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Barack Obama Announces Lifting Of US Sanctions On Myanmar
President Barack Obama said on Friday he was lifting sanctions on Myanmar by terminating an emergency order that deemed the policies of the former military government a threat to US national security.
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US Lifting Sanctions On Myanmar As Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Visits
President Barack Obama said Wednesday the US is lifting economic sanctions and restoring trade benefits to former pariah state Myanmar as he met with Aung San Suu Kyi, a former political prisoner who is now the nation's de facto leader.
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Barack Obama Vows To Lift Myanmar Sanctions As Aung San Suu Kyi Visits
President Barack Obama moved to restore trade benefits to Myanmar and said broader sanctions would soon be scrapped, as he hosted de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the White House Wednesday.
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Aung Suu Kyi To Meet Barack Obama For First Time As Myanmar Leader
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi meets with President Barack Obama on Wednesday in her first visit to the United States since her party won a sweeping victory in last year's election, capping a decades-long journey from political prisoner to national leader.
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Barack Obama To Discuss Sanctions Policy With Myanmar's Suu Kyi
President Barack Obama will discuss possible further relief of US sanctions on Myanmar when the de facto leader of the nation's new civilian government, Aung San Suu Kyi, visits on Wednesday, a White House official said.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi To Visit The US
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has accepted an invite from Barack Obama to visit the United States, her government said today, the first time the pair will meet since last year's landmark elections.
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US To Engage With Myanmar For Transition To Civilian Rule: White House Official
The United States is carefully exploring the possibility of using a calibrated military-to-military engagement with Myanmar to support a transition to civilian government, a top White House official said, a day after US eased economic sanctions on the country.
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As Barack Obama Heads to Malaysia, Human Trafficking Stance Questioned
Inus bin Abul Baser, an 18-year-old from Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority, believed he'd escaped the worst when he managed to buy his freedom from human traffickers in Thailand and enter Malaysia in search of security and work.
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Myanmar Military Offer Olive Branch as Suu Kyi Poll Win Nears
Myanmar's military establishment pledged today to ensure a smooth transition of power as Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party stood on the verge of a crushing election win.
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Myanmar Says Barack Obama Congratulates government on 'Free And Fair' Poll
Myanmar said today that US President Barack Obama called his counterpart Thein Sein today to congratulate him on holding a "free and fair" election, which Aung San Suu Kyi's party is on the precipice of winning.
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US Hopeful of Transparent, Credible Election in Myanmar
The US is hopeful of "inclusive, transparent and credible" parliamentary elections in Myanmar that reflect the will of the people of that country, a top Obama Administration official has said.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Accelerates Political Battle as She Turns 70
Myanmar's indomitable opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has entwined her life with the politics of her country, but as she turns 70 today "The Lady" is facing one of the greatest challenges of her decades-long freedom fight.
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Myanmar Lands 700 Migrants, US Says Rohingya Should be Citizens
Myanmar brought ashore more than 700 "boat people" it had kept at sea for days aboard a seized vessel, as the United States today called on the country to help solve a migrant crisis by recognising the rights of its Muslim Rohingya minority.
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Barack Obama Calls on Myanmar to End 'Discrimination' Against Rohingya
President Barack Obama has urged Myanmar to end discrimination against its ethnic Rohingya minority if it wants to succeed in its democratic transition from decades of junta rule.
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Suu Kyi Says Boycott of Myanmar Election an Option
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said boycotting an upcoming historic election was an "option" if a military-drafted constitution that bars her from becoming president remains unchanged.
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Barack Obama Announces Lifting Of US Sanctions On Myanmar
President Barack Obama said on Friday he was lifting sanctions on Myanmar by terminating an emergency order that deemed the policies of the former military government a threat to US national security.
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US Lifting Sanctions On Myanmar As Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Visits
President Barack Obama said Wednesday the US is lifting economic sanctions and restoring trade benefits to former pariah state Myanmar as he met with Aung San Suu Kyi, a former political prisoner who is now the nation's de facto leader.
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Barack Obama Vows To Lift Myanmar Sanctions As Aung San Suu Kyi Visits
President Barack Obama moved to restore trade benefits to Myanmar and said broader sanctions would soon be scrapped, as he hosted de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the White House Wednesday.
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Aung Suu Kyi To Meet Barack Obama For First Time As Myanmar Leader
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi meets with President Barack Obama on Wednesday in her first visit to the United States since her party won a sweeping victory in last year's election, capping a decades-long journey from political prisoner to national leader.
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Barack Obama To Discuss Sanctions Policy With Myanmar's Suu Kyi
President Barack Obama will discuss possible further relief of US sanctions on Myanmar when the de facto leader of the nation's new civilian government, Aung San Suu Kyi, visits on Wednesday, a White House official said.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi To Visit The US
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has accepted an invite from Barack Obama to visit the United States, her government said today, the first time the pair will meet since last year's landmark elections.
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US To Engage With Myanmar For Transition To Civilian Rule: White House Official
The United States is carefully exploring the possibility of using a calibrated military-to-military engagement with Myanmar to support a transition to civilian government, a top White House official said, a day after US eased economic sanctions on the country.
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As Barack Obama Heads to Malaysia, Human Trafficking Stance Questioned
Inus bin Abul Baser, an 18-year-old from Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority, believed he'd escaped the worst when he managed to buy his freedom from human traffickers in Thailand and enter Malaysia in search of security and work.
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Myanmar Military Offer Olive Branch as Suu Kyi Poll Win Nears
Myanmar's military establishment pledged today to ensure a smooth transition of power as Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party stood on the verge of a crushing election win.
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Myanmar Says Barack Obama Congratulates government on 'Free And Fair' Poll
Myanmar said today that US President Barack Obama called his counterpart Thein Sein today to congratulate him on holding a "free and fair" election, which Aung San Suu Kyi's party is on the precipice of winning.
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US Hopeful of Transparent, Credible Election in Myanmar
The US is hopeful of "inclusive, transparent and credible" parliamentary elections in Myanmar that reflect the will of the people of that country, a top Obama Administration official has said.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Accelerates Political Battle as She Turns 70
Myanmar's indomitable opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has entwined her life with the politics of her country, but as she turns 70 today "The Lady" is facing one of the greatest challenges of her decades-long freedom fight.
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Myanmar Lands 700 Migrants, US Says Rohingya Should be Citizens
Myanmar brought ashore more than 700 "boat people" it had kept at sea for days aboard a seized vessel, as the United States today called on the country to help solve a migrant crisis by recognising the rights of its Muslim Rohingya minority.
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Barack Obama Calls on Myanmar to End 'Discrimination' Against Rohingya
President Barack Obama has urged Myanmar to end discrimination against its ethnic Rohingya minority if it wants to succeed in its democratic transition from decades of junta rule.
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Suu Kyi Says Boycott of Myanmar Election an Option
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said boycotting an upcoming historic election was an "option" if a military-drafted constitution that bars her from becoming president remains unchanged.
