Aug 3, 2013 | News / Article
By Niels Lesniewski Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell quietly weighed in on one of his long-standing priorities Thursday — the country of Myanmar. The Kentucky Republican has long taken an interest in the Southeast Asian country, being among the leading voices...
Aug 3, 2013 | News / Article
By LAWI WENG RANGOON — A group of Burmese activists is boycotting a Silver Jubilee event next week to commemorate the country’s 1988 pro-democracy uprising because former military generals from the government have been invited to attend. Members of the All Burma...
Aug 3, 2013 | News / Article
Susan Lavery and Parameswaran Ponnudurai A top adviser to U.S. President Barak Obama emphasized Thursday that reforming Myanmar’s military-written constitution is critical to having free and fair elections in 2015. White House Deputy National Security Advisor...
Aug 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
YANGON, Aug 2 (Bernama) — Myanmar will conduct a nationwide population census in March-April 2014, involving international assistance, China’s Xinhua news agency said quoting official media’s report on Friday. The census-taking process will last from...
Aug 3, 2013 | News / Article
YANGON, Aug 2 (Bernama) — Myanmar will conduct a nationwide population census in March-April 2014, involving international assistance, China’s Xinhua news agency said quoting official media’s report on Friday. The census-taking process will last from...