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... Efforts) passed by Congress in 2008. The law bans the U.S. importation of rubies and jadeite from the Union of Burma, whose government has a history of human rights violations. The exhibition's end-run around the law? The pieces are not for sale - ... Comment?
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Myanmar political prisoner dies in jail
A 38-year-old political activist who participated in the "Saffron Revolution" of 2007 has died in a Myanmar jail where she was serving a three-year sentence with hard labour, government sources confirmed Friday. Comment?
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CHINAa S Cousin-Cousin Relations with Myanmar
B.RAMAN Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visited Myanmar on December 19 and 20,2009, during the course of a four-nation tour covering Japan, South Korea, Myanmar and Cambodia. Comment?
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Burma's Poor Performance at SEA Games Slammed
Burma's poor performance at the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos, has come in for sharp criticism by the country's leading commentators. Comment?
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... is sometimes necessary is not a call to cynicism, it is a recognition of history.' In his speech, Obama mentioned Burma as one of the countries where there is systematic abuse of human rights by a brutal and corrupt military regime. He paid tribute ... Comment?
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U.N. assembly condemns Myanmar's rights record
... violations in Myanmar in a resolution adopted early on Thursday. The resolution on the country formerly known as Burma, voted through by 86-23 with 39 abstentions, "strongly condemns the ongoing systematic violations of human rights and fundamental ... Comment?
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Myanmar door ajar to junta-Suu Kyi talks
The door to talks between Myanmar's ruling generals and detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi appeared to be ajar on Saturday as Western powers piled pressure on the regime to begin a dialogue with the opposition. Comment?
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... by U Nu, a former Burmese prime minister. Suu Kyi has lived at the lakeside home since 1988, following her return to Burma from Britain. Suu Kyi has spent 14 of the past 20 years under house arrest in her home. On Aug. 11, Suu Kyi was sentenced to ... Comment?
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There is a wide belief among democratic forces that the 2010 general election will be good for Burma-but are these optimists really aware of how the regime will organize it? Fourteen prime ministers for states and divisions will be selected by the president and will select their own cabinet ministers. Comment?
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Tin Tin Htwe, who was arrested during the 2007 Saffron Revolution, died in Insein Prison hospital on Wednesday night, according to Assistance Association for Political Prisoners in Burma , a Thailand-based organization working for the rights of political prisoners in Burma. Comment?
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US Demands Immediate Access to Jailed Citizen
... immediate intervention of the US Special Rapporteur on Torture, alleging that he was being tortured by authorities in Burma. 'Nyi Nyi Aung, who has been unjustly imprisoned in Burma since Sept. 3, 2009, is being subjected to torture by prison ... Comment?
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Burma's State Media Finally Reports on EU-Nyan Win Talks
... week after it occurred. The newspaper reported only that the three talked about 'relations between the EU and Myanmar [Burma],' but gave no further details. The three met on December 17 on the sidelines of the UN climate conference in the Danish ... Comment?
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Little focus put on U.S. man jailed in Myanmar
... Officials at the Myanmar Embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment. Myanmar, also known as Burma, is regarded as one of the world's most oppressive nations, ruled by generals who have enriched themselves while much of the ... Comment?
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The Supreme Court will hear pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal against her latest house detention handed down in August, Myanmar news sources report. Comment?
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Regime Would be Wise to Heed Stiglitz's Words
'There is the hope that this is the moment of change for the country.' That optimistic statement was made by Joseph Stiglitz, 2001 Nobel Economics laureate after a visit to Burma. Comment?
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Nyi Nyi Aung Tortured: Feedom Now
Hired by Nyi Nyi Aung's fiancee, Wa Wa Kyaw, Schwanke said in a separate statement that Nyi Nyi Aung has been unjustly imprisoned in Burma since Sept. Comment?
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Ethnic Media Groups Eye FM Radio
... many people would vote for the regime, said participants at the meeting. Ethnic groups make up about 40 percent of Burma's population. No FM radio stations are run by in-country ethnic groups. Ethnic languages usually have about 15 minutes a week in ... Comment?
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Villagers Ordered to Attend Kachin Dam Opening
... stop the dam,' said a villager in the Myitsone area. Leaders of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) called on Burma's chief Snr-Gen Than Shwe and Chinese investors to halt the construction of the dam and prevent the forced displacement of ... Comment?
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Asia's rich and powerful put faith in soothsayer ET
From the brutal generals who rule Burma to Thaksin Shinawatra, the new owner of Manchester City, when Asia's rich and powerful need advice they travel to Rangoon to see a soothsayer called ET. Comment?
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Junta Tightens Media Censorship
... the newspapers on a street in Rangoon. (Photo: Getty Images) The stories are believed to have prompted the Myanmar [Burma] Medical Council, a governmental organization, to open an investigation which led to a five-year suspension of the doctor's ... Comment?
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