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Myanmar: 2 journalists who reported on Rohingya massacre jailed for 7 yrs

IMAGE: Journalist Wa Lone leaves after the verdict at Insein court in Yangon on Monday. Photograph: Myat Thu Kyaw/Reuters Two journalists of international news agency Reuters were sentenced......

Woman gives birth on flight, baby named after airline

A Myanmarese woman who delivered a baby boy during a flight from Singapore to Yangon has payed tribute to the crew by naming him after the Singaporean budget airline. Baby 'Saw Jet Star' made an......

Plane makes emergency landing in Kolkata

A Yangon-bound Airbus 320 aircraft of Indian with 92 passengers on board made an emergency landing at N S C Bose International airport in Kolkata as one of its rear tyres burst during take-off from......

Pressure mounts on Myanmar to release Suu Kyi

Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi spent her 58th birthday on Thursday in Yangon's forbidding Insein prison, as diplomatic pressure mounted on the country's military rulers for her......

World gears up for International Yoga Day

Preparations are in full swing for International Yoga Day on June 21. Yoga enthusiasts, not only from India but from around the world, are all set to roll out their mats to bend and twist their......

Now an Indo-Myanmar gas pipeline

Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar will visit Dhaka and Yangon in January to explore the possibility of laying a natural gas pipeline from Myanmar to India via Bangladesh."I will be going to......

Despite Jet crisis, domestic air traffic set for double-digit growth again

One reason is that airlines have ramped up capacity and expanded their presence in tier-II markets.The first of a three-part series analyses how the aviation industry is an outlier in the midst of......

Myanmar pipelines confirm China's place in Bay

Come September, and China will begin to lay parallel oil and natural gas pipelines from the Kyaukpyu deep-sea port on Myanmar's Arakan coast in the Bay of Bengal, all the way up north-east to......

Rangoon: Bloody Hell! What a trailer

Watch the trailer and tell us what you think of it! Director Vishal Bharadwaj finds stories in the strangest of places. No one could equate the Shakespearean Hamlet with terrorism in Kashmir but......

India held in Olympic qualifier

India were held to a 1-1 draw by Myanmar in the first leg of the 2008 Beijing Olympics football qualifier in Yangon on Wednesday night.India dominated the first half but had to wait till the 54th......

Incredible! Pankaj wins grand double, extends world title tally to 21

IMAGE: Pankaj Advani won 2 out of 2 World Billiards titles. Photograph: Pankaj Advani/Twitter Legendary Pankaj Advani, on Sunday, extended his world title to 21 by winning the long and short......

Never dreamt of playing 100 matches for India: Chhetri

Captain Sunil Chhetri is the second Indian after former striker Bhaichung Bhutia to achieve the feat of playing 100 international matches. IMAGE: India football captain Sunil Chhetri in action.......

Sports Shorts: Tendulkar against fake helmet makers

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar urges transport minister Nitin Gadkari to act against fake helmet makers. Photograph: Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter Cricket icon and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has sought......

Sports Shorts: India hold Myanmar in Asian Cup

IMAGE: India played out a 2-2 draw against Myanmar. Photograph: AIFF Media. Already through to the main tournament, India played out a 2-2 draw against Myanmar in the return-leg match......

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Despite Jet crisis, domestic air traffic set for double-digit growth again

One reason is that airlines have ramped up capacity and expanded their presence in tier-II markets.The first of a three-part series analyses how... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/special/air-traffic-in-india-all-set-for-double-digit-growth/20190819.htm

IndiGo Announces New Overseas Flights, Check Routes Here

IndiGo will also start daily flights on the Delhi-Dhaka, Mumbai-Singapore, Kolkata-Yangon routes at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs. 8,499.... ...

https://www.ndtv.com/business/indigo-international-flights-indigo-announces-new-overseas-flights-check-routes-here-2077712

Myanmar citizens deported from Singapore over alleged insurgent ties remanded in custody

Six Myanmar nationals deported from Singapore over alleged links to an ethnic minority insurgent group were remanded in custody in Yangon on... ...

http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/INworldNews/~3/cskLC-m1GWM/myanmar-citizens-deported-from-singapore-over-alleged-insurgent-ties-remanded-in-custody-idINKCN1UL0Y9

Suu Kyi's bid to reform charter sparks rival protests in Myanmar

Thousands of people demonstrated on Wednesday on the streets of Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, both for and against proposed constitutional... ...

http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/INworldNews/~3/2PlDDF2cJCY/suu-kyis-bid-to-reform-charter-sparks-rival-protests-in-myanmar-idINKCN1UC0KB

Kids Dodge Cows To Play Rugby

Sidestepping cowpats and garbage, Myanmar's only home-grown junior rugby side train on the outskirts of Yangon, preparing to take on children from... ...

https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/myanmar-kids-dodge-cows-to-play-rugby-2070767

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Myanmar: 2 journalists who reported on Rohingya massacre jailed for 7 yrs

Woman gives birth on flight, baby named after airline

Plane makes emergency landing in Kolkata

Pressure mounts on Myanmar to release Suu Kyi

World gears up for International Yoga Day

Now an Indo-Myanmar gas pipeline

Despite Jet crisis, domestic air traffic set for double-digit growth again

Myanmar pipelines confirm China's place in Bay

Rangoon: Bloody Hell! What a trailer

India held in Olympic qualifier

Incredible! Pankaj wins grand double, extends world title tally to 21

Never dreamt of playing 100 matches for India: Chhetri

Sports Shorts: Tendulkar against fake helmet makers

Sports Shorts: India hold Myanmar in Asian Cup

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