Myanmar reforms failing to hit home
The president of Myanmar is heading to the United States for a landmark visit. Thein Sein has steered his country through a series of reforms and is hoping the US will now start lifting sanctions. But after half a century of military rule, many people have yet to feel the effects of the changes, as [...]
According to IMF, Myanmar would be successful in boosting its economy and the progress of the nation is on its way to recovery if the right principles and regulations go with it. The release of its annual IMF Article economic consultation report just proved its success on its reform towards its economy. Meral Karasulu who [...]
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The expected flowing in of business investments are great opportunities for Myanmar to manage and administer since this will help improve its economy once sanctions are lifted. The development in its economy is expected to reach 6% this fiscal year and by 2013-2014 it could rise up by 6.3% and can attain much higher level, [...]
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Myanmar democratic icon Aung San Suu Kyi who has successfully entered in the parliament this recent election is likely to convince and encourage the Western Union and United States to lift sanctions imposed in the country. However, even if the opposition candidates swept victoriously in Sunday’s by-elections, the government and its cronies is decisively in [...]
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Right after opposition leader highlighted a landslide triumph from the weekend by-elections in the country, a spokeswoman of European Union hinted on Monday that EU could possibly be further eased its sanctions on Myanmar. Myanmar authorities have been banned for travelling to EU nations and EU foreign ministers are set to review on April 23, [...]
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At last Aye Chan Naing came back to Myanmar for the first time after being exiled for almost 25 years wherein Myanmar’s former military authorities considered him enemy of the state, and listed him as a great threat to national security because of his news write-ups and journalism reports. All 17 members of his news [...]
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More and more business investors are interested in putting up various establishment in Myanmar after the much sought reforms undertaken by the new nominally form of government. Myanmar is known for its natural resources and they belong to one of the riches country in Asia. The investors and market watchers told CNBC that they were [...]
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News has reached some Karen refugees from Melbourne Australia about the reforms being implemented in Myanmar. Just recently it has been the most widely talked among the ethnic groups of 5000 in Melbourne thus their coming back to Myanmar is a possibility. A lot of advantages have been successfully experienced since the time when the [...]
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U Wunna Maung Lwin, Foreign Minister of Myanmar confirmed and guaranteed to international countries that in the course of new reforms and changes in the democratic development they will push thru permanently with whatever has been started by the nominally civilian government in their one year term in office, reports from IANS. As he was [...]
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In spite of reforms designed to end severe military rule in Myanmar, soldiers are still committing human rights abuses like rape and extra-judicial killing in a fight against guerrillas in the northern part of the country. According to relief group Partners Relief and Development, the abuses could be equated to war crimes and US State [...]
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