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US to open dialogue with Myanmar (www.google.com)
The United States said Monday it will open dialogue with Myanmar aimed at improving relations but insisted it would keep sanctions and keep pressing the military regime on democracy. Kurt Campbell,... More
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U.S. Senator to meet Myanmar's prime minister (edition.cnn.com)
Sen. Jim Webb will meet with Myanmar's prime minister Monday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, the Virginia Democrat's office announced.
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New currency note in Myanmar raises concerns (www.cnn.com)
Myanmar's government announced Thursday that it will begin circulating a new currency note next week.
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American claims mistreatment in Myanmar prison (www.google.com)
The U.S. Embassy said Friday it has made a formal complaint to Myanmar's military government after a Myanmar-born American claimed he was mistreated in prison. Kyaw Zaw Lin was secretly arrested... More
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Suu Kyi accepts U.S. shift on Myanmar (edition.cnn.com)
Myanmar's imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday she accepted a new shift in U.S. policy toward her country, her spokesman said.
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Myanmar accuses American of Planning Unrest (www.google.com)
Myanmar on Wednesday accused a Myanmar-born American who was secretly detained three weeks ago of seeking to incite political unrest.
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US Senator calls hearing on Myanmar policy (www.google.com)
A key US Senator sharply critical of US economic sanctions on Myanmar announced Tuesday he would hold an October 1 hearing on their effectiveness in fostering democratic reforms there. Democratic... More
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Refugees Flee as Fighting Breaks Out in Myanmar’s North (www.nytimes.com)
After two decades of relative calm in northern Myanmar, fighting has broken out between the central government and upland ethnic groups, sending thousands of refugees fleeing into neighboring China
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Myanmar reports major drug bust near Thai border (www.google.com)
Police in Myanmar seized more than 100 blocks of heroin and nearly 3 million methamphetamine tablets near the border with Thailand in one of the military-ruled country's largest drug seizures, a... More
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We Can’t Afford to Ignore Myanmar (www.nytimes.com)
EIGHT years ago I visited Myanmar as a private citizen, traveling freely in the capital city of Yangon and around the countryside. This lush, breathtakingly beautiful nation was even then showing the... More
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