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Radio France Internationale Myanmar media test new freedoms
Myanmar is planning to hold elections in 2015. Key to the success of the elections will be a free and uncensored press. Recent changes to media law mean that there are more newspapers going to print and censorship has for the most part been lifted. Myanmar’s journalists are now busier – and freer – than ever ...
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The Irrawaddy Trade and investment key issues during Thein Sein’s US visit
The first state visit to the United States by a Burmese president in almost 50 years went off largely as expected, with a strong emphasis on trade and investment, and some discussions of the ethnic and religious violence that has clouded the country's transition from army ...
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The Irrawaddy Drug culture thrives in Mon State
Nai Kun Oung, a resident from north Mon State, remembers when he first decided to send his son to a drug rehabilitation center run by ethnic rebels. He had heard success stories about the center, where former drug addicts were known to have recovered after several months, and he thought his son might ...
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The White House Office of the Press Secretary Remarks by President Obama and President Thein Sein of Myanmar after bilateral meeting
Last year, I was proud to make a historic visit to Myanmar as the first U.S. President ever to visit that country. And now President Sein is able to return the favor by making a visit to the United States, and my understanding is that this is the first visit by a leader of Myanmar in almost 50 years. Obviously, during this period in between there have been significant bilateral tensions between ...
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China.org Japanese PM to visit Myanmar
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will pay a state visit to Myanmar soon, an official announcement said here Tuesday without specifying the date of his ...
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Bangkok Post US again slates Myanmar on religion
The US State Department on Monday again designated Myanmar as a country of special concern for its severe violations of religious freedom, as it has since 1999 in an annual global ...
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Deutsche Welle Mixed message in Myanmar president’s US visit
Myanmar’s president has received an official welcome by US President Barack Obama. The reception represents more than a reward for the military state’s gradual reform process; it also reflects US ...
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Bloomberg Myanmar sanctions won’t be extended McConnell says
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the congressional sponsor of economic sanctions against Myanmar, said he won't seek their extension in light of the nation's movement toward ...
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Mizzima News UN praises Myanmar over child soldier issue
"The signature of an action plan in June 2012 was a major breakthrough and I commend the Government of Myanmar for taking important steps to better protect children," said Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, in a statement. While the UN noted in this most recent report that recruitment of children to the Tatmadaw, the ...
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The Irrawaddy Ethnic groups voice optimism anger ahead of White House visit
Burma's ethnic leaders have accused the United States of providing inadequate support for the Southeast Asian country's peace process and are urging US President Barack Obama to stress the issue during his meeting with Burmese counterpart Thein Sein on Monday at the White ...
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The Irrawaddy Government sets two-child limit for Rohingyas in northern Arakan
Authorities in the north of Arakan State added another measure to the restrictions imposed on Rohingya Muslims last week, by introducing a regional order that sets a two-child limit for local families. The directive, which is effective in Maungdaw District, also bans ...
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Democratic Voice of Burma Kachin rebels government to hold new round of talks in Burma
The Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) and the Burmese government are tipped to resume union-level peace talks at the end of the month in the Kachin state capital, according to ...
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Christian Science Monitor In Myanmar a movement for Muslim and Buddhist tolerance
Days after communal violence rocked central 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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IMF Sees Myanmar Growth At 6.7 This Fiscal
Myanmar's growth is set to accelerate slightly to 6.75 percent in the fiscal year ending March 2014 led by gas production and investment, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. In an Article IV Consultation report, the IMF said ...
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Living in the eye of Myanmars sectarian storm
In March this year, the town of Meiktila in central Myanmar was engulfed in deadly sectarian violence that destroyed whole blocks of housing, shops and ...
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Shan NGOs call for halt to pipeline
A group of Shan community-based groups and NGOs have called on Myanmar President Thein Sein and the Chinese investors to halt the trans-Myanmar pipeline project in view of recent government forces' attacks in northern Shan State which have led to the displacement of more than 3,000 ...
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Japanese firms to roll out Myanmar fibre
NEC have concluded a deal with the Myanmar government for the deployment of a fibre-optic network linking three major cities, ZDNet reports. The deal will see the trio of Japanese vendors install a 30Gbps backbone linking Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyitaw, as well as rolling out fibre-based networks (FTTx) within those cities, capable of transmission speeds of up to 10Gbps. The project is to be ...
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Research and Markets Myanmar Refinery Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020
"Myanmar Refinery Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020 - Drivers, Challenges, Infrastructure, Supply- demand and competitive landscape" report to their offering. Myanmar oil refining industry research work from OGAnalysis is a compulsory report for all analysts involved in the Myanmar refining sector. It provides all the key trends and analyzes the drivers and restraints of ...
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US Myanmar strengthen trade ties
During the week of President Thein Sein's landmark Washington visit and in the wake of relaxed economic sanctions, at least two US government agencies have signed agreements to strengthen bilateral trade ties with ...
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Washington’s love affair with Myanmar It’s the resources stupid
Politics The ramshackle streets of Myanmar's capital Yangon, with its ancient Buddhist pagodas and dilapidated colonial-era buildings, are one of the last places in the world where you'd expect to find Colonel Sanders. If the democratic reforms recently undertaken by Myanmar, a once dysfunctional and paranoid socialist state turned hardcore military pariah, could be attributed to a ...
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UN envoy to attend Kachin peace talks
The UN's Special Adviser on Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, will attend the May 28 peace talks between the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and the Myanmar government's Peace Making Committee at Myitkyina, according to Kachin peace broker San ...
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Abe to visit Myanmar for 1st time in 36 years
/enpproperty--> TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Myanmar from May 24 to 26 to boost bilateral economic ties, becoming the first prime minister to visit the Southeast Asian country in 36 years, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday. During his visit, Abe, who will be accompanied by a group of Japanese business leaders, is expected to hold talks ...
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Burma holds the 2nd Conference on Media Development
A conference on Media Development in Myanmar/Burma was held at Kandawgyi Palace Hotel in Yangon on 20-21 May. It was the second conference with an address by Union Minister for Information Aung Kyi. It was cosponsored by the Ministry of Information and Myanmar Media Development Thematic Working Group (MDTWG) in partnership with UNESCO and International Media Support (IMS), the New Light of ...
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Aussies look to Thailand for help investing in Myanmar
BANGKOK POST With foreign investment flowing into Myanmar, Australian companies are keen to find Thai partners to gain a solid investment foothold in the previously military-ruled neighbor, particularly in areas that are closed to foreign firms in ...
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State of emergency extended in Meiktila
The Myanmar parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved a motion to extend the state of emergency in Meiktila and three surrounding townships for a further 60 ...
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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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