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Buddhists from Bangladesh resettle in Myanmar Rohingya Muslims cry foul
Minority Rohingya Muslims who have long alleged persecution by the Buddhists in Myanmar, say Buddhist families from Bangladesh are now being resettled on their ...
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Abe on 1st trip to Myanmar by Japan PM in 36 years
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is traveling to Myanmar on the first visit to the country by a Japanese leader in 36 years, as Tokyo bids to reassert its position as a top economic partner after decades of frosty relations with the previous military ...
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U.S. requires transparency from Myanmar
The U.S. government said it imposed requirements on U.S. investors who do more than $500,000 worth of business in the energy sector of Myanmar. The Office of Management and Budget announced that U.S. entities that have new net investments of more than $500,000 need to report on policies and procedures in Myanmar by July 1. The reporting requirements extend to human rights, corruption and any ...
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Burma Kachin people wish for international observers in peace talks
A series of skirmishes took place in Kachin and northern Shan State despite government officials declaring that war has been stopped between government troops and ethnic armies. Local sources reported that reinforcement of government troops and transportation of military supplies to frontline areas has continued in the recent weeks. Subsequent to the government used jetfighters for airstrikes ...
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Myanmar president makes landmark US visit
BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Myanmar President, U Thein Sein, has gone to the United States for a landmark visit. It is the first official visit to the US by the country's head of state in 47 years. U Thein Sein will meet US President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday to discuss democracy building in the Southeast Asian country. Two agreements on trade and investment are expected ...
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Neo-Nazi denial in Myanmar
if you are interested in contributing. Myanmar has a newly registered Nazi party, the Rakhine National Development Party (RNDP), created ceremoniously in the wake of last year's anti-Muslim ethnic cleansing in western Rakhine State. Naypyidaw has incubated the party, while opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has wined and dined publicly with ...
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White House welcomes Burmese president as new ally in “pivot to Asia”
A meeting between US President Barack Obama and Burmese President Thein Sein in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday signalled Washington's embrace of the Burmese military-dominated government, as part of its efforts to strategically encircle China. Thein Sein is the first Burmese leader to be hosted in the White House since former junta leader General Ne Win's visit in 1966. ...
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Myanmars kyat currency slumps to a low as imports flood in
A woman counts Myanmar Kyats at a money changer in Yangon on May 23, 2013. Myanmar's currency has plunged more than 7 per cent over the past month to the lowest since it was floated last year, raising concern about economic stability in Asia's newest democracy. -- FILE PHOTO: ...
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Can This Man Bring Silicon Valley To Yangon
Nay Aung is the founder of Oway, a tech startup in Yangon, Myanmar. He used Taste Cafe as his unofficial office when he started his company -- in part because it was one of the few places in Myanmar with a stable Internet ...
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Boat carrying 100 Rohingyas capsizes off Myanmar
A boat carrying some 100 Rohingyas has reportedly capsized off the Myanmar coast while evacuating people ahead of the incoming Cyclone Mahasen which is expected to touch land within two ...
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Japanese PM leaves for Myanmar on ties
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday left for Myanmar in an effort to promote bilateral ties and improve Japan's economic cooperation with the Southeast Asian country. During the three-day visit, the first trip made by a Japanese prime minister to Myanmar in 36 years, Abe is expected to hold talks with Myanmar President Thein Sein and other senior officials. "Japan will ...
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Reflecting on Myanmar’s religious strifes on Good Friday
Although there are reasons to be hopeful about Myanmar now, events of the past ten days have cast a dark shadow over the country. The violence against Muslims in Meiktila, which then spread to Naypyitaw, Bago and threatened Yangon, is so serious it has drawn the attention of the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. If it spreads and is not stopped, it could result in the Good Friday ...
