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Video McConnell Lift sanctions on Burma
After meeting with Burmese President Thein Sein, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he believes because of the steps the former pariah state has taken toward democracy, "enough progress has been made in Burma to where implementation of the sanctions this year is actually not a good ...
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College student snares record long Burmese python near Miami
A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) combination handout photo shows Jason Leon (L), who caught an 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python in southeast Miami-Dade County May 11, ...
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Testing Time for Myanmar
Recent riots in Meiktila and other parts of central Myanmar once again show that the country is passing through a testing time. The stakeholders--be it the armed forces, the opposition democracy activists or government officials--are each facing challenges in handling the recent communal and/or religious ...
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Obama lauds Myanmar reform warns attacks on Muslims must stop
WASHINGTON--U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday saluted Myanmar President Thein Sein for his leadership in pushing through startling political reforms, but warned that violence against Muslims must ...
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Burmese optimistic after historic White House visit
Burmese are celebrating an end to their long international isolation with the first state visit to the US by a Myanmar president in almost 50 ...
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Myanmar jails 7 Muslims for attacks on Buddhist monk
Burmese protest against intercommunal violence in their country outside the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington on May 20, 2013 before Myanmar President Thein Sein addresses the chamber. Earlier, Thein Sein urged an end to intercommunal violence and discrimination after hearing a call from US President Barack Obama to put a stop to anti-Muslim attacks. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit ...
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Burma jails Muslims over anti-Muslim violence
One man was jailed for 34 years for killing a monk; the others received sentences ranging from two to 14 years for crimes including unlawful assembly and religious disrespect. At least 43 people - mostly Muslim - died in the violence that erupted after an argument at a Muslim-owned shop. ...
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US lawmakers meet Myanmar leader urge release of 250 political prisoners
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers are asking Myanmar President Thein Sein to free nearly 250 political prisoners. Thein Sein met Tuesday with members of the Senate and House, a day after he became the first Myanmar leader to visit the White House in five decades. As Myanmar has shifted from military rule in the past two years, it has freed hundreds of political detainees but others are still held. House ...
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Lawmakers hand Myanmar leader prisoner list
Thein Sein met Tuesday with members of the Senate and House on Capitol Hill, a day after he became the first Myanmar leader to visit the White House in five ...
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Myanmar public happy to see back of restrictive sanctions
Illustration: Liu Rui/GT The EU's decision to lift all Myanmar sanctions a year after they were initially suspended has reignited debates around whether the country has made enough progress to warrant such a reward. Activists have decried the move, insisting that human rights abuses continue and that the EU should have put benchmarks in place for the Myanmar government to meet before ...
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Myanmar extends state of emergency
Lawmakers in Myanmar voted Tuesday to extend a state of emergency over parts of the country gripped by fighting between Muslims and Buddhists. Lawmakers had a special session Tuesday to discuss anti-Muslim violence in Meiktila. A state of emergency was declared there in March after about 20 people were killed during the fighting. Myanmar authorities voted Tuesday to extend the state of ...
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Mizzima News Beer o’clock for Myanmar
Despite Myanmar's comparatively low beer sales, the largely untapped industry is set to grow rapidly with four new brewery licenses offered by the ...
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Financial Times Suu Kyi appeals for UK help to rebuild Myanmar university system
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's opposition leader, has called on UK university leaders to help her country rebuild its higher education system which she says has been virtually "destroyed" by 50 years of military ...
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Bangkok Post Myanmar army continues to live in denial over abuses – Brad Adams
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi attended for the first time, sitting alongside generals in the viewing stands as thousands of troops, tanks, and missiles passed by. An open question is who needed who more — a deeply unpopular military seeking the aura of an international icon and Nobel Peace Prize winner, or a newly minted politician seeking to change constitutional provisions that ...
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Eleven Media Group Derek Mitchell urges actions on social media abusers
The US Ambassador Mitchell urged Myanmar government to take actions against the incitement perpetrators using the social network to create social ...
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Democratic Voice of Burma Burmese army torches Shan rebel outpost
An outpost belonging to the Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) in northeastern Burma was burnt down on Sunday by government soldiers, who claimed to be searching for four Burmese "civilians" who went missing at the end of last month, rebels ...
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Financial Times Key reform minister exits Myanmar investment body
The abrupt exit of one of Myanmar's leading reformist ministers from the helm of the government's powerful investment commission has raised fresh questions about President Thein Sein's ambitious reform agenda and unsettled ...
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Democratic Voice of Burma and Agence France Presse Burma revokes pardon of dissident writer for ‘defaming’ police
Human rights activists slammed the Burmese government on Wednesday for revoking a prison amnesty granted to an opposition party member last year, after he was accused of 'defaming' the ...
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Mizzima News Mon group calls for release of young detainees
A Mon youth group has urged authorities to release all 11 people detained since mid-April for allegedly attacking a police officer during the traditional Water Festival in Mon ...
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The Irrawaddy Land rights activists sued for protesting without permission
Two leading land rights activists have been charged with organizing unsanctioned protests to demand back their expropriated lands in Thingangyun Township, Rangoon ...
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The Irrawaddy Human rights the focus of Burma Film Festival
With the idea of connecting film and human rights, "The Human Rights Human Dignity International Film Festival" will launch in Rangoon next month, according to the festival's founder and director, Min Htin Ko Ko ...
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Shan Herald Agency for News A $2 mobile SIM costs dearly at countryside
In April, Myanmar Post and Telecommunication (MPT) unveiled a 1,500 Kyat (less than $2) worth CDMA mobile SIM to the public in the country and has reached the countryside recently but the costs have risen many folds, according to local news ...
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The Irrawaddy Former Thai PM Chavalit discusses investment in Naypyidaw
Former Thai Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh paid a visit to Naypyidaw this week, where he talked about opportunities to invest in Burma with Vice President Sai Mauk ...
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Radio Australia Insurgencies prompting growth in Myanmar drug trade UN
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says long running insurgencies in Myanmar’s border regions have led to the growth in poppy production and the manufacture of ...
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The Irrawaddy Government companies to build Rangoon ‘mega city’ of 10 mln people
Government officials, urban planners and construction companies said they are planning to develop Rangoon into a "mega city" of more than 10 million inhabitants by 2040, doubling its current population ...
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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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