Myanmar
A Muslim Rohingya child prepares a meal in front of his tent after returning back to a camp for internally displaced people in the village of Mansi on the outskirts of Sittwe on May 17, 2013 . Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up after a killer cyclone wrecked thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall.
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I think President Thein Sein's visit to the white house next week is perhaps a bit premature, while we have seen advances that is too early, in my view, to proclaim a new day in Myanmar
They [the U.S.] believe their best option for further improvement in Burma is to continue to engage with President Thein Sein and to continue to encourage him to do more.
President Obama is sending the message that crimes against humanity by state forces against ethnic and religious minorities in Burma will be ignored by his administrationMore quotes »
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Distrustful Rohingya resist cyclone evacuation
deadly snag: Many members of the displaced Rohingya minority living there have refused to leave because they don't trust Myanmar authorities.Around 140,000 people -- mostly Rohingya -- have been living in cramped tents and makeshift shelters in Rakhine state Read more »
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Myanmar president vows to protect Muslim rights
implement the recommendations of a government-appointed commission established to investigate sectarian violence in western Myanmar's Rakhine state.The commission proposed doubling the number of security forces there and introducing family planning programs Read more »
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New Myanmar anti-Muslim violence injures 10
-- Buddhist mobs attacked and overran two mosques and set hundreds of homes ablaze in central Myanmar on Tuesday, injuring at least 10 people in the latest anti-Muslim violence to shake the Southeast Asian nation.Terrified Muslim families who fled from the Read more »
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Myanmar government panel recommends security boost
-- A special commission appointed by Myanmar's government to investigate sectarian violence last year has issued a list of proposals to ease tensions -- including doubling the number of security forces in the region and introducing family planning programs Read more »
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Myanmar hails EU lifting of sanctions
about its reforms.Myanmar declined the chairmanship in 2006 amid threats by Western governments to boycott ASEAN events due to Myanmar's then atrocious human rights record.Aung Lynn's brief interview with journalists was considered rare. Before Myanmar embarked Read more »
Around the web
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Myanmar's foreign arrivals up 44%
year more than a million tourists visited the country (through all entry points)," said Aung Myat Kyaw, chairman of Union of Myanmar Travel Association. "Since Myanmar is an increasingly popular destination, I believe arrival numbers will be 50% more than 42 m ago from Bangkok Post Read more »
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Myanmar Tests Procedures for Its 2014 Census - 22 April 2013
of Immigration and Population closely monitored the process to test procedures for data collection and public involvement. Myanmar's last census was conducted in 1983, and it therefore lacks reliable data on how many people it has, where they live, their ages 52 m ago from United Nations Population Fund Read more »
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: Calibrating U.S. policy on Burma
and Russian-style faux elections . To the extent U.S. policy can influence the outcome, it needs to find a balance that acknowledges the progress, while keeping in mind that Burma — or Myanmar — has a long way to go before it is a true democracy. 5/18/13 from The Washington Post Read more »
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When Thein Sein Uses Political Prisoners As Image Building Tool
Burma Campaign UK has criticized the Burmese President Thein Sein for once again using political prisoners’ releases as an image building exercise before his official visit to the USA. The London based rights body slammed Mr Sein for taking this decision j 5/18/13 from Eurasia Review Read more »
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Myanmar leader begins landmark U.S. visit
were accused of failing to stop — or of even supporting — sectarian attacks. Ahead of his departure to the United States, Myanmar freed another 20 political prisoners. It was the latest prisoner release under Thein Sein, who has also eased censorship and allowed 5/18/13 from Denver Post Read more »
