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Sydney Morning Herald: Burma engagement offers false hope a " Graham Reilly
A renewed US push seems destined to fail as the junta pursues self-interest. ONE of the few predictable aspects of Burmese politics is how the ruling military regime responds to outside attempts to influence the direction of the country's internal affairs.
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Journalist faces 10 years' jail for video of orphans
If a shocking documentary about the fate of Myanmar's cyclone orphans wins a video-journalism award in London tomorrow, it will be some time before one of the men who shot it gets a chance to celebrate.
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First climate change info center to be opened in Myanmar
An information center related to climate change will be opened in Myanmar's biggest city of Yangon at the end of this month to serve as a base for planning preventive measures against climate change and disasters, sources with the Meteorology and Hydrology Department said on Thursday.
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Myanmar cameraman jailed for defying regime
If a shocking documentary about the fate of Myanmar's cyclone orphans wins a prestigious video-journalism award in London tomorrow night, it will be some time before one of the men who shot it gets a chance to celebrate.
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Possible Release of Suu Kyi Cheers Political Prisoners
A 73-year-old mother broke into tears when she heard the message from her son, Tun Tun Oo, who is in Meik-Hitla Prison, one of thousands of political prisoners in Burmese jails.
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Fifty feared dead in Myanmar ferry collision
At least 50 people are believed to have drowned in Myanmar when a wooden ferry packed with 178 people collided with a tugboat on a river in the southern Irrawaddy delta region, officials said on Tuesday.
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8 Dead, Dozens Missing in Burma Ferry Accident
RANGOON, Burma - A ferry carrying nearly 200 passengers sank after colliding with an oil barge in a river in Burma , killing at least eight and leaving more than three dozen missing, officials said Monday.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi seeks meeting with junta chief
Nyan Win, lawyer for Myanmar's pro democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, talks to journalists during at her party's headquarters on Monday, Nov.
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8 dead, dozens missing after Myanmar ferry crash
The motorized ferry "Nay Win Tun" carrying 176 people sank in the Ngawun River after the collision, 84 miles west of Yangon.
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Obama tells Myanmar junta to free Suu Kyi
President Barack Obama on Sunday told Myanmar's junta to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an unusual face-to-face interaction with a top leader of the ruling military.
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Reuters: Myanmar's Suu Kyi's lawyers file detention appeal a " Aung Hla Tun
YANGON a ' Lawyers for Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday they had lodged an appeal against her house arrest with the Supreme Court but expected no rapid decision.
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Myanmar democracy leader Suu Kyi appeals house arrest sentence
Lawyers for detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi filed a new appeal Friday against her 18-month house arrest sentence, asking the court to lift an order that would keep her in detention during elections next year.
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Mizzima News: Burmese currency touches record high a " Kyaw Kha
" The Burmese currency - Kyat'A touched a record high in seven years with the black market exchange rate prevailing below Kyat 1,000 against the US dollar.
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Suu Kyi appeals to top court against house arrest
Pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi appealed to Myanmar's top court Friday against her extended house arrest, days ahead of a likely meeting involving the junta's premier and US President Barack Obama.
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Korean-language speech contest to be held in Myanmar
A Korean language speech contest will be held in Myanmar's former capital of Yangon next month to boost language communication between peoples of Myanmar and Korea, according to the Embassy of South Korea here Wednesday.
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First ethnic groups agree to join Myanmar guards
YANGON, Myanmar - Two ethnic militias in military-ruled Myanmar have become the first to transform their forces into border guards under a government plan aimed at ensuring stability ahead of elections next year, state media said Wednesday.
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"It's a breakthrough because previous attempts at hosting a summit meeting were prevented because of the Myanmar issue." Yeo was speaking to reporters at annual meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Singapore , culminating in a weekend summit of 21 Apec leaders including Obama.
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Burma claims it will release Aung San Suu Kyi
Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, may soon be released so she can play a role in next year's election, a senior Burmese diplomat has said.
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Suu Kyi to Meet Campbell in Rangoon Hotel
The US delegation led by Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell is scheduled to meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at Rangoon's Inya Lake Hotel on Wednesday morning.
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Myanmar could release Suu Kyi for election
Myanmar's military-ruled government may release pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi soon so she can play a role in next year's general elections, according to a senior Myanmar diplomat.
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