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Obama says Myanmar president to release more political prisoners
Thein Sein planned to release more political prisoners and institutionalize democratic reforms in his country. Obama told reporters that he had expressed U.S. concern about violence against Muslims in Myanmar to Thein Sein during a meeting at ...
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Myanmar - United States Trade Council Established By Washington DCNew York Trade Finance Advisory Firm
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Myanmar - United States Trade Council announced today that it has established offices in Washington, DC, New York City, and Yangon, Myanmar. The Myanmar United States Trade Council will promote international trade and investment relations between the United States and Myanmar. Its activities will include trade missions, the publication of ...
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Myanmar US waste a chance
President Thein Sein has visited President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington. The visit is being promoted by both Myanmar and the United States for its symbolism. This is a shame. These two countries should approach their relations far more seriously than last night's largely ceremonial handshakes and platitudes. The two leaders wasted golden opportunities while dragging out ...
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Burma’s Thein Sein Visits Washington
Myanmar's President Thein Sein arrives at the West Wing of the White House for a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, May 20, ...
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Obama cites Myanmar reforms during leaders visit
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says despite tensions between the U.S. and Myanmar, President Thein Sein (tayn sayn) of Myanmar has shown leadership to move his country toward political and economic ...
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Myanmar’s post-socialist economic transformation
Since 2011 Myanmar has been back on track with its economic transformation from a centrally planned, state command, socialist economy to a market, capitalist model. The new foreign investment law adopted in November 2012 is a sign of opening ...
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Knockoffs of Iconic American Brands in Myanmar
';Walmart'; in Yangon. (Photo: Patrick Winn) Myanmar President Thein Sein is in Washington this week for a historic meeting with President Obama. Not long ago, Thein Sein was on a travel black list. But in the past two years, Myanmar has undergone dramatic political change that pleases the White House. And Thein Sein is hoping that will mean more US investment in Myanmar. But, ...
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In Myanmar a movement for Muslim and Buddhist tolerance
Myanmar in late March, leaving more than 40 people dead and raising tensions in the mostly Buddhist country, a group of Muslims and a group of Buddhists decided enough was ...
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Record-Setting Burmese Python Captured In Miami-Dade County
Jason Leon (left) captured and killed record-setting Burmese python in Miami-Dade. it measured 18-feet, 8-inches and weighed 128 pounds. (Source: ...
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Myanmar to pump oil and gas to energy-hungry China
Workers prepare to launch the China section of the Myanmar-China oil and gas pipeline in Anning in southwest China's Yunnan province. Ren Dong / Color China Photo / AP ...
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Obama Receives President of Myanmar at the White House
Washington, May 20 (Prensa Latina) U.S. President Barack Obama will receive his counterpart from Myanmar, Thein Sein, today at the White House, here on an official visit. Sein is the first Head of State from that Southeast Asian country to be hosted at the White House in 47 years, something which might be interpreted as international recognition for Naiyipido (capital of the nation), according ...
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Obama to host Myanmar leader
MYANMAR'S President Thein Sein will become the first leader of his country to visit the White House in nearly half a century, as Washington offers a strong symbolic gesture to back his reforms. In a scene that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago, the former general will meet President Barack Obama and later seek to woo US businesses that see a lucrative market in a nation that ...
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Burmas Web-Savvy Rebels - By Patrick Boehler
Hagel's front office gets a new Hand; Shineski, under fire; Obama to talk drone, Gitmo policy; MCT: Amos being investigated; Terminal Lance: "Shut up!" and a bit more. - by Gordon ...
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Obama must hold Myanmars Thein Sein accountable for human rights violations
When President Obama meets with President Thein Sein of Myanmar (Burma) today, he should emphasize Washington's commitment to Myanmar's progress, while stressing the importance of preventing discrimination and violence against ethnic minority Muslims and ...
