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2012/05/28 04:16
2012/05/28 04:16
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Indian PM meets Myanmar president in historic visit India's prime minister held talks with Myanmar's president on Monday in a historic visit to boost trade and secure energy supplies, while...
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2012/05/28 04:15
2012/05/28 04:15
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Thein Sein pulls pin on visit to Thailand YANGON: Myanmar President Thein Sein has cancelled a trip to Thailand for an international economic forum that also invited opposition leader Aung San Suu...
2012/05/28 01:37
2012/05/28 01:37
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Soon after that moment on the streets of Rangoon, they were arrested for their roles in the pro-democracy uprisings that saw thousands of protesters killed. As physics students in the now-abandoned...
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2012/05/27 17:38
2012/05/27 17:38
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Yangon, May 27: Japan has opened negotiations with Myanmar on an investment agreement, the trade ministry said. "Since many Japanese private companies are trying to do business with Burma (Myanmar),...
2012/05/27 13:38
2012/05/27 13:38
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MONTREAL - Quebec student leaders signalled on Saturday they may be ready to compromise on the core of their dispute with the government — the province’s plan to raise tuition fees. That didn’t stop...
2012/05/27 10:38
2012/05/27 10:38
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Rangoon, May 27: Myanmar authorities will suspend all jade mining work by private companies in the northernmost state of Kachin starting the end of this month, local media reported Sunday. Quoting a...
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2012/05/27 10:04
2012/05/27 10:04
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The euphoria about Myanmar’s economic reforms remains just that – euphoria. A lot has been written about Myanmar being the next economic frontier in Asia but in reality things haven’t changed much in...
2012/05/27 01:42
2012/05/27 01:42
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YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar's president has urged the nation's millions-strong diaspora to return, state media reported Saturday, as the country seeks skilled workers to help smooth the passage of...
2012/05/26 20:52
2012/05/26 20:52
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Protests in Burma over persistent power shortages have provided a test of how the country's elected but military-backed government will respond to rising expectations sparked by the past year's...
2012/05/26 13:33
2012/05/26 13:33
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Intolerable for electricity-power shortages, demonstrators have taken the street in several towns in Burma this week, including former capital Rangoon and ancient capital Mandalay since citizens test...
2012/05/26 08:36
2012/05/26 08:36
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Share this page Shan State Army leader Yawd Suk (left) shakes hand with General Soe Win from the Burmese Army. The Burmese authorities are trying to reach lasting peace agreements with the country's...
2012/05/26 06:34
2012/05/26 06:34
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Small demonstrations in the country's two largest cities and several towns this past week could be seen as an indicator of the new openness under President Thein Sein. From another point of view, the...
2012/05/25 02:05
2012/05/25 02:05
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Myanmar President Thein Sein will go ahead with a state visit to Thailand next week, but may skip the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia, where democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is also billed to...
2012/05/25 00:21
2012/05/25 00:21
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Human rights conditions remain dismal in North Korea and Iran and got worse in China, where “efforts to silence political activists and public-interest lawyers were stepped up” last year, according...
2012/05/24 20:38
2012/05/24 20:38
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... shame the passion Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’s Michelle Yeoh exhibits in embracing the role of Burmese political activist Aung San Suu Kyi isn’t reflected in The Lady, a drama that purports to...
2012/05/24 18:45
2012/05/24 18:45
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department says human rights conditions have deteriorated in China and that Vietnam also continues to severely restrict political rights and freedom of...
2012/05/24 18:08
2012/05/24 18:08
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday praised the "Arab Spring" popular revolutions in the Middle East but said instability and violence often precede greater respect for human...
2012/05/24 04:41
2012/05/24 04:41
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This photo by Law Eh Soe became a worldwide symbol of Burma's Saffron Revolution. Law Eh Soe’s photojournalism at CEPA Gallery An iconic photo of a young Buddhist monk raising his right arm and...
2012/05/24 04:05
2012/05/24 04:05
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Myanmar is planning to hold an all-inclusive ethnic conference to discuss national reconciliation and the future of ethnic minorities in the union, according to a Union minister. Speaking to...
2012/05/22 17:43
2012/05/22 17:43
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The Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT) recorded an inhumane gang-rape case committed by soldiers from Burma Army. The incident occurred at Luk Pi village in Chipwi township an area where heavy...