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4 hrs ago | South China Morning Post

Myanmar urged to copy Hong Kong development model

Poor nation should maintain a land bank of public sites to help fund up to US$150 billion of much-needed infrastructure projects, investors say Myanmar's infrastructure is dwarfed in size by other Southeast Asian countries like Thailand and Vietnam, while much of its property dates from colonial times.

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8 hrs ago | South China Morning Post

China news round-up: Xi Jinping set to visit the US, Lanzhou unifies hukou

Patrick Boehler has written for Time, Bloomberg, Le Monde Diplomatique and the Chinese weekly Shidai Zhoubao.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Xi Jinping, Austria, Burma, Malaysia, Li Keqiang

Tue May 21, 2013

Asia News Network

Obama vows to assist in Myanmar's reform process

Committment made during Thein Sein's White House visit, billed as a stamp of approval for the Myanmar government's reform process United States President Barack Obama has vowed to assist Myanmar's political and economic reforms during a meeting with President Thein Sein at the White House in Washington yesterday afternoon.

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Stars and Stripes

Symbols of US, Myanmar cooperation with a divergent fate

World War II veterans who served in Burma commissioned this statue of American and Kachin soldiers, which stands in the U.S. Embassy grounds in Yangon.

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AlertNet

Myanmar in the dark over hydropower for Asia

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The Peninsula

Myanmar jails 7 Muslims for up to 28 years for riots

YANGON: Myanmar on Tuesday sentenced seven Muslims to prison terms ranging from two to 28 years in connection with religious violence in March that left dozens of people dead, a justice official said.

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State Department

Democracy, Human Rights, Refugees: Visit of President U Thein Sein of ...

The United States recognizes the important ongoing reform efforts underway by President Thein Sein, his government, Parliament, and key stakeholders among civil society to build a modern, peaceful, and democratic country.

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Mon May 20, 2013

The Irrawaddy Newsmagazine

United States' Burma Sanctions List Languishes

If you're American and want to do business in Burma, there's a list of people and companies you have to steer clear of by law.

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Courier News

Obama's day: Burma

Douglas Carter Beane's play is far from perfect, but it is an example of what can happen when the... When we were very young, we were warned about seeking a Ph.D. in our field of study: the theater.

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Related Topix: Thein Sein, Burma, World News, Aung San Suu Kyi

South China Morning Post

Gay rights activist arrested after protest in Changsha

Patrick Boehler has written for Time, Bloomberg, Le Monde Diplomatique and the Chinese weekly Shidai Zhoubao.

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Sun May 19, 2013

USA Today

From cars to cola, U.S. firms cross into Burma

KFC and a host of other American icons are finally coming to Burma as the army-ruled nation known officially as Myanmar ends five decades of isolation.

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The Straits Times

Myanmar leader starts landmark US visit

Myanmar president Thein Sein prepares to leave for a state visit to the US, the first by a Myanmar head of state in almost 47 years, at Yangon International airport, Myanmar, on Friday, May 17, 2013.

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Sat May 18, 2013

South China Morning Post

CCTV blames Dalai Lama, foreign media for instigating self-immolations

Patrick Boehler has written for Time, Bloomberg, Le Monde Diplomatique and the Chinese weekly Shidai Zhoubao.

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Fri May 17, 2013

The Peninsula

Myanmar's Spring' is irr...

YANGON: President Thein Sein's historic invitation to the White House is an endorsement of 'Myanmar's Spring' and a further sign that the former pariah's reforms are irreversible, a senior Myanmar official said.

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Voice of America

Burma Releases Political Prisoners

Burma has freed at least 21 political prisoners in the country's latest amnesty that comes just days before President Thein Sein makes a landmark visit to the United States.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Asia News Network

YANGON : Energy giants seek transparent governance in Myanmar

International oil and gas companies have called for transparent in the governance of Myanmar's energy sector as they desire to make investments in the resource-rich country, a local businessman who has insight of the industry said.

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South China Morning Post

Vietnam hands lengthy jail sentences to two patriotic, anti-Chinese activists

Patrick Boehler has written for Time, Bloomberg, Le Monde Diplomatique and the Chinese weekly Shidai Zhoubao.

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Washington Times

South Asian Muslims blame racism for attacks by Buddhists

Buddhists and Muslims are clashing with increasing ferocity in Myanmar , Thailand and Sri Lanka , where minority Islamic ethnic groups blame racism by majority Buddhists more than religious intolerance.

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AlertNet

Myanmar seeks inspiration for nascent legal aid movement

In a 2011 file photo, birds fly as a porter pushes his cart at Yangon's river port.

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Newkerala.com

East Bengal in quarterfinals of AFC Cup

Kolkata, May 15 : Chidi Edeh scored a hat-trick as East Bengal romped into the quarter-finals of the AFC Cup with a 5-1 demolition of Myanmar's Yangon United here Wednesday.

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