အာရွသတင္းကြန္ယက္ သတင္း (ေမလ ၃၁)

Suu Kyi vows to do her best for Myanmar as thousands of hopeful migrant workers greet her in Thailand, The Nation writes. In the wake of worsening condition in Syria, Indonesia is readying to evacuate its nationals from there, The Jakarta Post reports. Experts warn China against economic stimulus policies, according to China Daily.

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The Dictators Are Smarter Than You Think

Don't count the tyrants out. They've still got plenty of tricks up their sleeves.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 30, 2012         ... 

Dictators are supposed to be dumb, or at least crazy. Muammar al-Qaddafi was a ranting lunatic with a goofy fashion sense. Kim Jong Il had a weird hairstyle and a penchant for surreal sloganeering. Those generals in Burma were brutes given to consulting soothsayers on major decisions and shooting people at the drop of a hat.

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Ajinomoto sees Myanmar plant restart as early as 2013

Japanese spice maker Ajinomoto Co President and CEO Masatoshi Ito poses next to the company logo at the company headquarters in Tokyo (YURIKO NAKAO, REUTERS / May 30, 2012)

Reuters,  8:39 p.m. CDT, May 30, 2012            ... 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese spice maker Ajinomoto Co aims to restart operations at its Myanmar plant as early as 2013, its top executive said on Wednesday, as firms across the globe rush to do business in one of the world's last frontier markets.

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Burmese migrants mob Suu Kyi in Thailand

By Andrew Stevens, CNN May 31, 2012 -- Updated 0028 GMT (0828 HKT)     

Workers welcome Suu Kyi as 'savior'

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- When Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Thailand, she had only her doctor and security man with her. The rest of her entourage had gone on ahead to establish operations around the country for what is proving to be a whirlwind and exceptionally busy trip.

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Bono to present Amnesty International award to Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi

 ASSOCIATED PRESS  Last Updated: 10:24 AM, May 30, 2012      

EPA

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to hundreds of Burmese migrant workers today as she visits a Myanmar migrant center near Bangkok, Thailand.

DUBLIN — Bono will present Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi with Amnesty International's highest honor when she visits Dublin next month as part of her first international tour in 24 years, the U2 singer and other organizers of an Irish tribute concert announced Wednesday.

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Migrants flock to see Suu Kyi

Bangkokpost, Published: 31/05/2012 at 07:53 AM       

MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON : Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi told thousands of Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand that she was working to pave the way for their return home.

Aung San Suu Kyi speaks toMyanmar migrantworkers in the fishing town of Mahachai in Samut Sakhon yesterday. TheMyanmar opposition leader is in Thailand to attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia which started yesterday. PAWAT LAOPAISARNTAKSIN

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Myanmar can be link between India, China: PM

Sachin Parashar, TNN | May 31, 2012, 03.01AM IST     

YANGON: Looking to quell speculation about India and China taking their rivalry to gas-rich Myanmar, PM Manmohan Singh said the country was perfectly placed to play the role of an economic bridge between China and India. While Indian officials have often described Myanmar as India's gateway to Asean countries, this is the first time Myanmar has been spoken about by the government as a link between India and China.

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Aung San Suu Kyi meets Myanmar exiles in Thailand

Thursday 31 May 2012    

Hordes of Myanmar migrant workers greet their country's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Thailand, as she addresses them in her first trip outside the country in 24 years.

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Burma News Update on International Media (May 31)

1.A Power Play Over Power Cuts The New York Times 20:01 Wed, 30 May 2012 

2.PICTURES: Suu Kyi's First Foreign Foray In 24 Years The Huffington Post UK 17:27 Wed, 30 May 2012

3.In Thailand, Burmese Workers Call Out to ‘Mother Suu’ The New York Times 22:41 Wed, 30 May 2012 

4.A Happy Day, and a Grim Anniversary The Irrawaddy 19:09 Wed, 30 May 2012

5.The Dictators Are Smarter Than You Think - By Christian Caryl Foreign Policy 04:41

6.Suu Kyi Visits Burmese Migrants by Bangkok The Irrawaddy 11:20 Wed, 30 May 2012

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Suu Kyi visit brings hope to local Myanmar community

SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEE 
THE NATION May 30, 2012 1:00 am    

Myanmar's migrant workers, refugees, exile activists and ethnic groups were excited ahead of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's visit to Thailand.

