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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Rohingyas
President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a US ally in China's backyard. #Barack Obama #Jay Carney #Myanmar #Thein Sein #Than Shwe #Rohingya Muslims #Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
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What's in a name? US starts using Myanmar as well as Burma
The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called Myanmar. #White House #World #Barack Obama #Jay Carney #Myanmar #Burma #Thein Sein
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Bangladesh, Myanmar relieved as cyclone fizzles
A once-fearsome cyclone that was threatening Bangladesh and Myanmar dissipated quickly, causing some deaths but largely relieving authorities who had told more than 1 million people to leave vulnerable coastal areas in preparation for a far worse storm. #United Nations #Bangladesh #Myanmar #Cox's Bazar #Rakhine #Mahasen #Amin
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Bangkok PostMyanmar, US waste a chance
President Thein Sein has visited President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington. The visit is being promoted by both Myanmar and the United States for its symbolism. This is a shame. These two countries should approach their relations far more s #Barack Obama #Thein Sein #Myanmar
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Capital FMMyanmar leader in historic White House visit
Myanmar President Thein Sein (L) arrives at Yangon International Airport May 17, 2013 on his way to the US. Photo/ AFP WASHINGTON, May 20 – Myanmar’s President Thein Sein will Monday become the first leader of his country to visit the White House in near #Myanmar #Thein Sein #Washington Post Company
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Benzinga.comPresidential Visit Puts Myanmar Investment Theme in Spotlight
Six months after President Barack Obama visited Myanmar, that country's president, Thein Sein, will visit the White House. Sein's visit to Washington, D.C. marks the first such visit by a leader from the Southeast Asian nation in nearly five decades and #Thein Sein #Myanmar #White House