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Members of the US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favor of legislation to pressure Burma to improve its record on human rights.
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Burma “feels sad” over a US decision to sanction a military general, a government spokesman said, after Washington linked the commander last week to abuses against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
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The United States imposes sanctions on 13 “serious human rights abusers and corrupt actors” including Burmese general Maung Maung Soe, who oversaw this year’s brutal crackdown against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
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An activist investor in Chevron Corp said on Monday it filed a shareholder resolution that would require the oil producer to report on the feasibility of ending operations in Burma.
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The US government will constantly adjust its sanctions regime to respond properly to the situation in Burma’s Rakhine State, where many thousands of Rohingya Muslims have been displaced, a senior US official said on Saturday.
Proposed US sanctions targeting Burma’s military for its treatment of Rohingya Muslims would hinder the fledgling civilian government sharing power with the generals, a spokesman for de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday.
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke on Thursday with Burma’s army chief and expressed concern over reported atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Arakan State, the US State Department said in a statement.
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The State Department is considering formally declaring the crackdown on Burma’s Rohingya Muslims to be ethnic cleansing, US officials said on Tuesday, as lawmakers called for sanctions against the Southeast Asian country’s military.
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The United States is taking steps and considering a range of further actions over Burma’s treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority, including targeted sanctions under its Global Magnitsky law, the State Department said on Monday.
Buddhist monks and nationalists assembled outside the US embassy in April to denounce the use of the term “Rohingya” in an embassy statement.
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to remove Iraq and Burma from a US list of the world’s worst offenders in the use of child soldiers.
Wa tin likely ends up in an array of products made by US and other international companies, says a new Reuters report.
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“[Republicans] passed resolutions to impose sanctions on Burma to push for change. They have always supported our democratic reforms.”
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“Its weight was calculated at 210 tons upon discovery; however the top broke off during the excavation … that was about 40 tons worth.”
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A delegation representing the American gems industry is visiting Burma to explore opportunities in the country following the lifting of US sanctions.
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Burma’s billion-dollar jade industry needs a reformed legal framework to release it from the grip of the military elites, drug lords and crony companies, says British transparency watchdog.
A business watchdog group warns Burmese companies that if they want to thrive in the post-sanctions economy, they’ll have to be more open and transparent.
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Human rights activists denounce the Obama administration’s decision to lift sanctions on Burma as a “dark day” for the country’s efforts to end abuses by the military.
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Keen to encourage US investors, Washington is eyeing a lifting of sanctions despite much criticism levelled at Suu Kyi for doing too little to address the plight of the Rohingya.
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State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi meets with British Prime Minister Theresa May on the final day of a visit to the United Kingdom ahead of a trip to Washington.
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President Barack Obama will consult with Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday on whether to further ease US sanctions to help investment and democratic transition in Burma.
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Senior US senators will introduce legislation intended to preserve a focus on human rights issues in Burma, amid expectations that the Obama administration will further ease or lift sanctions.
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Kachin exile groups say US sanctions on the Burmese military should stay in place until the conflict in Kachin State is resolved.
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State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who is also Burma’s foreign minister, met with her British counterpart on Monday to discuss efforts to promote bilateral ties.
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The United States may consider easing sanctions on Burma following State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to Washington later this month.
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Rights groups criticised the move, which they said would increase the risk of undermining political and economic reforms.
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At the joint press conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi reiterated her call to avoid using an “emotive term” to refer to Muslims living in Arakan State.
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The Obama administration’s policy is an indication of the importance of ethnic minority issues in US-Burma diplomatic relations. It also reflects the sentiment of the international community.
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The US decision to further ease restrictions on trading through Steven Law’s shipping port and airports put the blacklisted businessman in a position to profit from the latest changes to the US sanctions regime.
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The US government has decided to maintain most economic restrictions on Burma in an effort to punish those Washington sees as hampering the country’s newly elected government.
