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Myanmar News

• White House to Ease Ban on Investment in Myanmar May 17, 2012
  The Obama administration will give American businesses far greater license to make investments in Myanmar, responding to the country’s political and economic opening over the last year. […]
• Myanmar Vows to Cease Buying Weapons From North Korea May 15, 2012
  President Thein Sein of Myanmar acknowledged that his country had bought conventional weapons from Pyongyang over the past 20 years but vowed to end the practice. […]
• Drug Surge Clouds Myanmar Reform Effort May 14, 2012
  One of Myanmar’s biggest businesses — heroin and methamphetamine manufacturing — is thriving near the Thai border, led by members of well-armed minority ethnic groups. […]
• In Myanmar, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Granted Passport May 9, 2012
  Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who had spent 15 years under house arrest, received her passport on Tuesday. She has planned a trip to Norway and Britain. […]
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Takes Her Seat in Myanmar’s Parliament May 3, 2012
  Daw Aung San Suu Kyi recited the oath of office in Myanmar’s parliament on Wednseday, marking a watershed in national reconciliation after decades of military rule. […]