Ex-general who led Burma from dictatorship leaves mixed legacy
When US President Barack Obama hosts a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders in California this week, his Burmese counterpart Thein Sein will be notably absent.
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Thein Sein to skip US trip
Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will meet Obama at a summit in the Californian resort of Sunnylands between 15 and 16 February.
NLD travel ban fuels talk of Burma constitutional challenge
The party of Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi has instructed its lawmakers not to leave the capital.
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Military run bureaucracy a challenge for NLD
Even as the NLD government takes office, the army keeps control of the civil service through the ubiquitous General Administration Department.
Military MPs named ahead of Burma’s second parliament
The son-in-law of Burma’s former junta chief has been selected among the military appointed representatives that will sit in next month’s new-look legislatures.
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First post-election meeting for Suu Kyi, US envoys
Aung San Suu Kyi met American diplomats on Monday as Burma transitions to a new government after her party’s sweeping election victory last November.
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Monitors praise voting process, but election is not ‘truly genuine’
Observers from the European Union’s Election Observation Mission on Tuesday refused to call the Burma’s national poll “truly genuine” given the fact that the military commands an automatic 25 percent of seats without being elected, as well as the mass disenfranchisement of Muslim candidates and Rohingya voters.
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DOCUMENTARY: ‘With only our voices, what can we do?’
Watch as KHRG takes you into rural southeastern Burma, where forced land confiscation and environmental destruction is taking place under the backdrop of an increasing Burmese military presence.
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Suu Kyi bullish after Constitution snub
Aung San Suu Kyi said on Thursday that the parliament’s majority failed to uphold the people’s hope for change after the legislative vote that retained contentious provisions of Burma’s constitution.
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DVB Debate: How would Burma manage another natural disaster?
On 2 May 2008, Cyclone Nargis swept through southern Burma, killing 140,000 people. Seven years after the worst natural disaster in Burma’s history, DVB Debate asks: ‘How would Burma manage another natural disaster?’
Shwe Mann continues US-Burma rapprochement with visit to Washington
The speaker of Burma’s Union Parliament, Shwe Mann is set to address a crowd at the Washington DC-based think tank the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on Friday.
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Suu Kyi hears constituents’ concerns
Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi visited constituents in the electorate of Kawhmu in southern Rangoon division on Monday.
Artist arrested after casting New Year curse
An internationally recognised Rangoon artist was arrested on Tuesday, after casting a written curse on the county’s government, police and military. He was later released.
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Suu Kyi upbeat ahead of crunch talks
Aung San Suu Kyi will come face to face with fellow presidential hopefuls on Friday afternoon, as six political heavyweights meet to discuss charter reform.
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DVB Debate: ‘How troubled is Burma’s relationship with China?’
This week’s DVB Debate comes at a time when Sino-Burmese relations are under the microscope.
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DVB Debate: What role for exiles in reforming Burma?
On this week’s episode of DVB Debate, the panel sizes up the political and economic role for former exiles and economic migrants in a new Burma.
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DVB Debate: I sync therefore I am
On this week’s episode of DVB Debate, the panel discusses the impact that mobile technology has had on Burmese society since the sudden and widespread introduction of cheap SIM cards and smartphones.
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DVB talks to World Bank’s new Burma chief, Abdoulaye Seck
DVB Interview International’s Alex Bookbinder sits down with Burma chief Abdoulaye Seck, to discuss how the World Bank has progressed since its 2012 reengagement with the Burmese government.
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Govt ‘doesn’t speak the truth’: Gun Maw
In an exclusive interview with DVB, KIA heavyweight Gen. Gun Maw, says that the peace process has stalled due to the Burmese government’s disingenuous tactics.
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‘Much hard work remains’ as Obama meets Suu Kyi
Obama and Suu Kyi were each circumspect on the state of Burma’s democratic transition as they met in Rangoon on Friday.
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Obama touches down in Naypyidaw
The US President’s comments on state of political and economic change in Burma are eagerly anticipated.
Suu Kyi calls for critical eye on reforms
Suu Kyi says that the US and other ‘well-wishers’ have been overly optimistic as the pace of change in Burma slows.
Burma tells UN to drop rights scrutiny
Burma’s foreign minister Wanna Maung Lwin was in New York on Wednesday to address the United Nations General Assembly.
Seven years on, reforms have not yet healed the wounds of the Saffron Revolution
Seven years on from the Saffron revolution, monks speak of the wounds that haven’t healed.
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Kerry urges Burma to speed up reforms
The United States Secretary of State John Kerry called on Burma’s leaders to move ahead with reforms as he concluded his two-day visit to the country.
Govt aims to muzzle press before 2015 elections, says Press Council
The recent jailing of Unity Weekly journalists and the threats of legal action against reporters is hindering the free press, the Interim Press Council said.
Press Council to probe parliament on investigation into media firms’ finances
The Interim Press Council will formally question the Union Parliament about the Special Branch’s recent inquisition on financial details of private daily newspapers and weekly journals.
Burma Chamber of Commerce says US sanctions ‘not a big issue’
The renewal of some US sanctions on Burma will not harm economic relations between the two countries, according to the Union of Myanmar [Burma] Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI).
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China needed for Burma’s reforms: Shwe Mann
Before his official visit to China on Tuesday, the Speaker of the Union Parliament, Shwe Mann, said China’s help and investment is essential for Burma’s reform process.
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Burma’s education policy under fire from academics
A new education bill submitted to Parliament on 20 March has come under fire by the National Network for Education Reform (NNER), an independent oversight body.
