Burma’s President Thein Sein arrived in Germany on Tuesday with the intention of drumming up investment.
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Bullet Points: 2 September 2014
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President Thein Sein embarks for Europe
President Thein Sein flies from Naypyidaw to begin a 10-day trip to Europe which will include official visits to Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands for the first time.
Suu Kyi leaves Europe armed with international support for constitutional change
Aung San Suu Kyi is due to depart France for home on Wednesday, having canvased international support for her agenda of constitutional change in Burma.
Suu Kyi: I started as a politician not a human rights defender
Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has dismissed criticisms of her leadership by insisting that she has always been a politician, rather than a human rights defender.
Suu Kyi: ‘the army must be the foundation of the country’
Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday praised the British military, insisting that she wanted to learn “how a good, professional army operates” in order to take lessons back…