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Burma learns to protest - against China

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - Jan. 24 (News Analysis) - Burma learns to protest - and China feels the heat

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Burma ceasefire 'holds' in rebel-held Kachin areas

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - By Jonathan Head - Jan. 19 (News) - A ceasefire announced by the Burmese military fighting rebels in Kachin state appears to be holding, the BBC's Jonathan Head reports from the area.

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Obama hails new face of Myanmar

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800

globaltimes.cn - By Hao Zhou - Nov. 20 (News Report) - US President Barack Obama had high praise for Myanmar's democratic reform during the first visit by an American president to the country, while also announcing the resumption of a US aid program worth $170 million.

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General Electric signs deal to invest in Burma

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - Jul. 14 (News) - US firms keen to do business in Burma following relaxation of Washington-imposed sanctions and granting of licenses.

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Aung San Suu Kyi Accepts Nobel Peace Prize

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Steven Erlanger - Jun. 16 (News) - The Burmese opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi spoke of the hope her award kindled in 1991, when she was under house arrest.

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Ethnic War Intensifies in Myanmar, Jeopardizing U.S. Ties

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Edward Wong - Jan. 19 (News Report) - The Burmese military’s offensive against the Kachin in northern Myanmar is raising human rights concerns among American officials.

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President Barack Obama condemns Burma's first elections in 20 years as anything but free and fair

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - By Telegraph's Foreign Staff - Nov. 07 (News Report) - President Barack Obama criticised the first elections Burma has staged in 20 years as neither free nor fair as he demanded the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi,

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Drowning Refugees in Thailand Is Bad Karma - NAM

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New America Media - By Andrew Lam - Jan. 28 (News Analysis) - For a country steeped in Buddhism, Thailand is accruing terrible karmic debts. News reports, including those by the Thai press itself, indicate systematic abuse of refugees fleeing from its neighbor, Myanmar.

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Nine killed in Burmese crackdown

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:04:24 -0700

BBC News - Sep. 27 (News Report) - It said the dead included eight protesters and a Japanese man, later identified by Japan's APF News as a video journalist. Eleven demonstrators and 31 soldiers were injured, state media said.

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