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Myanmar political prisoners freed
Myanmar's president has pardoned political prisoners just ahead of a state visit to the United States, maintaining the momentum of warming ties between the ...
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Govt KIO to resume peace talks
A delegation from the Myanmar government is set to meet for negotiations with representatives of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) in state capital Myitkyina in the last week of ...
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Myanmar boat race team eyes more golds in 27th SEA Games
Myanmar boat race team are undergoing camp trainings and seeking international experience abroad for grabbing more golds in the 27th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, official media reported Friday.The team is formed with 154 tentatively selected athletes under 15 managers and three foreign coaches, said the New Light of Myanmar.Out of them, 88 are for traditional boat race, 33 for Canoeing/ kayak. ...
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International franchises gaining popularity in Myanmar
Food franchises are catching on in Myanmar. And for one local businessman, setting up a restaurant business a decade ago was a way to profit during hard ...
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Two injured as plane overshoots runway in Shan State
A passenger plane carrying 55 people overran the end of the runway at an airport in eastern Myanmar due to suspected break failure, injuring two people, state media reported on ...
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Are Buddhist Monks Involved In Myanmars Violence
Some Muslims say Buddhist monks have been inciting followers during recent violence in Myanmar. Monk U Wirathu acknowledges that he is a Buddhist nationalist but says he has tried to prevent fighting. He's shown here at the Masoeyein monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar, on March ...
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Fears ease as Cyclone Mahasen downgraded
A cyclone slammed into Bangladesh Thursday, forcing the evacuation of one million people and killing 14, but fears of devastating damage eased when the storm weakened over ...
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Singapore sates its sweet tooth for Myanmar fruit
The Myanmar Fruit and Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association announced last week that the country recently commenced exporting mangoes and watermelons to Singapore for the first time, according to a report on industry ...
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Bangladesh Myanmar relieved as cyclone fizzles
A Bangladeshi infant rests as a woman looks out a window of a cyclone shelter center before Cyclone Mahasen made landfall in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Thursday, May 16, 2013. The cyclone weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm with at least 18 deaths reported in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, but officials had prepared for a far greater storm. Bangladesh evacuated 1 million people ...
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Myanmars low-cost SIM card reaches US$555
Myanmar's low-cost SIM card price has reached 500,000 kyats [about US$555] apiece in Mandalay's resale market as the card's numbers are assumed "beautiful", although it's officially priced at 1,500 kyats [about $2] apiece to sell, according to sources. The cards which got the higher prices have numbers that are assumed as "beautiful", something like ...
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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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