Syi Kyi ‘exhausted’ after gruelling UK, US tour
Doctors report that she is weak from too little rest, has a swollen stomach from irregular eating patterns, and bone spurs in her neck.
Doctors report that she is weak from too little rest, has a swollen stomach from irregular eating patterns, and bone spurs in her neck.
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Speaking in Washington, the Burmese leader urged businesses to invest in the Southeast Asian country as a way to advance its democratic transition.
Obama, who leaves office next year, has championed a foreign policy pivot to Asia during his presidency and is determined to present the United States as a Pacific power.
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The Senate voted 90-0 to confirm career diplomat Scot Marciel to the post in Burma, also known as Myanmar.
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“Mr Barack Obama came here two times. What happened when he came here? Someone was kissed two times!” blasted Htay Oo at a Hinthada election rally.
US President says protecting minorities will be an important measure of the success of Burma’s transition from a military dictatorship to democracy.
A senior US diplomat commended Burma at the 2015 address on US policy priorities for East Asia and the Pacific on 4 February, while discussing reforms in North Korea.
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Obama held one on one talks with his Burmese counterpart Thein Sein on Thursday in Naypyidaw.
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The US President’s comments on state of political and economic change in Burma are eagerly anticipated.
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Southeast Asian heads of state join other world leaders in Naypyidaw for the 25th ASEAN Summit. But will the South China Sea islands dispute derail talks again?
Police and military line the streets of Burma’s capital, ahead of the East Asia Summit.
Suu Kyi says that the US and other ‘well-wishers’ have been overly optimistic as the pace of change in Burma slows.
Burma’s foreign minister Wanna Maung Lwin was in New York on Wednesday to address the United Nations General Assembly.
In a speech on Wednesday, US President Barack Obama pointed to “American leadership” as a driver of democratic reform in Burma.
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Burma’s presidential spokesperson rejects Obama’s allegation that Burmese Muslims are oppressed, and refutes US claims that communities in Arakan State have been left in a precarious situation by the absence of international aid workers.
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The US$1.1 trillion spending package that US President Barack Obama signed into law on Friday contains new restrictions on assistance to Burma.
The Obama administration faced strong bipartisan opposition on Wednesday to plans for limited US engagement with Burma’s powerful military due to concerns over human rights and its lingering ties with North Korea.
US President Barack Obama urges President Thein Sein to stop violence against Muslims in his country and institute economic and political reforms.
After Aung San Suu Kyi was elected to parliament in April 2012, the US has embraced Thein Sein’s government as the military continues to commit human rights abuses throughout the country
Activists have accused the government of playing political games after more than 20 prisoners were released ahead of Thein Sein’s trip to the White House next week
Graffiti art in Rangoon is on the rise. During Obama’s visit in November a painting was done to welcome the president to the country. But in December Rangoon authorities announced[…]
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Burma today – the first visit by a serving U.S. president.
Today, Obama will become the first serving U.S. president to visit Burma where he’ll meet with President Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Is the American government really that concerned with the establishment of a democratic government in Burma?
With a new chapter opening in US-Burma relations, Clinton must take the lead in pressing harder for substantial reform in the country
If the US embraces President Thein Sein’s rabble of military officials and cronies too soon, it risks leaving a tainted legacy in Burma, and not for the first time
President Obama likely to announce decision today in what would mark first visit to Burma by US Secretary of State in 50 years
Campaigners urge Washington to target with punitive financial measures all businessmen in Burma who prop up the government
Obama’s administration to throw its weight behind a United Nations commission inquiring war crimes committed by the junta
Influential think tank warns that new US engagement with Burma could be manipulated by the junta to favour controversial elections this year