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| Burma's reformist, military-backed government appeals for public understanding after rare protests by hundreds of people against power cuts. |
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| KENGTUNG, Burma (AP) — A Burma negotiator says ethnic Shan rebels have agreed in a second round of talks to end fighting with army troops in the country’s east, the latest reported deal between the new reformist government and various ethnic separatist movements. Negotiator Aung Min, who is also the country’s railway minister, said he |
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| It’s always been about power in Burma, whether it be the Machiavellian governance of its leaders, or the blackouts that for decades have plagued the energy-rich country. The ties that bind the two are intrinsic – back in 2007, it was dramatic fuel price hikes that prompted tens of thousands of monks and civilians to |
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| The Obama administration will ease restrictions on U.S. investment in Burma, its latest and furthest-reaching step yet to encourage the long-isolated country’s reforms during the past year. The policy change — announced Thursday afternoon after a meeting between Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Burma’s foreign minister, Wunna Maung Lwin — includes some safeguards that prevent ... |
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| Former Oxford University student who became Burmese pro-democracy leader to make first trip abroad in 24 years Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese pro-democracy leader and Nobel peace prize winner, is to visit Britain next month in her first trip outside the south Asian state for 24 years. She will address both houses of parliament as a guest of the British government, as well as receiving an honorary ... |
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| YANGON, Burma (AP) — Chronic power cuts in Burma have set off rare protests in the Southeast Asian country and an even more rare government plea for the public’s understanding. Peaceful protests started over the weekend in Mandalay and were called for later Tuesday in Yangon at City Hall. A statement from the Electric Power |
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