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Prison Terms For 2 Myanmarese
IMPHAL, May 23: A special court of the NDPS has sentenced two Myanmarese Nationals, who were arrested with 580 grams of raw opium, to 2 years and 10 months rigorous imprisonment (RI) in addition to imposing a fine of Rs 10,000.
The two accused Myanmarese Nationals identified as Tingsoumiy (40) s/o late...
Indo-Myanmar Meet Dates Fixed
IMPHAL, May 20: The 18th Indo-Myanmar sectoral level meeting is scheduled to be held at Kalemao in Myanmar from June 9 to 10 to discuss various bilateral issues concerning the welfare and development of the two neighboring countries.
Considered to be one of the most important and rare occasions for the...
KNLF/KPA Finance Secretary Joins UKLF
IMPHAL, May 11: Finance secretary of the Kuki National Liberation Front/Kuki People’s Army (KNLF/KPA) Hangsai alias Lalpu has left the outfit and joined the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF).
PRO unit-II of UKLF SS Mate has also reportedly given the consent on joining of Hangsai alias Lalpu to the...
BRIEF NEWS: April 29, 2011
No let up, NIA continues raid
IMPHAL, Apr 28: After raiding Lamyanba Pakhang publications yesterday, the NIA (National Investigation Agency) team raided two private residences at Wangkhei today.
A reliable source informed that the house located near Eastern Ground belongs to one Yumlembam Brajabidhu.
Notably,...
Free Media In Burma Still A Mixed Bag
IMPHAL, Apr 21: Re-calling that freedom of expression or the existence of a free and independent media went up in smoke, after the military seized power and imposed Martial Law in Myanmar in 1962, the State has gagged freedom of speech and the existence of a free and fair media.
Delivering a talk on...
BRIEF NEWS: April 19, 2011
Minister’s wife laid to rest with fitting tribute
IMPHAL, Apr 18: The wife of Power Minister T Phungzathang who expired early yesterday at their residence in Paite Veng, Imphal was laid to rest today at their private premises here with a consummate tribute following a prolong illness.
Chhungi, also...
New Boost To Trans-Border Trade With SE Asia
IMPHAL, Mar 27: In a landmark event and a big boost towards opening and boosting cross-border trade among India, Myanmar and Thailand, a trilateral trade conference was held the Water World, Tamu yesterday.
The Thai delegates attending the conference were led by the Thai-Myanmar Border Trade in-charge...
BRIEF NEWS: March 02, 2011
6.8-magnitude quake strikes NE Myanmar; 1 dead
YANGON, Myanmar – A powerful earthquake struck northeastern Myanmar on Thursday night, killing one woman and shaking buildings as far away as Bangkok. No tsunami was generated.
The quake hit in an area where Myanmar, Thailand and Laos meet, about 70 miles...
Drugs And Cultural Survival In The Golden Triangle
Nations, countries, are artificial, boundaries more wishful thinking on the part of moneyed power-mongers than dividing, restricting realities; one must learn of important regional neighbors to understand any specific place. China without knowledge of Mongolia or Russia would be a confusing picture which...
Kabaw Valley Was An Integral Part Of Manipur: BJP State Unit
IMPHAL, Mar 7: Rebuffing a reported statement made by Union Home Secretary GK Pillai recently about the status of Manipur territory, the BJP State president, Shanti Kumar, today said that GK Pillai is uninformed about Manipur history and that it was due to negligence on the part of the Union Govt of...
China Outward Bound Through Myanmar
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CHIANG MAI – Myanmar is set to become an important regional rail hub connecting China and India with markets in Southeast Asia and beyond should proposed spending plans come to fruition. As with many infrastructure developments across the region, Beijing...