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New Help for Victims of Torture and War Trauma at a Minnesota Medical Clinic
HealthEast Care System and the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) today announced Healing Hearts, Creating Hope: Exploring the Efficacy of Integrated Mental Health Services for New Refugees, a three-year collaborative project to provide new, on-site mental health services to refugees at the HealthEast Roselawn Clinic in St. Paul. HealthEast Roselawn Clinic is a primary care clinic ...
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Japan PM Abe heads to Burma
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is heading to Burma in the first visit by a Japanese head of government since 1977. A business delegation will accompany Mr Abe, who is keen to strengthen economic ties with Burma. Japan is a key aid donor to Burma, and maintained trade relations with the country during its years of rule by military junta. Mr Abe is expected to announce $980m (648m) in development aid ...
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ACE Receives Regulatory Approval for Myanmar Representative Office
The ACE Group announced today that it has received provisional approval from Myanmar's Directorate of Investment and Company Administration to establish a representative office in Myanmar. The company is now completing the registration process with the relevant Myanmar authorities with the intention of opening the office in the city of Yangon later this year. As well as acting as ...
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China objects to US UK roles in Myanmar peace talks
China's objection has led to the removal of the participation of the United States and the United Kingdom as observers in a peace talks between the Myanmar government and the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), San Aung of Peace Coordinating Group (PCG) said. In spite of the representatives of the US and UK being unable to participate in the peace talks, Vijay Nambiar, UN ...
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HIVAIDS an ongoing issue in Burma
The news that comes out of Burma generally doesn’t fall in the optimistic category. Anti-Muslim violence, flare-ups between the Burmese government and ethnic armies and reports of activists and dissidents being jailed paint a grim picture of the political and human rights situation. A piece of encouraging news, however, is that Burma's HIV/AIDS infection rate is on the decline. But ...
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Katha Journal Orwells House Links Myanmar to Its Burmese Days
KATHA, Myanmar ...
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Abe Heads to Myanmar as Japan Inc. Eyes Cheapest Wages in Asia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today becomes the first Japanese leader to visit Myanmar in 36 years as his nation's companies seek to invest in the former dictatorship, which has some of the cheapest labor in Asia. About 4,000 Japanese executives per month visited Myanmar last year, the second most popular destination behind Thailand, according to Masaki Takahara, executive managing director of ...
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New President Of Myanmar Brings Hope Of Reform
Burma " of unsmiling military rulers and cowed people when I experienced something that typified the mood of the country. I was staying at the historic Strand Hotel in Yangon (formerly Rangoon), a legacy of British colonial days, which didn't look like much from outside but was utterly beautiful inside. (Costing $450 a night at that time, it should have been beautiful!) That ...
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Obamas Hasty Push for Reconciliation With Burmas Thein Sein
The fast pace of rapprochement between Burma and the United States continued this week with the visit of Burma's president Thein Sein to Washington, where he met with President Obama and congressional leaders and signed a trade agreement. At the same time, political reform in Burma has slowed to a crawl. In its haste to pursue a closer relationship with Burma, the administration risks ...
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Burma - Burmese leaders visit prompts U.S. to end sanctions
Protesters rally outside the Voice of America headquarters building before the arrival of Burmese President Thein Sein during his visit to Washington, 19 May ...
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Press Releases Burma Responsible Investment Reporting Requirements
The Burma Responsible Investment Reporting Requirements have received final approval from the Office of Management and Budget and have taken effect. The first submissions in response to the Reporting Requirements, which apply to U.S. persons with aggregate new investment in Burma over $500,000, will be due July 1, 2013. U.S. persons are required to report on a range of policies and procedures ...
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Family-Sized Savings on Kensingtons Kidtastic Asia Adventures for Summer 2013
) With summer vacation on the horizon, Kensington Tours, the leading tour company specializing in private guided travel to over 90 countries worldwide, is offering families special savings on its exotic trips to Asia. From sumo training and samurai interactions in Japan to elephant safaris in Thailand and hot air balloon rides in Myanmar, Kensington Tours is offering families up to $800 off on ...
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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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