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Suu Kyi makes history with arrival in Thailand

From Katie Hunt, for CNN May 30, 2012 -- Updated 0230 GMT (1030 HKT) ... 
 
(CNN) -- Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi made history Tuesday by stepping on foreign soil for the first time in more than two decades when she arrived in Bangkok, Thailand.

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PTTEP, Myanmar to Sign PSC

 May 28th, 2012 11:14pm    ... 

Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) is expected to sign a PSC with the Myanmar government early next month for oil and gas exploration in two onshore blocks, Bangkok Post reported.

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Army wants refugees sent home

Bangkokpost, Published: 29/05/2012 at 05:29 PM    ... 

The army wants the government to hold talks with Myanmar on returning home nearly 200,000 refugees staying in nine camps along the Thai border, a defence source said.

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TSE and Central Bank of Myanmar ink MoU

Source: Tokyo Stock Exchange, 29 May, 2012 

 

The Central Bank of Myanmar, Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. (hereinafter "DIR"), the core information-generating arm of Daiwa Securities Group, and Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. (hereinafter "TSE") concluded a memorandum of understanding (hereinafter "MOU") pertaining to cooperation toward establishing a securities exchange and supporting the cultivation of a capital market in Myanmar on May 29, 2012.

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India to open super highway to Burma and Thailand

By Dean Nelson, New Delhi     

12:57PM BST 29 May 2012    

India is to open a new four lane motorway to allow traders and tourists to drive from its eastern tea state of Assam into Burma, Thailand and eventually Cambodia and Vietnam.

The new trilateral highway in India will allow traders and tourists to drive from its eastern tea state of Assam into Burma, Thailand and eventually Cambodia and Vietnam Photo: ALAMY

 

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi arrives in Thailand for first trip abroad in 24 years

Posted: 30 May 2012 0136 hrs...

BANGKOK: Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Thailand on Tuesday for her first trip abroad in more than two decades, ending an era of isolation and cementing her arrival on the global stage.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi moves from house arrest to a stage with Bono

JOCELYN GECKER, BANGKOK— The Associated Press ... 
Published Tuesday, May. 29, 2012 7:34PM EDT, Last updated Tuesday, May. 29, 2012 7:47PM EDT...

For 24 years, Aung San Suu Kyi was either under house arrest or too fearful that if she left Myanmar, the government would never let her return.

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Aung San Suu Kyi to visit Burmese migrants in Thailand

30 May 2012 Last updated at 02:06 GMT ... 

 

 

Aung San Suu Kyi was greeted by well-wishers as she arrived in Bangkok

Aung San Suu Kyi is to visit Burmese migrants in Thailand on her first trip outside her native Burma in more than two decades.

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Taste of freedom for Burmese icon, Aung San Suu Kyi

Published on Wednesday 30 May 2012 00:00    ...

Aung San Suu Kyi, receives flowers from supporters. Picture: Khin Maung Win/AP

BURMESE democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi landed in Thailand last night in her first foreign trip for almost a quarter of a century.

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Sen. Susan Collins visits Thailand, Myanmar; to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi

The Associated Press, Posted May 29, 2012, at 3:29 p.m. , Last modified May 29, 2012, at 7:31 p.m   ....

PORTLAND, Maine — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is traveling in Southeast Asia where she’s meeting with government leaders and officials in Thailand and Myanmar.

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Suu Kyi arrives in Thailand

Published: 29/05/2012 at 10:43 PM  .... 

