British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Burma Friday on the first visit by a Western leader in half a century. During his one-day visit, Mr. Cameron is due to meet with President Thein Sein in the administrative capital of Naypytaw before traveling to Rangoon for talks with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose […]
Britain’s Cameron Begins Historic Burma Visit
Posted April 13th, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
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Britain’s Burma-Bound PM Hints at Sanction Relief
Posted April 12th, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
British Prime Minister David Cameron says his country could soon ease sanctions on Burma, as he prepares to make a trip to the once-isolated country. Mr. Cameron told the BBC on Thursday that Britain will be quick to “respond in kind” if Burma continues making democratic progress. But he said he wants to witness the […]
Britain’s Burma-Bound PM Hints at Sanction Relief
Posted April 12th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
British Prime Minister David Cameron says his country could soon ease sanctions on Burma, as he prepares to make an historic visit to the once-isolated country. Mr. Cameron told the BBC on Thursday that Britain will be quick to “respond in kind” if Burma continues making democratic progress. But he said he wants to witness […]
US Senator Urges Rewards for Burmese Reforms
Posted April 11th, 2012 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
An influential U.S. senator says he will urge American officials to find ways to reward Burma for its recent steps toward further democracy. Senator James Webb made the remarks in Rangoon Wednesday, the same day that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with President Thein Sein for the first time since her historic election […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Meets with Burmese President
Posted April 11th, 2012 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with President Thein Sein Wednesday, their first such talks since her historic election to parliament last week. Officials did not immediately disclose details of the discussion, which comes less than two weeks after the Nobel Peace Prize winner’s National League for Democracy won 43 seats in nationwide […]
Karen Delegation Meets Aung San Suu Kyi
Posted April 9th, 2012 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
The leaders of Burma’s longest-running insurgent movement met Sunday with democracy leader and newly elected parliament member Aung San Suu Kyi at her home in Rangoon. The Karen National Union delegation, led by General Secretary Zipporah Sein, said in a statement that they discussed in detail a cease-fire that was negotiated last week with the […]
Burma President Meets with Karen Rebels
Posted April 7th, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Officials say Burmese President Thein Sein met Saturday with members of a peace delegation from the rebel Karen National Union. The meeting, which lasted more than an hour, was the first time the president had talked with rebel leaders since he issued a call for dialogue last August. The KNU delegation has been in Rangoon […]
Clinton Announces US Rapprochement with Burma
Posted April 5th, 2012 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
The United States is relaxing some long-standing sanctions on Burma in hopes of encouraging further reforms after landmark elections Sunday in the Southeast Asian nation. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that Washington will soon nominate an ambassador to Burma. It will also establish an in-country U.S. Agency for International Development mission to support […]
Clinton Announces US Rapprochement with Burma
Posted April 4th, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has announced plans to improve relations with Burma following country’s steps toward democracy in light of Sunday’s parliamentary election. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Wednesday that Washington will take steps to establish diplomatic relations with Burma with an ambassador in Rangoon. It will also establish an in-country US AID mission […]
Burma Stages First Free-Market Currency Auction
Posted April 3rd, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Burma has staged its first foreign exchange auction under a new system that sets the kyat currency free from its previously fixed rate. The state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper on Tuesday announced the managed float of the kyat, abandoning the peg of 8.5 kyat to the dollar. Markets determined the rate Tuesday at 818 […]
