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President Obama offers encouragement for reforms in Myanmar
WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein to the White House on Monday with tokens of encouragement as the former military ruler pushes democratic reforms in the once-authoritarian Southeast Asian nation. Obama praised Thein...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, Government, Civil Rights
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Movies, Minority Groups, Django Unchained (movie), Government, Steven Spielberg
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Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit
NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, European Union, Burma, Media Industry, Aung San Suu Kyi
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Myanmar frees group of dissidents ahead of summit with U.S.
NEW DELHI -- Some 20 political prisoners were released in Myanmar on Friday, just days before a a historic summit between the country's leader and President Obama in Washington, officials and prisoner rights groups said. President Thein Sein will be the...
Tags: Pakistan, Crime, Law and Justice, European Union, Barack Obama, Burma
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Myanmar panel proposes measures to ease ethnic tensions
NEW DELHI, India -- Ever since Myanmar opened to the West, released political prisoners and allowed the opposition led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to run for office, it has been dogged by tensions among its many ethnic and religious minorities....
Tags: New Delhi (India), Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Family Planning, Burma
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Myanmar forces accused of 'ethnic cleansing' as EU ends sanctions
The European Union discarded the last of its economic sanctions against Myanmar on Monday, despite fresh reports that Rohingya Muslims there face bloody and persistent attempts at "ethnic cleansing." The decision worried activists working to help the...
Tags: Minority Groups, Economic Sanctions, Crime, Law and Justice, European Union, Burma
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Myanmar on edge after new eruption of interreligious violence
As the Myanmar government urged calm, Muslim shops reportedly sat shuttered Monday in the capital of Yangon, a sign of continued unease after the re-eruption of deadly religious violence in the country. Riots in the central city of Meiktila,...
Tags: Yangon (Burma), Crime, Law and Justice, Burma, Religious Conflicts, Civil Rights
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Myanmar opposition party meets in open to elect leaders
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.NEW DELHI, India -- Myanmar’s main opposition party led by Nobel laureate lawmaker Aung San Suu Kyi began three days of meetings in Yangon on Friday to elect leaders for the first time in its 25-year history. The fact that the government allowed...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, Civil Rights, Newspaper and Magazine
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Myanmar government, Kachin rebels hold talks
Rebels and the Myanmar government met Monday and agreed to continue talks in an effort to quell the violence that has roiled Kachin state. The two sides met in the Chinese town of Ruili on the border with Myanmar, also known as Burma. They issued a...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, United Nations, Burma, Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Myanmar ends year of firsts with another: a public countdown
To end a year charged with change, Myanmar enjoyed yet another first: a public countdown to the New Year. Such gatherings were heavily restricted under the military government that once ruled Myanmar, also known as Burma. But as the country emerges...
Tags: Yangon (Burma), National Government, Barack Obama, Burma, Jason Mraz
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UN chief urges more action to end recruitment of child soldiers in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Myanmar's government has made progress in reducing the recruitment of children into the armed forces but still needs to stamp out the practice. Ban's comments came as Myanmar President...Tags: Ban Ki-moon, Barack Obama, Burma, United Nations, Armed Forces
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