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The hard yards begin in Myanmar's quest for foreign investment
ReutersBy Jared Ferrie NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, June 10 (Reuters) - In a cramped auditorium in Myanmar's capital, pro-democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi had a message for the world's business elite: her country is teeming with foreign investors scouting for...Tags: Religion and Belief, Globalization, Intel Corp., Investment Service, Finance
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Troops patrol Myanmar city after violence, Muslims hide
ReutersBy Jared Ferrie LASHIO, Myanmar, May 30 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Muslim families sheltered in a heavily guarded Buddhist monastery on Thursday after two days of violence in the northern Myanmar city of Lashio left Muslim properties in ruins and raised...Tags: Islam, Religion and Belief, Human Rights, Politics, Buddhism
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Rights advocates urge caution on lifting sanctions after violence in Myanmar
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Human rights groups are growing increasingly concerned over escalating violence in Myanmar after Buddhist mobs, including monks, took to the streets this week, burning mosques and schools and killing a Muslim man before finally being...Tags: Religion and Belief, Human Rights, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Crime, Law and Justice
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Myanmar accused of bias in population control policy
NEW DELHI — A watchdog group Tuesday called on Myanmar's government to immediately revoke a population-control policy that blocks members of the minority Rohingya Muslim community from having more than two children, saying the newly revived...Tags: Social Issues, Religion and Belief, Human Rights, International Law, Human Rights Watch
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Northern Myanmar city calm after latest communal violence
ReutersYANGON, May 29 (Reuters) - The city of Lashio in northern Myanmar was calm on Wednesday, residents said, after violence between Buddhists and Muslims the previous evening that highlighted the tension between the two communities after deadly unrest over...Tags: Islam, Religion and Belief, Immigration, Labor Legislation, Buddhism
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Japan's Abe ends Myanmar visit with aid, debt write-off
ReutersYANGON, May 26 (Reuters) - Japan on Sunday endorsed Myanmar's reform programme by writing off nearly $2 billion in debt and extending new aid, some of which will help support an industrial zone being developed by Japanese firms near the commercial...Tags: Yingluck Shinawatra, Politics, Thailand, Government, Entertainment Events
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US names envoy to combat anti-Semitism, warns of rising incidents
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new State Department report warned about incidents in Venezuela, Egypt and Iran. Secretary of State John Kerry named Ira Forman,...Tags: Nicolas Maduro, Religion and Belief, Freedom of Religion, Venezuela, Egypt
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President Obama offers encouragement for reforms in Myanmar
WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein to the White House on Monday with tokens of encouragement as the former military ruler pushes democratic reforms in the once-authoritarian Southeast Asian nation. Obama praised Thein...
Tags: Human Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jay Carney, Human Rights Watch, Crime, Law and Justice
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What's in a name? U.S. starts using Myanmar as well as Burma
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called Myanmar. Successive U.S. governments have refused to acknowledge the name change made...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Jay Carney, White House, Government
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Life of Pi (movie), Cannes Film Festival, Minority Groups, Islam
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RPT-Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
Reuters(Repeats May 19 story with no changes to text) * Myanmar president in first visit to Washington * Concern about rights abuses in ethnic conflict * Washington wants to foster ally on China's border By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) -...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC, Minority Groups, Trent Franks
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Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit
NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...
Tags: Political Dissent, Cheese Corn, Human Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Rights Watch
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