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Thailand late Tuesday on her first overseas trip from Myanmar in more than two decades, an AFP reporter said.

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The Lady makes an entrance

 Published: 30/05/2012 at 02:18 AM ....

Aung San Suu Kyi leaves Suvarnabhumi airport immigration to head to downtown Bangkok after her arrival on her first trip outside Myanmar in 24 years. Below, Mrs Suu Kyi at the Yangon airport just before she left Myanmar. (Reuters photos)

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Burma News Update on International Media (May 30)

1.Amid Disorganization, Aung San Suu Kyi Visits Thailand The New York Times 19:25 Tue, 29 May 2012 

2.Myanmar's Suu Kyi moves from house arrest to a stage with Bono The Globe and Mail 06:49

3.The Lady makes an entrance Bangkok Post 01:02

4.Suu Kyi arrives in Thailand Bangkok Post 22:20 Tue, 29 May 2012

5.Sen. Susan Collins visits Thailand, Myanmar; to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi Bangor Daily News, Maine 02:30

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US commandos parachuted into N. Korea

Published: 29/05/2012 at 09:43 AM   ...

US and South Korean special forces have been parachuting into North Korea to gather intelligence about underground military installations, a US officer has said in comments carried in US media.

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No worries over Thein Sein no-show

ANALYSIS: Govt says bilateral ties unaffected, while Thailand's Myanmar community waits to embrace Suu Kyi      

Published: 29/05/2012 at 02:06 AM    ...

 

President Thein Sein's no-show at the World Economic Forum in Bangkok this week is unlikely to undermine the friendly relations forged between his government and the Yingluck Shinawatra administration.

The soft-spoken president has visited fewer than a dozen nations since he was elected as Myanmar's leader on March 30 last year.

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Myanmar President Postpones Thai Official Visit

By Jamaluddin Muhammad, May 28, 2012 17:36 PM ...

BANGKOK, May 28 (Bernama) -- Myanmar President Thein Sein will not be able to join the three-day World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia here, starting Wednesday, while the country's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has confirmed her attendance.

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Suu Kyi trip forces change of plans

Lindsay Murdoch, May 29, 2012 ...

Aung San Suu Kyi ... will visit refugees in Thailand. Photo: Reuters

BANGKOK: The reformist President of Burma, Thein Sein, has cancelled a trip to Bangkok this week, apparently not wanting to be upstaged by the democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on her first overseas trip in 24 years.

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Myanmar President Thein Sein: Tough army man turned reformist

Nay Pyi Taw, May 28, 2012, (IANS)     ...

Myanmar President Thein Sein, who met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday, is a former general turned reformist whose hands world leaders are rushing to clasp as his once pariah nation gingerly treads the democratic path.

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It's all water under Myanmar's bridges

 By Andrew R.C. Marshall    ....  

BETTER TIES: India may offer ports and bridges to Myanmar, but is that enough to forget the bad blood between the two countries, asks Andrew R.C. Marshall

Myanmar President Thein Sein talking with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, yesterday. It is the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Myanmar in 25 years. AP pic

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Mynamar's rare earth: China's monopoly

Published: Monday, May 28, 2012, 17:11 IST Place: Yangon | Agency: IANS

China enjoys a monopoly on rare earth that is needed as much in your smart phone as in hybrid cars. The world is now looking at Myanmar to have an alternate source of this precious commodity.

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Indian PM signs deals with Myanmar

New Delhi seeks to boost influence after decades of military rule which left its neighbour heavily reliant on Beijing.   Last Modified: 28 May 2012 09:04 inShare8

Singh [in black suit] is the latest in a long line of visitors to Naypiydaw as the international community begins easing sanctions on Myanmar [AFP] India's prime minister has signed several deals with Myanmar during a visit aimed at boosting trade and energy links and contesting the influence of China.

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BPC names Hana Dinh regional manager, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam

Source: BPC Banking Technologies, 28 May, 2012 ...

