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Burma’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi told her Chinese hosts on Thursday that her government would try to find a way to resolve the Myitsone dam issue that satisfies both countries.
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Burma and China are set to sign deals to build hospitals in Burma’s two largest cities and a strategic bridge near their shared border.
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State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s diplomatic skills will be put to the test as she heads to Beijing to meet Chinese leaders eager to restart the Myitsone dam project in Kachin State.
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As China’s leaders prepare to welcome State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi later this week, Beijing continues to cultivate close ties with the country’s former dictator.
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Australia’s ambassador to Burma said that the focus of the funding “is to improve the conditions for the voluntary return of refugees”.
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“Our fundamental objective is to help the new government succeed,” said US presidential advisor Ben Rhodes, adding that “we want to see as much trade and investment as possible.”
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State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has accepted an invitation from US President Barack Obama to visit the United States before he leaves office.
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Queen Sonja of Norway on Wednesday congratulated the founders of a park opened last week to commemorate Aung San Suu Kyi’s 71st birthday.
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Burma and Thailand agree to set up a committee to prepare for the repatriation of war refugees residing on the Thai side of their common border.
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Burma and its four closest Southeast Asian neighbours — Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam — move to enhance mutual trade and cooperation on tourism and other key sectors of the regional economy.
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The Thai-backed Dawei Special Economic Zone in southern Burma will be high on the agenda when State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi visits Thailand next week.
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Singapore and Burma agree to allow visa-free travel as a move to strengthen bilateral ties.
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At the joint press conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi reiterated her call to avoid using an “emotive term” to refer to Muslims living in Arakan State.
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The US decision to further ease restrictions on trading through Steven Law’s shipping port and airports put the blacklisted businessman in a position to profit from the latest changes to the US sanctions regime.
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Shaarik Zafar, the US special representative to Muslim communities, made the remarks ahead of a visit to Burma by US Secretary of State John Kerry.
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The US government has decided to maintain most economic restrictions on Burma in an effort to punish those Washington sees as hampering the country’s newly elected government.
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Members of a delegation of MPs returning from a study tour in Japan say that Burmese citizens may receive training with Japan’s assistance.
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The meeting comes amid growing efforts in Burma to deny the existence of the Rohingya as a distinct ethnic group.
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US ambassador to Burma Scot Marciel says the United States will continue to promote reforms in Burma so that its people can “live in harmony and enjoy full rights”.
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USAID chief Gayle Smith says sustainable agriculture has “enormous potential” as a driver of economic growth in Burma.
