Burma's Ex-Political Prisoners Face Challenges In Burma's main city, progress edges forward slowly as economic development and political reform take shape. But while many foreign businesses have been quick to forget Burma's troubled past, many reside

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(十二月)

Burma's Tourist Industry Booms This week in Rangoon 20 contestants competed for the title of Miss Tourism Myanmar 2012, a beauty pageant organized by the tourism board to appeal to foreign visitors. Tourism Board Secretary Kyaw Htun says Aung San Suu

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Burma Draws Foreign Envoys Kevin Rudd became the first Australian foreign minister to visit Burma since 2002, Burma expert Sean Turnell of Australia's Macquarie University says Rudd and other diplomats are trying to get a sense of the new civilian go

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In the 2018 Trafficking in Persons, or TIP, Report, Burma was downgraded to Tier 3 for the second time in three years. It had been on a Tier 2 Watch List in 2017. Tier 1 is for countries that are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of t

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(七月)

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 03 September 2007 Burma's military-appointed National Convention has concluded a 14-year process on drafting guidelines for a new constitution and a possible return to civilian rule. But as the National Convention held closing

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By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 01 June 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says more people will die if Burma's military government does not lift restrictions on relief aid soon. Mr. Gates spoke at an Asian security forum in Singapore, part of his tou

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By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 29 May 2008 International relief agencies say Burma's military government has been granting visas to a larger number of foreign relief workers this week. But the agencies complain that once in Burma, the authorities are preven

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By Luis Ramirez Aboard USS Essex 17 May 2008 Burma's government is denying entry to helicopters and relief supplies from U.S. Navy ships waiting offshore, near the Irawaddy Delta. Relief groups say as many as two million people remain in desperate ne

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Burmas Kachin Conflict Escalates Burmese air strikes on Kachin military positions mark a significant escalation in the battle with the Kachin Independence Army, which is fighting for greater autonomy. Few reporters are on the ground. This footage was

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Burma to Welcome Obama for Historic Visit Burma is set to welcome U.S. President Barack Obama for meetings with President Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Newspaper seller Oo Zay Yar says the nation welcomes Obama and hopes his visi

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The U.N.'s Special Advisor on Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, says he is extremely disappointed with the outcome of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's trial and called on Burmese authorities to release her immediately. After the verdict was announced on T

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Burma's fellow members in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have expressed deep disappointment over opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's extended house detention. As Western governments call for tougher sanctions, political analysts in the

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Burma Hopes for US Return to Textile Industry Shaking off the dust It is the first time Aung Win has returned to a former textile factory since U.S. sanctions forced it to close down a decade ago. The vice chairman of the Myanmar Garment Manufacturer

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By David Gollust State Department 07 May 2008 The senior U.S. diplomat in Burma said Wednesday the death toll from the cyclone that hit the southeast Asian country late last week could exceed 100,000. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meawnhile say

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By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 06 May 2008 Burma's government says at least 22,000 people are confirmed dead, in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, and another 41,000 are missing. The military government has begun allowing foreign assistance and granting unprecede

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By Scott Stearns White House 06 May 2008 The United States is pledging more than$3 million to help Burma recover from Saturday's cyclone that killed more than 22,000 people. U.S. President George Bush says more help could be provided if Burma's milit

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The U.S. ambassador to Burma says there is excellent momentum in the relationship between the United States and Burma, but acknowledged there are enormous challenges ahead. Derek Mitchell told VOA that his new appointment demonstrates Washington's co

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By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 18 September 2009 Prisoners listen to briefing as they are released from notorious Insein prison in Rangoon, 18 Sep 2009 Burma's military government has set free several political prisoners as part of an amnesty for more th

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By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 02 November 2009 Two senior United States diplomats are heading to Burma this week to meet with the military government and detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The visit is the highest level dialogue between the Uni

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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. Cameron told the BBC on Thursday that Britain will be quick to respond in kind if Burma c

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