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100 Pegawai Myanmar Dilatih Oleh Pakar Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Mei (Bernama) -- Kira-kira 100 pegawai Myanmar daripada pelbagai kementerian sedang mengikuti Kursus Latihan Diplomatik (DTC) untuk pegawai Myanmar, anjuran kerajaan Malaysia di Nay Pyi Taw, dari 16 hingga 22 Mei, menurut Kedutaan Malaysia di Yangon hari ini. Dalam kenyataan akhbar yang dimuat naik dalam akaun Facebook Kedutaan Malaysia di Yangon, hari ini, kedutaan itu ...
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Burma leader making landmark White House visit- Kerry to Mideast to press Syria peace talks
Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Burma president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation. But activists are angry about President Obama hosting Thein Sein, and lawmakers are wary. The Burma leader has led the shift from decades of direct military rule, but ...
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ASTAR and Veredus Laboratories Create Markets First Lab-on-Chip for the Detection of Multiple Trop
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Veredus Laboratories, a leading supplier of innovative molecular diagnostic tools, announced the launch of VereTrop, the first biochip in the molecular diagnostics market that can identify 13 different major tropical diseases from a single blood sample. With its high level of automation, this lab-on-chip diagnostic kit is poised ...
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US and Myanmar edge toward rapport
What triggers former foes to become friends and then listen to each other on their mutual interests is a puzzle for political scientists. But it's a process we see in the bilateral relations of the US and Myanmar.Until a year ago, Myanmar faced sanctions and its former military generals were denied visas for the US. The dual-track policy of the Obama administration, which began in 2009, has ...
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Burma Reforms still need the US’s weight
Many ethnic leaders claim that they don't trust the new 2008 constitution. To them, the current constitution will not grant the democratic freedom and fundamental rights for the ethnic groups since Burmese armed forces take 25 percent of all seats in the parliament. The military still holds a huge amount of power in Burma. For example, the 11-member National Defense and Security Council ...
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Op-Ed Contributors What Obama Needs to Tell Myanmars Leader
President Thein Sein of Myanmar is in Washington this week, the first Burmese head of state to visit since the military dictator Gen Ne Win in 1966. Much has changed since 1966. Fifty years of direct military rule have ended, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is out of house arrest and sits in Parliament, along with 42 of her colleagues from the National League for ...
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Big jump in Myanmar textiles looming
Myanmar is on course for a big jump in textile exports to Europe following the return of trade privileges by the European Union (EU), according to the Thailand Textile ...
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Tata Nano to hit the streets
India's automobile giant Tata Motors will soon launch the famous low-cost Nano in Myanmar, although the small one-box vehicle will not be living up to its reputation as the world's cheapest 4-wheel car on this ...
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Myanmar embassy plot leads to terror cell
Raids carried out by Indonesian police following a thwarted plot to bomb the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta led to an Islamist cell that raised funds through criminal ...
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Obama schedule for Monday May 20
TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 20 (UPI) -- An investigation into the killing by the Philippines coast guard of a Taiwanese fisherman is focusing on whether rules of engagement were ...
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Cambodias ACLEDA Bank Plc. Selects Aurionpros iCashPro Internet Banking Suite
Aurionpro Solutions is proud to announce that ACLEDA Bank Plc., the largest domestic commercial bank in Cambodia, has selected Aurionpro's iCashPro Internet Banking suite to provide new online services to its corporate and retail customers. After a thorough software selection process, Aurionpro was selected over competitive offerings based on several criteria, including state-of-the-art ...
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Foreign couple's novel approach to helping Burmese village
The political situation in Myanmar is well-known throughout the world, but often overshadows the circumstances of local people and our rich culture. A couple overseas have combined the two to create an unusual approach to helping the people of one village in the country.
Myanmar is one of the most politically and socially isolated countries in the world, much bad press is leveled at our country for decisions made and actions taken that the people are not responsible for and while attention focuses on the political dynamic of the country, the plight of many Burmese such as poverty, lack of access to water and education, become overshadowed. One family in the United States has taken a novel approach to giving back to a country that has stolen their hearts. Read more
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