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Did Burma’s generals change their ways because their leader feared the karmic consequences of his actions while in power? http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=22937 BANGKOK — “I’ve puzzled over that,” said Sen. John McCain,…
Thailand says it will continue backing the Dawei/Tavoy deep-sea port project in Burma despite recent setbacks, but won’t intervene on behalf of its Thai developer. http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=22910 BANGKOK—The Thai Government and…
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=22902 BANGKOK—A US delegation fronted by Sen. John McCain and Sen. Joseph Lieberman will request that the Burmese government allow international observers to oversee April by-elections, which, if deemed free…
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2012/0122/Is-it-Burma-or-Myanmar-US-officials-start-shifting BANGKOK, THAILAND – Burma or Myanmar? As the country’s military-backed government races headlong into reforms aimed at ending its long international isolation, US officials are changing their tone. For…
http://the-diplomat.com/2012/01/19/time-for-burma-exiles-to-go-home/ Some await more reforms and a government role for Aung San Suu Kyi, as Burma’s foreign-based media eye up the home market. India-based Mizzima is hoping to set up…
BANGKOK – Leadership changes and economic challenges facing China and the US this year will impact how far and fast Burma goes with its nascent political reforms. A total of…
By Paul Richter, Simon Roughneen and Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-myanmar-prisoners-20120114,0,97902.story Reporting from Washington, Bangkok and New Delhi — The Obama administration restored full diplomatic relations with Myanmar, moving…
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2012/0113/In-surprise-amnesty-Myanmar-releases-high-profile-political-prisoners BANGKOK, THAILAND – Myanmar’s government today freed hundreds of political prisoners in a landmark release that could see Western sanctions on the former military dictatorship relaxed. The surprise amnesty,…
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2012/0112/An-end-to-one-of-the-world-s-longest-wars-Myanmar-rebels-cautious.-video BANGKOK – After a six-decade war between the government of Myanmar (Burma) and one of the country’s ethnic minority militias, a historic peace is in reach after ceasefire talks…
KUALA LUMPUR - A not-guilty verdict in a sex scandal case against Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim could prove a game-changer in the run-up to elections due by 2013 but…