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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Yangon</title>
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		<title>Report: Blast in Myanmar at New Year&#8217;s festival kills 7 people, wounds 11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Blast in northern Myanmar kills 7
YANGON, Myanmar — A bomb planted at a fair celebrating the ethnic Karen minority&#8217;s New Year holiday killed seven people and wounded 11 others, state media reported Friday.

The bomb exploded Wednesday evening near food stalls at a festival ground in Hpa-pun in northern Karen state where celebrations were under ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-blast-in-myanmar-at-new-years-festival-kills-7-people-wounds-11-245880/">Report: Blast in Myanmar at New Year&#8217;s festival kills 7 people, wounds 11</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar&#8217;s detained pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi meets ailing party elders</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Myanmar opposition leader meets party elders

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar&#8217;s detained opposition leader was allowed out of her home Wednesday to meet three ailing elders of her political party, with whom she discussed a reorganization of its leadership.
Reporters were not allowed to observe the meeting, but witnessed cars driving both Aung San Suu Kyi, who is ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmars-detained-pro-democracy-leader-suu-kyi-meets-ailing-party-elders-244599/">Read more : Myanmar&#8217;s detained pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi meets ailing party elders</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>More bodies recovered from Myanmar ferry sinking, at least 31 dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Death toll passes 30 in Myanmar ferry sinking

YANGON, Myanmar — Searchers have recovered more bodies from a ferry accident in Myanmar, bringing the confirmed death toll to 31, with about a dozen people still unaccounted for.
An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to release information, said Tuesday that 23 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/more-bodies-recovered-from-myanmar-ferry-sinking-at-least-31-dead-231004/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : More bodies recovered from Myanmar ferry sinking, at least 31 dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi seeks meeting with junta chief to discuss cooperation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Myanmar&#8217;s Suu Kyi seeks meeting with junta chief

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar&#8217;s detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has sent a letter to the head of the country&#8217;s ruling junta seeking a meeting to discuss how she can work for the national interest.
Nyan Win, a spokesman for Suu Kyi&#8217;s National League for Democracy party, said ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-opposition-leader-suu-kyi-seeks-meeting-with-junta-chief-to-discuss-cooperation-230517/">Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi seeks meeting with junta chief to discuss cooperation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>8 dead, dozens missing after Myanmar ferry boat collides with barge</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
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8 dead, dozens missing in Myanmar ferry accident

YANGON, Myanmar — A ferry carrying nearly 200 passengers sank after colliding with an oil barge in a river in Myanmar, killing at least eight and leaving more than three dozen missing, officials said Monday.
The motorized ferry &#8220;Nay Win Tun&#8221; carrying 176 people sank in the Ngawun River .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-dead-dozens-missing-after-myanmar-ferry-boat-collides-with-barge-230486/">8 dead, dozens missing after Myanmar ferry boat collides with barge</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US officials visit military-run Myanmar for first time in 14 years, offer improved relations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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US officials visit isolated Myanmar, meet Suu Kyi

YANGON, Myanmar — The highest-ranking American diplomat to visit Myanmar in 14 years offered improved relations Wednesday if its military regime moves toward democracy, putting into action the Obama administration&#8217;s new policy of engagement with the isolated country.
Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell spoke after both talks with ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-officials-visit-military-run-myanmar-for-first-time-in-14-years-offer-improved-relations-217936/" title="US officials visit military-run Myanmar for first time in 14 years, offer improved relations">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US officials visit military-run Myanmar under new policy, meet detained Nobel laureate Suu Kyi</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Top US officials meet Myanmar junta, Suu Kyi

YANGON, Myanmar — The U.S. wants better relations with military-ruled Myanmar if it makes concrete steps toward democracy, a senior American diplomat said Wednesday after holding the highest-level talks with the junta and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 14 years.
Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-officials-visit-military-run-myanmar-under-new-policy-meet-detained-nobel-laureate-suu-kyi-217827/">US officials visit military-run Myanmar under new policy, meet detained Nobel laureate Suu Kyi</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US officials meet Nobel laureate Suu Kyi as US tries new approach with Myanmar&#8217;s junta</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
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US officials meet Myanmar&#8217;s Aung San Suu Kyi

