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![]() Newsday | Myanmar: New deal to end fighting with Shan rebels Newsday Nation Newsday > News > Nation Print Aa Myanmar: New deal to end fighting with Shan rebels Originally published: May 20, 2012 1:14 AM Updated: May 20, 2012 1:59 AM By The Associated Press KENGTUNG, Myanmar - (AP) -- A Myanmar negotiator says ethnic ... Myanmar, rebels sign anti-drug deal Myanmar negotiator says new deal assure end of fighting with ethnic Shan rebels |
![]() AFP | Myanmar workers embrace new power to strike AFP By Shwe Yinn Mar Oo (AFP) – 59 minutes ago YANGON — Silenced for decades under military rule, Myanmar's workers are now daring to speak out to demand better pay and conditions after a new law gave them the right to strike. |
![]() Live Trading News | US firms want piece of Myanmar pie amid suspended sanctions China Post WASHINGTON/HONG KONG -- The suspension of US sanctions barring investment in Myanmar in response to political reforms in the poor Southeast Asian state opens the door to US firms queuing to scout for business in one of the last frontier markets. US Drops Myanmar Sanctions Barack Obama eases sanctions, names new US ambassador to Myanmar Myanmar welcomes easing of US economic sanctions |
![]() The West Australian | Myanmar welcomes easing of US economic sanctions Newsday Nation Newsday > News > Nation Print Aa Myanmar welcomes easing of US economic sanctions Originally published: May 18, 2012 6:30 AM Updated: May 18, 2012 11:07 AM By The Associated Press AYE AYE WIN (Associated Press), YADANA HTUN (Associated Press) ... Myanmar's Suu Kyi to address British parliament in June Myanmar's new ties with US may come at a cost |
![]() The West Australian | G8 praises 'remarkable efforts' of Myanmar leaders The West Australian CAMP DAVID, Maryland (AFP) - G8 leaders on Saturday praised the "remarkable efforts" of President Thein Sein and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in delivering democratic reforms to Myanmar. The positive comments come just days after the United ... Obama Administration Declares Myanmar Open For Business Myanmar's Suu Kyi to address British parliament in June Suu Kyi to address British parliament in June |
Myanmar to reopen 'Death Railway' Bangkok Post Myanmar aims to restore a stretch of the infamous ``Death Railway'' to Thailand which was initially built by Japanese-held prisoners of war, the minister in charge of the scheme says. The railway was immortalised in the Oscar-winning film ``The Bridge ... |
Myanmar economy set to boom: Report TwoCircles.net By IANS, Yangon : Myanmar's economy looks set for rapid expansion although concerns over inflation, infrastructure and political stability remain, according to an international report. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a leading resource for ... |
![]() MiamiHerald.com | World 'prodding' Myanmar reform Bangkok Post President Barack Obama, fresh from easing US sanctions on Myanmar, said at the G8 summit Saturday that world powers would do all they could to promote the country's political reforms. Obama lifted some investment restrictions on the nominally ... Myanmar president feeling ill, resting at home Myanmar President Thein Sein not feeling well, officials say; 67-year-old has ... Myanmar welcomes easing of US economic sanctions |
Myanmar: New deal to end fighting with Shan rebels Sacramento Bee AP KENGTUNG, Myanmar -- A Myanmar 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 ... |
All Share Services Salon KENGTUNG, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar negotiator says ethnic Shan rebels have agreed in a second round of talks that there will be no more fighting between the guerrillas and government troops. It is the latest reported agreement between Myanmar's new ... |