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• Dissidents' New Fear in Myanmar: Irrelevance February 21, 2012
  The global Burmese-dissident industry may soon be out of business. Funding for seminars is drying up, and foreign diplomats would rather fly into Myanmar than have lunch with exiled dissidents. […]
• Myanmar Arrests Monk Freed From Prison in January February 11, 2012
  A prominent Burmese monk who was released from prison last month was arrested again Friday in Yangon, according to a group that tracks political prisoners. […]
• Myanmar’s Guerrilla Golfers, Going a Few Rounds February 8, 2012
  The six-hole golf course in rebel territory in Kachin State may be among the world’s unlikeliest, but it is open, even in wartime. […]
• David H. Petraeus Signals Possible Visit to Myanmar February 8, 2012
  David H. Petraeus, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, may visit Myanmar later this year, officials said Tuesday, signaling a further warming of relations. […]
• Still Defiant, Karen Rebels Deny Signing Cease-Fire With Myanmar February 5, 2012
  Three weeks after Myanmar announced a cease-fire with the Karen National Union, one of the country's most prominent rebel groups, Karen leaders deny that a cease-fire was signed; defiant stance of the rebel group appears to be a significant setback for the government's efforts to end ethnic and civil conflicts that have divided the country for deca […]