Thein Sein articles over last 30 days

- articles last 30 days - articles per day
Mentioned in this news Places Companies People
2013/06/18 01:06
2013/06/18 01:06
2h
The City and County of San Francisco is in the early stages of exploring a sister city relationship with Yangon, the former capital of Burma (Myanmar) and the country’s largest city and most important...
2013/06/18 01:06
2013/06/18 01:06
Latest videos
2013/06/17 08:19
2013/06/17 08:19
19h
YANGON, Myanmar — Ja Nan Lahtaw, assistant director of the Nyein Foundation, an NGO actively involved in peace-building processes with ethnic groups in Myanmar said Wednesday she had “cautious...
2013/06/16 17:33
2013/06/16 17:33
1d
Burma’s Government and Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) signed a preparatory agreement on 30 May to downsize military concerns in Kachin state and northern Shan state. Many analysts deem this...
2013/06/15 23:36
2013/06/15 23:36
2d
HMAWBI, Myanmar (AP) -- A meeting of more than 200 Myanmar Buddhist monks on how to solve deadly communal conflicts that have pitted majority Buddhists against Muslims declared Friday they seek peace...
2013/06/15 16:33
2013/06/15 16:33
2d
In March of this year, a delegation from the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand convened a meeting with the major Myanmar media associations at Myanmar Media Resource Center in Yangon. There was...
2013/06/15 15:55
2013/06/15 15:55
2d
Young people crammed into the headquarters of the National League for Democracy for a youth group meeting. Photo by Akshan de Alwis. Akshan de Alwis is a junior at Noble and Greenough...
2013/06/15 07:33
2013/06/15 07:33
2d
HMAWBI, Burma (AP) — A meeting of more than 200 Burma Buddhist monks on how to solve deadly communal conflicts that have pitted majority Buddhists against Muslims declared Friday they seek peace and...
2013/06/15 03:45
2013/06/15 03:45
3d
MANILA, Philippines— She always walked with ease and spoke sweetly, whether it was in English or in her native Burmese. It is no wonder they call her ‘The Lady.’ There were almost no signs that she...
2013/06/14 10:04
2013/06/14 10:04
3d
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks with Major General Zaw Win, Deputy Minister for Border Affairs, during a ceremony marking Myanmar's 68th Armed Forces Day. (Nyein Chan Naing/ AFP) Washington...
2013/06/14 08:16
2013/06/14 08:16
3d
Myanmar leader to visit Europe Myanmar's President Thein Sein will visit Britain and France next month, an official said on Friday, as the international community continues to embrace his nation's...
2013/06/14 04:19
2013/06/14 04:19
3d
YANGON, Myanmar — As twenty young journalists gathered Wednesday for the introductory session of a three-week reporting fellowship based Yangon, the event’s very existence was something of a...
2013/06/14 03:57
2013/06/14 03:57
3d
Zarni Aung's not sure how he contracted HIV -- it may have been from a tainted needle or a sex worker. Either way, the virus saw his weight plunge below 40 kilograms before he left his home in...
2013/06/14 01:28
2013/06/14 01:28
4d
UN envoy visits riot-hit Myanmar town The United Nations envoy to Myanmar has spent Sunday visiting the central town of Meiktila destroyed by deadly communal riots. Vijay Nambiar, the UN special...
2013/06/14 00:46
2013/06/14 00:46
4d
UNDER CONTROL: Clashes are between rival groups, says visiting delegation PUTRAJAYA: MYANMAR has asked Malaysia to protect its nationals in the country. There are about 260,000 of them working in...
2013/06/12 05:57
2013/06/12 05:57
5d
When Burmese commuters have an accident they don't dial 911 or any ordinary emergency service. They call the country's version of Marlon Brando, a heartthrob in the 1980s and 90s who turned his back...
2013/06/12 05:34
2013/06/12 05:34
5d
An alliance of civil-society organizations launched a report which calls for safeguards against human rights violations and accountability for all stakeholders during the implementation of the Kaladan...
2013/06/11 09:19
2013/06/11 09:19
6d
US President Barack Obama (left) with Myanmar's President Thein Sein (right) during a meeting in Yangon on Nov. 19, 2012. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) Myanmar's speaker of parliament, Shwe Mann, on...
2013/06/11 05:15
2013/06/11 05:15
6d
Can Myanmar live up to expectations? Interest in Myanmar has become intense. Last month, Thein Sein became the first president of Myanmar to visit the White House in nearly 50 years, and leaders from...
2013/06/11 04:45
2013/06/11 04:45
6d
YANGON: Myanmar’s influential parliamentary speaker Shwe Mann has announced he will run for president in the fast reforming nation in 2015 polls, according to a report, joining opposition leader Aung...
2013/06/11 01:33
2013/06/11 01:33
7d
NAYPYITAW, Burma (AP) — The Burma government’s efforts to make peace with ethnic minorities took another step forward Monday as representatives of the country’s biggest minority group, the Shan, met...