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Mixed reception for first Myanmar president to visit US
WASHINGTON // Thein Sein yesterday became the first Myanmar 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 Barack Obama hosting the former general, and legislators are wary. Thein Sein has led the shift from decades of direct military rule, but has ...
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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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2010 Mizzima Photo News
Aung San Suu Kyi, upon release from house arrest, greets throngs of cheering, happy crowds in front of her house on University Avenue in Rangoon, this evening, November 13, 2010. She is flanked by National League for Democracy leader and party spokesman Nyan Win (right). The crowd reportedly did not settle for half an hour upon her release and chanted 'Long Live Daw Aung San Suu Kyi'. ...
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Preparing for the cyclone—this time round
The organised response to the cyclone was a far cry from the lack of action by the Myanmar authorities that preceded Cyclone Nargis in May 2008. We don't need to be reminded of the devastation that this storm wrought, with 138,000 or more deaths, and even Yangon battered. The damage was put at over US$10 billion and those that suffered the most were largely poor farmers and fishermen in the ...
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President’s Office orders release of Nay Myo Zin
Initially released under President Thein Sein's amnesty in January 2012 after serving five months of a 10 year sentence, Nay Myo Zin, a retired general, was sentenced to serve another three months on May 3 for allegedly defaming police. "The Ministry of Home Affairs annulled my imprisonment according to Section 401(1). They came to announce the ordinance," Nay Myo Zin ...
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Shan Sauvignon on the grapevine
Vines cascade down terraces overlooking the vast mirror of Inle Lake in northeastern Myanmar, an unlikely setting for a budding wine industry tempting the tastebuds of tourists now flocking to the country as it opens up. "Everybody is surprised to see a vineyard here in the middle of Myanmar with all this modern equipment," said Francois Raynal, winemaker at the Red Mountain estate in ...
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Fleeing Rohingya at the mercy of a smuggling network greased by graft
For desperate Rohingya arrested in Thai territory, hope for the future can rest simply with how much money they have to pay off local officials and human traffickers. The prospects are dire for those without the required cash--being sold into slavery is ...
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A new generation of Burmese-Chinese
Li Piaoxing, dressed in a traditional Burmese longyi, was lying on a sling chair in the dusty antique lobby that serves as a base for the Burma Overseas Young Chinese League. Like many other similar communities launched by Burmese-Chinese (that is, Chinese people born in Burma), the MOYCL faces the distinct possibility of withering away. Mr. Li, the Chief Secretary of the League and the only ...
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The truth behind the Chinese tourism boom
In 2011, Chinese tourists overtook Thais as the leading nationality visiting Burma with, officially, 65,838 visitors. But if you walk around the famous attractions in Rangoon such as Shwedagon Pagoda, you will hardly find any tour groups from China or even an individual Chinese traveler. So where are ...
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Democracy and Peace Party calls for abolition of ruling-USDP
Rangoon (Mizzima) - The Democracy and Peace Party (DPP) has called on the Election Commission to close down the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) over alleged election ...
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Two RNDP MPs win in electoral lawsuits one MP must resign
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) - The Burmese Electoral Tribunal on Friday delivered verdicts in three lawsuits regarding alleged electoral malpractice filed by the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) against three MPs of the Rakhine National Development Party (RNDP). Two MPs won, and one was ordered to ...
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Factious NDF party has mass resignation of members
New Delhi (Mizzima) - Forty-five members of the National Democratic Force (NDF) in South Dagon Township sent letters of resignation to the party's head office on July 30, according to former party organizer Shwe ...
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Ethnic parties urge Burmese government to form peace committee
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) - Adding to the chorus of calls for peace, five ethnic parties on Wednesday called on the Burmese government to form a peacemaking committee to stop the widespread fighting in ethnic ...
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Central government not sharing power with states and regions
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) - The central government is still holding on to absolute power and states and regions are suffering, according to political party ...
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Into Myanmar Ict Global Summit 2012
INTO MYANMAR ICT Global Summit 2012: Mobile Telecom | Internet Infrastructure | Cloud Computing which will be taking place from 3 - 4 December 2012 in Yangon, Myanmar? This important summit will see telecom operators, service providers, ICT vendors & distributors, handset & device manufacturers and network technologists congregate to discuss new opportunities and current concerns faced ...
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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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