 

BPC Banking Technologies, the leading provider of Open System e-payment solutions for the global financial industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Hana Dinh as Regional Manager for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, where she will be responsible for developing and strengthening the company's business.

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India, Myanmar ink a dozen agreements

Nay Pyi Taw, May 28 (IANS)      

India and Myanmar Monday signed 12 agreements, including on a $500 million credit line, border area development and air services.

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India's fight for Myanmar

India is quietly seeking to dilute China's power in the emerging economy.      Last Modified: 28 May 2012 18:17     Francis Wade: Francis Wade is a freelance journalist based in northern Thailand. He has been covering Myanmar for more than two years and keeps a firm eye on the pendulum that is Southeast Asian politics and the people and the powers that keep that region lurching from side to side.   inShare5

Observers have commented that Indian officials may benefit from the 'opening up' of Myanmar [AFP]

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Burma News Update on International Media (May 29)

1.Burma's President defers to Suu Kyi by cancelling trip The Age 21:01 Mon, 28 May 2012

2.Myanmar President Postpones Thai Official Visit Bernama - Malaysian National News Agency 16:22 Mon, 28 May 2012

3.Japan to provid emergency turbines for Burma blackout Mizzima 13:49 Mon, 28 May 2012

4.Myanmar president delays Thai trip amid Suu Kyi visit Business Recorder, Pakistan 13:18 Mon, 28 May 2012

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Burma News Update on Myanmar Media (28 May)

- ျမစ္ႀကီးနားၿမိဳ႕တြင္ ဗံုးေပါက္ကြဲမႈ ထပ္မံျဖစ္ပြား click
- “အရပ္ဘက္ ပစ္မွတ္ေတြကို တုိက္ခိုက္ဖို႔ ညႊန္ၾကားထားတာ မရွိဘူး” (​ေကအိုင္ေအ ဒု-စစ္ဦးစီးခ်ဳပ္ ဗိုလ္ခ်ဳပ္ဂြမ္ေမာ္ကို ဆက္သြယ္ေမးျမန္းခန္း) click
- မဟာျမတ္မုနိဘုရားႀကီး ဆိုင္ခန္းခမ်ား တိုး၍ ဆိုင္ပိတ္ ဆႏၵျပ click
- ဦးခင္ေရႊကုိ လယ္သမားမ်ား တရားစြဲၿပီ click

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Thein Sein delays Thailand visit

Published: 28/05/2012 at 06:20 PM .... 

Myanmar president Thein Sein has postponed his trip to Thailand until a few days after the World Economic Forum East Asia in Bangkok, the WEF's senior director and Head of Asia Suchant Palakurthi Rao said on Monday.

Aung San Suu Kyi and Thein Sein met last year. In the background, a photo of national hero Aung San, Mrs Suu Kyi's late father. (AFP Photo)

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First stop Thailand, then Europe for democracy icon

Published: 28/05/2012 at 02:18 AM   ... 

Myanmar's charismatic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is preparing to make her first foray outside the country in almost a quarter of a century.

Suu Kyi: Historic trip

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Myanmar reaches out

Published: 28/05/2012 at 02:47 AM.. 

Industry Minister Soe Thane says new investment rules will be ready soon, and while near-term focus will be on building a base of small-scale industries, stalled Dawei megaproject is still viable.

Soe Thane: Dawei good for all of Asean

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Singapore to invest in Myanmar tourism

May 28, 2012 ..

YANGON: Businessmen from Singapore are keen to invest in the hotel and tourism sector in Myanmar. A 15-member delegation of the International Enterprise Singapore Business Department Trip to Myanmar, led by Tan Soon Kin, group director of the Southeast Asia Group, has held discussions with officials of Myanmar’s ministry of hotels and tourism, Xinhua reported citing the biweekly Eleven News.

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Thein Sein pulls pin on visit to Thailand

Published: 28/05/2012 at 10:15 AM   ... 

