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Obama in Myanmar Photos

Photos of Obama in Myanmar

Photos of U.S. President Barack Obama in Myanmar - U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar, on Air Force One, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. This is the first visit to Myanmar by a sitting U.S. president. Enjoy with some photos:

Myanmar Monk Demonstration

Not Allow OIC in Myanmar

President U Thein Sein Government will not allow the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to open a liaison office after thousands of Buddhist monks and laypeople marched to protest the plan. Myanmar’s state press had reported that the government and the OIC agreed last month to open an office in Yangon to provide aid for people displaced [...]

Myanmar President’s First Interview

Myanmar President U Thein Sein’s very first exclusive TV interview with an international broadcaster President Thein Sein reveals his plans to navigate for Myanmar’s potentially difficult journey towards democracy. In the interview, the president answered several issues and questions. Many Myanmar people are proud of him to appear on international media.

U Aung Thein Lin executive member of the Central Committee of USDP

Southern Weekend interviewed Aung Thein Linn

Southern Weekend interviewed Aung Thein Linn, executive member of the Central Committee of USDP, chairman of the Reform and Modernization Supervisory Committee of the Myanmar parliament, and a former mayor of Yangon. Southern Weekend : From 2011, President Thein Sein has been pushing for massive economic, social and political reforms in Myanmar. Could you start [...]

PTT Myanmar

PTT Myanmar Coming Soon

We are waiting to see PTT Myanmar Soon. Thailand’s biggest oil and gas conglomerate, is about to set up PTT Myanmar, a new subsidiary to oversee investment in the neighboring country as part of its US$2-3 billion investment plan there until 2016, including in projects such as a 150,000-barrels-a-day crude oil refinery, coal mines and a [...]

Aung San Suu Kyi Plans to Go US

Aung San Suu Kyi Plans US Tour in September

Myanmar Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she will accept an award in the United States in September, setting up a new round of international accolades for the Nobel Peace laureate and former political prisoner who was unable to leave her home country for more than two decades. Aung San Suu Kyi was greeted [...]

Aung San Suu Kyi Returns Myanmar

Welcome Home Aung San Suu Kyi

After a triumphant tour of Europe, Aung San Suu Kyi returned to Myanmar on Saturday. Hundreds of cheering supporters welcomed democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi back to Myanmar. Supporters were chanting, “We are proud of you Mother Suu! Long Live Dr. Aung San Suu Kyi!” Suu Kyi, 67, will now prepare for the re-opening of [...]

Francois Hollande and Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi in France – Photos

Myanmar Life collects some best photos on Aung San Suu Kyi in France, Paris. Myanmar Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi visits France as her last leg tour of EU. On the second day of a three-day visit to France, Suu Kyi will be made an honourary citizen of Paris and meet with Foreign Minister [...]

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Speech at Oxford

Watch Aung San Suu Kyi’s Speech at University of Oxford – Myanmar Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has finally received her honorary degree from Oxford University. “The most important thing that I learned was respect for all of civilization,” she said, wearing a traditional red academic gown and black hat. “In Oxford I learned [...]

Myanmar President U Thein Sein Speech

Myanmar Presient U Thein Sein Speech on Future Tasks

Myanmar Reformist Presidents U Thein Sein’s speech to Members of the Cabinet, Deputy Ministers, Chiefs of States, Regions and Self-Administered Areas and responsible personnel from government departments on June 19. The President spoke on the future tasks to be implemented to raise the country’s standard in all sectors. Full Speech in Burmese ျပည္ေထာင္စုအဆင့္ အဖြဲ႕အစည္း၀င္၀င္ပုဂၢိဳလ္မ်ား၊ တုိင္းေဒသႀကီး/ျပည္နယ္၀န္ႀကီးခ်ဳပ္မ်ား၊ [...]

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