Burmese Skateboarders Lobby for Official Recognition The Speed Ring Skate Club, comprise of 20 young Burmese with a passion for skateboarding in a country where skateboards are rare. The skaters first learned their tricks at this park. But four years

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By Doug Levine Washington 25 May 2007 Saxophonist Michael Brecker made many fine recordings as a sideman and a soloist during his career. But his final album, recorded just five months before his death, may be his best, however. VOA's Doug Levine ha

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By VOA News 29 May 2006 Condoleezza Rice (file photo) U.S. Secretary of States Condoleezza Rice has marked the 16th anniversary of democratic elections in Burma, which were disregarded by the country's military government. She said the years have be

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 26 May 2006 United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on Burma's military government to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest. Mr. Annan issued the call in Thailand on the last stop of a f

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By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 26 September 2009 Protesters have demonstrated in front of the Burmese Embassy in Bangkok to mark the second anniversary of the military crackdown on Buddhist monk-led calls for democracy. About 30 protesters, including Bud

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has again urged Burma's military government to release all political detainees after only a token number of political prisoners were freed during a general amnesty that began Saturday. The U.N. chief also says he i

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By Daniel Schearf Hua Hin, Thailand 26 October 2009 Meetings of Southeast Asian leaders and their dialogue partners have ended with a pledge to build a more flexible economic community that is less dependent on the United States. There were also som

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The trial of Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has concluded, and the verdict is to be announced Friday. Despite an international outcry over the trial, the Nobel Peace Prize winner is expected to be found guilty and sentenced to up to fi

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Obama, Burmese President to Discuss Reform Progress, Challenges November 2012. Barack Obama becomes the first serving U.S. president to visit Burma. He meets with President Thein Sein, who has led a bold but cautious reform process since 2011 after d

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U.S. Senator Jim Webb, who won the release of an American prisoner in Burma, says the United States must develop new ways to bring about political and economic change in the isolated state. Senator Webb called on China to end its silence on Burma and

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By Scott Bobb Bangkok 08 May 2006 The pro-democracy opposition in Burma has dismissed claims in the government-controlled news media of mass resignations from the party. The response follows expressio

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 20 May 2006 A senior U.N. envoy has met with Burma's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. The envoy is the first high-ranking U.N. official to be allowed into Burma in m

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 19 May 2007 Burma's ruling military appears to have appointed another top-ranking general to take over the duties of the country's ailing prime minister. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, regional analysts say the move is not

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