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Myanmar’s Ex-General Thein Sein Set to Showcase Reforms Reply

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Changes are coming - Myanmar President Thein Sein has freed hundreds of political prisoners and eased restrictions

Changes are coming – Myanmar President Thein Sein has freed hundreds of political prisoners and eased restrictions

Reposted from Bloomberg
By Flavia Krause-Jackson and Daniel Ten Kate

Myanmar President Thein Sein last visited the United Nations three years ago as the face of an authoritarian military regime. Today, the former general-turned reformer will present Myanmar in a new light. More…

UN official: Myanmar can become Asian tiger Reply

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Reposted from FoxNews

UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. secretary-general’s special adviser on Myanmar says the resource-rich but desperately poor nation has the potential to become an Asian tiger if it promotes investment, eases financial restrictions, and finds experts to develop the country. More…

Myanmar Briefing Note No. 22 23 March 2012 The Art of Self-Deception: The EU and Sanctions Reply

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Reposted from Network Myanmar
By Derek Tonkin

“To those who ask whether or not sanctions have been effective, I would answer ‘Yes’ – very, very confidently because this government is always asking for sanctions to be removed…..”
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in a video conference with Carleton University in Ottawa on 29 February 2012 More…