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    US House backs measure to clamp down on Burma over Rohingya rights
    May 24, 2018in International Relations, Lead Story, News1106by REUTERS
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    US House backs measure to clamp down on Burma over Rohingya rights

    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 says US sanctioning of general based on ‘unreliable accusations’
    December 28, 2017in International Relations, Lead Story, News499by REUTERS
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    Burma says US sanctioning of general based on ‘unreliable accusations’

    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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    US sanctions Burmese general previously in charge of Rakhine operations
    December 22, 2017in International Relations, Lead Story, News121by REUTERS
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    US sanctions Burmese general previously in charge of Rakhine operations

    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…

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    Rohingya Crisis: Chevron's stake in Burma called into question
    December 19, 2017in Lead Story, Natural resources, News, Rohingya490by REUTERS
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    Rohingya Crisis: Chevron's stake in Burma called into question

    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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    US constantly adjusting sanctions in response to Burma situation: official
    November 4, 2017in International Relations, Lead Story, News, Rohingya319by REUTERS
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    US constantly adjusting sanctions in response to Burma situation: official

    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…

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    Burma sees ‘bad consequences’ if US imposes sanctions on military
    November 4, 2017in Lead Story, Military, News153by REUTERS
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    Burma sees ‘bad consequences’ if US imposes sanctions on military

    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…

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