhuman and degrading treatment meted out to prisoners by the Myanmar military,” Bobo, who played his own role in the film, said.
He further said he wanted to highlight the plight of prisoners in Myanmar to attract international humanitarian and rights bodies so that human rights of the prisoners are respected.
In the adaptation, Bobo plays the role of Loya, a drummer who went to Tamu town to earn a living. He was arrested while travelling in an autorickshaw in that country. His ordeal begins here.
The film depicts how he was confined in a small cell, denied food, forced him to eat mud cakes and dry bark for survival. Human excreta and urine were poured over him.
Bobo’s arrest came at a time when Myanmarese military was mounting a crackdown on pro-democracy activists of the country. He also witnessed how these activists were tortured and brutalised.
The story of the film is written by well-known singer Tapta and directed by Satyajit B.K. The film is a Plus Media production.
The dialogues in the film are mostly in Burmese. Bobo had learnt the language during his time in the lock-up and the jail. His knowledge of the language helped the other actors.
The beauty of the film is that all the characters look like real Burmese people.
The film’s premier was held last night. The crowd thronged Imphal’s Bheigyachandra open air theatre.
The film will remind viewers the scenes of Rambo IV, in which Rambo helps a group of mercenaries rescue a Western humanitarian aid team helping Karen tribe people from the clutches of Tadmadow soldiers.
The director and Bobo said depending upon the success of the film, a second part depicting his life in the jail would also be produced.
Given last night’s success, the film is sure to become an instant hit.
Source: The Telegraph
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IMPHAL, June 10: The proscribed Revolutionary People`™s Front (RPF), refuting the claim made by `Indian Occupational Forces`™ (IOF) on inflicting serious damage to militant camps inside Myanmar territory
Amunitions and Megazines recovered by RPF
IMPHAL, June 10: The proscribed Revolutionary People`™s Front (RPF), refuting the claim made by `Indian Occupational Forces`™ (IOF) on inflicting serious damage to militant camps inside Myanmar territory besides human casualties, was a cheap propaganda.
A statement issued by Roben Khuman, secretary publicity RPF, conceded that on June 9 morning around 7 am, IOF attacked an OP mobile camp of the outfit`™s armed wing People`™s Liberation Army (PLA) in the interior part Ukhrul bordering Myanmar.
Some of the IOF crossed over the border while some from the border initially attacked a sentry post. However, the IOF were forced to retreat following stiff resistance from the side of the PLA, it said.
It further claimed that the outfit found blood stains besides recovering magazine containing full lives round when combed the area in the aftermath of the gun fight.
Stating that the attack occurred only at the PLA mobile camp, it said that the reports of inflicting serious human casualties to the militant as claimed by top brass of IOF during the cross-border strike was a cheap propaganda, it said adding that `The IOF has failed to tell the truth and misled the Indian people`.
It further appealed the people of Manipur not to believe in such lies.
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IMPHAL, June 9: A fierce gun-fight broke out between a combined team of underground outfits and the army this early morning along the Indo-Myanmar border in Ukhrul district.
Manipur Ambush – heavy fighting in Manipur Myanmar border
IMPHAL, June 9: A fierce gun-fight broke out between a combined team of underground outfits and the army this early morning along the Indo-Myanmar border in Ukhrul district.
The gun-fight broke out during the massive combing operation conducted by the Army in the wake of the June 4 ambush.
A PIB Defence Wing statement has also claimed of the army being engaged in clashes with separate insurgent groups along the Indo-Myanmar border at two locations today.
According to reports from the Ukhrul district Police, the fierce battle between heavily armed cadres of UG outfits and the security forces took place near Ningshom Village under Kamjong sub-division in Ukhrul district.
The encounter site is around 60 km from the Chasad Police Station towards the Myanmar border, according to the police report.
The Ukhrul District Police headquarter received information through the Chassad Police Station of the gun-fight only around 11:15am although the two sides had exchanged fire since early morning and lasted for a few hours.
However, there is no official confirmation of casualties till the filing of this report.
Meanwhile, according to a press release issued by the PIB, Ministry of Defence, additional Director General of Military Operations (A) Major General Ranbir Singh, had read out the army`™s statement on the operations carried out in the North East.
He had said `You are all aware that following the attack on our security personnel on June 4 in Chandel, Manipur, we have been on a high alert. In the course of the last few days, credible and specific intelligence was received about further attacks that were being planned within our territory.`
`These attacks were to be carried out by some of the groups involved in earlier attacks on our security personnel and their allies.`
`In view of the imminent threat, an immediate response was necessary. Based on intelligence, we conducted operations to counter these planned assaults.`
`Early this morning, the Indian Army engaged two separate groups of insurgents along the Indo- Myanmar border at two locations, along the Nagaland and Manipur borders. Significant casualties have been inflicted on them. As a consequence, threats to our civilian population and security forces were averted.
Further according to the statement, Major general Ranbir Singh had said `We are in communication with the Myanmar authorities on this matter. There is a history of close cooperation between our two militaries. We look forward to working with them to combat such terrorism.`
`While ensuring peace and tranquility along the border and in the border states, any threat to our security, safety and national integrity will meet a firm response` he said according to the statement.
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International Refugee Day:20 June ADDRESS ROHINGYA’S PROBLEMS: NEED OF THE HOUR -An article by Ravi Nitesh from New Delhi, India “When the tears came out from his eyes and when his… Read more »
International Refugee Day:20 June ADDRESS ROHINGYA’S PROBLEMS: NEED OF THE HOUR -An article by Ravi Nitesh from New Delhi, India “When the tears came out from his eyes and when his… Read more
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