Arms Trafficking Gang nabbed

Imphal, 15/07/2017: At about 3.30 pm, specific information was received regarding the smuggling of sophisticated, arms from Myanmar to Churachandpur via NH 102 and Imphal by some members of a gang of arms smugglers.   On receiving the information, teams of CDO Thoubal were alerted under the supervision of Shri K. Meghachandra Singh, Superintendent of […]

Imphal, 15/07/2017: At about 3.30 pm, specific information was received regarding the smuggling of sophisticated, arms from Myanmar to Churachandpur via NH 102 and Imphal by some members of a gang of arms smugglers.   On receiving the information, teams of CDO Thoubal were alerted under the supervision of Shri K. Meghachandra Singh, Superintendent of […]

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DC concludes Henglep visit, eyes Behiang

CCpur, Apr 5 : Deputy Commissioner of Churachandpur R Sudhan concluded his maiden and rain drenched visit to the interior sub-divisional headquarters of Henglep late last night after spending a night and braved a bumpy ride on an all-time tough Shaktiman truck. The Deputy Commissioner and his team, comprising of officials from some major departments […]

CCpur, Apr 5 : Deputy Commissioner of Churachandpur R Sudhan concluded his maiden and rain drenched visit to the interior sub-divisional headquarters of Henglep late last night after spending a night and braved a bumpy ride on an all-time tough Shaktiman truck. The Deputy Commissioner and his team, comprising of officials from some major departments […]

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Myanmar Army allegedly intrudes and ransacks properties in a Manipur village

According to Lalkholun Haokip, Village Chief – Haolenphai, Myanmar armed troops vandalized the village sawmill on March 3 and stole the machinery. While the entire Manipur anxiously awaits the legislative assembly elections results, one village in the state is worried about its land and an intruding foreign neighbour. Haolenphai is a small village situated at […]

According to Lalkholun Haokip, Village Chief – Haolenphai, Myanmar armed troops vandalized the village sawmill on March 3 and stole the machinery. While the entire Manipur anxiously awaits the legislative assembly elections results, one village in the state is worried about its land and an intruding foreign neighbour. Haolenphai is a small village situated at […]

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The genocide next door

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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New book on ‘Myanmar Political History’ released in New Delhi

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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Thailand companies explore potential start-ups in state

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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Sangai Festival kicks off today Chin State CM and team arrive

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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US lifts decades-long trade sanctions against Myanmar

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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Myanmar seeks to leave Least Developed Country status behind

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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To flush out NE militants Arms, copters sent to Myanmar

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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Targeting NSCN (K) camp, Army enter Myanmar

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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Indian pills fuel drug boom in Myanmar

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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Myanmar eyes satellites to track aircraft

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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Find out why Some Major Companies are planning to set up shops in Mizoram.

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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Manipur Myanmar Democracy

“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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No strike in Myanmar : Army

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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AR’s Whatsapp revenge on Myanmar rebels spooks Modi Govt

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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India, Thailand, Myanmar to be connected with a 1400-km road

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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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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The Telegraph: Manipur film unveils Myanmar’s ‘Hell Hole’

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

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.

 He spent three months in a military lock-up before he was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment by a local court on the charge of entering Myanmar without valid documents.

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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