YANGON: Myanmar President Thein Sein has cancelled a trip to Thailand for an international economic forum that also invited opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, officials said Sunday.

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Gaga, Suu Kyi: icons of the fighting spirit

Published: 28/05/2012 at 02:14 AM     ...

First it was Lady Gaga; next is "The Lady". Thais no doubt will be able to draw a lesson or ten from two world-famous "Ladies" from vastly differing backgrounds, but who share a common virtue: never give up.

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Myanmar president expected to cancel Bangkok trip

May 27, 2012 2:01 pm ...

Yangon - Myanmar President Thein Sein has cancelled a trip to Thailand for an international economic forum that also invited opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, government officials said Sunday.

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Burma News Update on International Media (May 28)

1.Myanmar president expected to cancel Bangkok trip The Nation 14:07 Sun, 27 May 2012

2.Gaga, Suu Kyi: icons of the fighting spirit Bangkok Post 02:10

3.Thein Sein no-show Bangkok Post 00:12

4.PM in Myanmar, India takes a dig at China The Times of India 08:06

5.Suu Kyi's jaunt is truly historic moment South China Morning Post 04:38 

6.Singapore to invest in Myanmar tourism Gulf Today 04:04

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Indian PM visiting Myanmar amid energy quest

By NIRMALA GEORGE Associated Press, May 26, 7:38 AM EDT      ... 

NEW DELHI (AP) -- The visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Myanmar on Sunday is the latest sign that India now believes it needs to assert its presence in its eastern neighbor.

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China takes advantage of power-shortage protests in Burma

Sun, 2012-05-27 00:32 — editor...

By - Zin Linn      

Intolerable for electricity shortages, demonstrators have taken the street in several towns in Burma this week, including former capital Rangoon and ancient capital Mandalay since citizens test the limit of democratic changes, warning the one-year old quasi-civilian government to take responsibilities for the incompetence management.

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Protests in Myanmar against power outages test the patience of government and activists

By Associated Press, Published: May 26  

BANGKOK — Protests in Myanmar over persistent power shortages have provided a test of how the country’s elected but military-backed government will respond to rising expectations sparked by the past year’s democratic reforms.

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China-Paid Burmese Troops Accused of Abuses

By CHARLIE CAMPBELL / THE IRRAWADDY| May 26, 2012     ...

People sheltering in Nam Kham after being displaced by fighting. (Photo: TSYO)

Ethnic minorities in northern Burma are suffering massive human rights abuses at the hands of government troops due to foreign-backed investment projects, according to a new report.

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Myanmar power protests put new reforms to the test

By GRANT PECK Associated Press, May 26, 9:43 AM EDT    ... 

Protesters hold candles during a candlelight vigil in Yangon, Myanmar Friday, May 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

 

BANGKOK (AP) -- Protests in Myanmar over persistent power shortages have provided a test of how the country's elected but military-backed government will respond to rising expectations sparked by the past year's democratic reforms.

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Suu Kyi to visit Karen camp

 Published: 26/05/2012 at 06:19 PM ...

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will visit a Karen refugee camp along the Thai-Myanmar border in Tak province on Thursday during her visit to Thailand.

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Burma News Update on International Media (27 May)

1.Suu Kyi to visit Karen camp Bangkok Post 18:08 Sat, 26 May 2012

2.Myanmar: India should gift generators to Myanmar i On Global Trends (Weblog) 14:26 Sat, 26 May 2012

3.Myanmar power protests put new reforms to the test Associated Press 12:46 Sat, 26 May 2012

4.China-Paid Burmese Troops Accused of Abuses The Irrawaddy 12:33 Sat, 26 May 2012

5.Cartoon Lampooning Thein Sein’s Woes Goes Viral The Irrawaddy 12:13 Sat, 26 May 2012

6.Indian PM visits Myanmar amid Chinese concerns CTV.ca 20:34 Sat, 26 May 2012

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