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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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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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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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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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Move to Democracy in Myanmar is Real: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama says Myanmar's move toward democracy "is real," but the process remains incomplete.
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Barack Obama Holds Talks With Myanmar Democracy Champion Aung San Suu Kyi
US President Barack Obama began talks on Friday with Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi, in a show of support for the opposition leader as the nation turns towards elections next year with uncertainty over the direction of reforms.
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Barack Obama and Other Leaders Wrap Up Asia Summit
U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders wrapping up a series of summits in Myanmar on Thursday are expected to offer tepid expressions of concern about issues ranging from territorial disputes in the South China Sea to the Islamic State group and no firm recommendations.
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Barack Obama Visit Turns Spotlight on Myanmar Reforms
Myanmar faces uncomfortable scrutiny this week over fears its reforms have hit the buffers as Barack Obama joins global leaders in Naypyidaw, with the country's transition towards democracy entering a pivotal phase.
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John Kerry Presses Myanmar on Democratic Reform
US Secretary of State John Kerry is warning the leaders of Myanmar that improved relations with the United States will require a significant speed-up in its democratic transition and a halt to what Washington sees as backsliding on commitments to improve human rights.
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US Proposes South China Sea Provocation Freeze
A US official proposed Wednesday that China and Southeast Asian nations call a moratorium on actions seen as provocative in a bid to cool tensions in the South China Sea.
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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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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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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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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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Move to Democracy in Myanmar is Real: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama says Myanmar's move toward democracy "is real," but the process remains incomplete.
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Barack Obama Holds Talks With Myanmar Democracy Champion Aung San Suu Kyi
US President Barack Obama began talks on Friday with Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi, in a show of support for the opposition leader as the nation turns towards elections next year with uncertainty over the direction of reforms.
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Barack Obama and Other Leaders Wrap Up Asia Summit
U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders wrapping up a series of summits in Myanmar on Thursday are expected to offer tepid expressions of concern about issues ranging from territorial disputes in the South China Sea to the Islamic State group and no firm recommendations.
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Barack Obama Visit Turns Spotlight on Myanmar Reforms
Myanmar faces uncomfortable scrutiny this week over fears its reforms have hit the buffers as Barack Obama joins global leaders in Naypyidaw, with the country's transition towards democracy entering a pivotal phase.
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John Kerry Presses Myanmar on Democratic Reform
US Secretary of State John Kerry is warning the leaders of Myanmar that improved relations with the United States will require a significant speed-up in its democratic transition and a halt to what Washington sees as backsliding on commitments to improve human rights.
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US Proposes South China Sea Provocation Freeze
A US official proposed Wednesday that China and Southeast Asian nations call a moratorium on actions seen as provocative in a bid to cool tensions in the South China Sea.
