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Labour disputes on the rise in Myanmar
Labour disputes between factory owners and workers in Myanmar continue to rise during this year statistics, according to worker representatives and worker advocates. Tensions rose between the factory owner and workers after 49 workers from San Kaung Polyethylene Factory in Hlaingtharyar Industrial Zone were dismissed for attempting to instigate a protest at the factory. More than a thousand ...
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Myanmar cannot claim reforms are a success yet
President Thein Sein's visit to Washington this week should not be seen as a reward for transforming the country; there are still too many obstacles to democratisation An official visit to the United States by Myanmar's President Thein Sein this week should not be regarded as a celebration of the success of reforms in Myanmar. The job is far from finished, with many tough challenges ...
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Myanmar promises aid for Rakhine fleeing Bangladesh
Myanmar authorities say they will arrange long-term housing in Rakhine State for Rakhine national ethnics who recently fled Bangladesh due to more and more use of violence against them by the Bengalis in the country. They are now living in temporary camps in the state. After the Rakhine conflicts, they came in groups into the state starting from October 2012 in fear of their lives as there ...
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Myanmar leader aspires to build inclusive nation
US President Barack Obama saluted Myanmar President Thein Sein (pictured) for his leadership in pushing through startling political reforms, but warned that violence against Muslims must stop. As his guest became the first leader of his country in almost 50 years to visit the White House, Obama praised Myanmar's journey away from military rule and promised Washington would offer more ...
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Obama meets Myanmar’s president
WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar's president to the White House for the first time in nearly 50 years on Monday, hailing the Southeast Asian nation's progress on democratic reforms but emphasizing that much work remains to be ...
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Obama applauds Myanmar’s progress
In a long-awaited White House visit, President Barack Obama told Myanmar's president Monday that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country in "a long and sometimes difficult, but ultimately correct, path to follow" toward democracy.Mr. Obama spoke as he sat in the Oval Office with former general Thein Sein, who became the first president of Myanmar to ...
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Obama vows US support as Burma leader visits
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. President Barack Obama told Burma’s president during a long-awaited White House visit that he appreciates the leader’s efforts to lead the Asian country on its long, and sometimes difficult, path to democracy and assured him of U.S. support. Former general Thein Sein was the first president of Burma to visit the White House in 47 years. Activists objected to ...
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Bye-bye Burma mingalarbar Myanmar
, in addition to our websites which carry daily news in both languages. As such we have acknowledged the advancement in this country and the process of reform has been sufficiently inspirational to bring us into the fold. We are investing in the new Myanmar, and we are changing with the times. What will not change is ...
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19-foot python killed Florida man captures kills record-setting Burmese python
A Florida man with experience handling snakes captured and killed a 128-pound Burmese python he discovered on the side of the road in Miami-Dade County, ...
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Obama Couples Praise for Burmese Leader With Warning Against Violence
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Human-Rights Groups Criticize Obamas Meeting With Myanmar Leader
After months of praising Myanmar for its political reforms, President Obama welcomed the country's president to the White House for the first time in nearly 50 years. But human-rights groups are not happy about the invitation. While the U.S. does not fully embrace the actions of the regime in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), calling for further reforms and cooperation between ethnic ...
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Whats in a name U.S. starts using Myanmar as well as Burma
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called ...
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Video Carney U.S. to refer more frequently to Burma as Myanmar
As a "diplomatic courtesy," the United States "has begun to allow limited use of the name Myanmar" to describe the former pariah state of Burma as it inches closer toward democracy, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Monday - but official U.S. policy, he added, "remains that Burma is the name of the ...
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Myanmar leader vows justice over communal violence
WASHINGTON -; Myanmar President Thein Sein says that all perpetrators of inter-communal violence in the country will be brought to ...
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Myanmar Leaders Visit To Washington A Historic Occasion
The president of Myanmar, Thein Sein, met with President Obama in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Thein Sein's trip is the first state visit to the U.S. by a Burmese official in nearly 47 ...
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Myanmars White House bow well done but not mission accomplished
Eric Schmidt . But human rights officials caution that the visit should not be prematurely hailed as a "mission accomplished moment" for the still-troubled ...
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Myanmar leader in historic White House visit
View Photo AFP/Ye Aung Thu - Myanmar President Thein Sein (L) arrives at Yangon International Airport May 17, 2013, before leaving for a visit to the US. Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first leader of his ...
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Burma or Myanmar WH grappling with name game
As a "diplomatic courtesy," the U.S. government "has begun to allow limited use of the name Myanmar" to describe the former pariah state of Burma as it inches closer toward democracy, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Monday. In a photo op Monday afternoon with Burma's president, Thein Sein, President Obama repeatedly referred to the nation as Myanmar, ...
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Obama praises Thein Seins leadership leading Myanmar to democracy
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks after a meeting with Myanmar president Thein Sein in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on May 20, 2013. The Obama administration has continued to advocate for continued progress on reform by President Thein Sein's government, in close cooperation with Aung San Suu Kyi, civil society leaders, and the international community. ...
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Obama praises Myanmar reform but warns on ethnic unrest
US President BarackObamaon Monday saluted Myanmar President Thein Sein for his leadership in pushing through startling political reforms, but warned ethnic violence in the country must ...
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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to take steps to halt violence against Muslims in his country and move ahead with economic and political ...
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Obama describes ‘shift’ in US-Myanmar relations
President Barack Obama hosts Myanmar President Thein Sein on Monday. The occasion marks the first time a president from Myanmar has visited the White House in over four ...
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Obama Lauds Myanmar’s Progress as Opening Economic Opportunities
Barack Obama lauded the progress made by Myanmar President Thein Sein's government to open the political process and said greater emphasis on human rights will bring the Southeast Asian nation more prosperity. Thein Sein's White House visit today was the first of a leader from the country formerly known as Burma in 47 years and comes amid warming relations and U.S. support for ...
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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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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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