YANGON, Myanmar — The U.S. wants better relations with military-ruled Myanmar if it makes concrete steps toward democracy, a senior American diplomat said Wednesday after holding the highest-level talks with the junta and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 14 years.
Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-officials-meet-nobel-laureate-suu-kyi-as-us-tries-new-approach-with-myanmars-junta-217309/">Read more : US officials meet Nobel laureate Suu Kyi as US tries new approach with Myanmar&#8217;s junta</a>.]]></description>
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US officials meet with Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar — A U.S. State Department official met with Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday in a visit that marked the highest-level talks between an American diplomat and Myanmar&#8217;s detained opposition leader in 14 years.
Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, the top U.S. diplomat for ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-officials-meet-with-aung-san-suu-kyi-as-us-tries-new-approach-with-myanmars-junta-217283/" title="US officials meet with Aung San Suu Kyi as US tries new approach with Myanmar&#8217;s junta">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US envoy meets Myanmar&#8217;s Aung San Suu Kyi</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON - US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell - the highest ranking American official to visit military-ruled Myanmar in 14 years - met Wednesday Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Campbell, accompanied by US Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel, met Thein Sein in the capital Naypyitaw Wednesday morning before .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-envoy-meets-myanmars-aung-san-suu-kyi-217251/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: US envoy meets Myanmar&#8217;s Aung San Suu Kyi</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US officials to meet Aung San Suu Kyi as US tries new approach with Myanmar&#8217;s junta</title>
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US officials to meet Aung San Suu Kyi
YANGON, Myanmar — A U.S. State Department official met with Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday in a visit that marked the highest-level talks between an American diplomat and Myanmar&#8217;s detained opposition leader in 14 years.

Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-officials-to-meet-aung-san-suu-kyi-as-us-tries-new-approach-with-myanmars-junta-217015/">US officials to meet Aung San Suu Kyi as US tries new approach with Myanmar&#8217;s junta</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US officials meet with Myanmar&#8217;s junta as Washington&#8217;s policy shifts to engagement</title>
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US officials hold talks in Myanmar in policy shift

YANGON, Myanmar — The United States began a new policy of engagement with Myanmar&#8217;s ruling military junta on Tuesday, sending two senior diplomats for the highest-level visit in more than a decade.
Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, and his deputy, ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-officials-meet-with-myanmars-junta-as-washingtons-policy-shifts-to-engagement-216259/">US officials meet with Myanmar&#8217;s junta as Washington&#8217;s policy shifts to engagement</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US officials visit Myanmar as Washington&#8217;s policy shifts to engagement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Senior US officials visit Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar — The United States embarked on a new policy of engagement with Myanmar&#8217;s military government on Tuesday, sending two senior diplomats for the highest-level visit in more than a decade.

Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, and his deputy, Scot Marciel, will meet .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-officials-visit-myanmar-as-washingtons-policy-shifts-to-engagement-215709/">Original source &nbsp;: US officials visit Myanmar as Washington&#8217;s policy shifts to engagement</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi supports new US policy of engagement with junta</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Myanmar&#8217;s Suu Kyi supports US policy of engagement

YANGON, Myanmar — Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is aware of an upcoming visit by two American officials and supports the new U.S. policy of engaging with Myanmar&#8217;s military rulers, her lawyer said Saturday.
Myanmar, meanwhile, has arrested about a dozen local journalists and documentary filmmakers over ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-opposition-leader-suu-kyi-supports-new-us-policy-of-engagement-with-junta-213424/">Read more : Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi supports new US policy of engagement with junta</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar says senior US official to visit next week, in line with new engagement policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — A senior U.S. official will visit Myanmar next week in line with Washington&#8217;s new policy of engaging the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation, a Foreign Ministry official said Thursday.

The Obama administration said Wednesday that U.S. officials plan to travel to Myanmar, also known as Burma, in the next few weeks to talk with ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-says-senior-us-official-to-visit-next-week-in-line-with-new-engagement-policy-203638/">Myanmar says senior US official to visit next week, in line with new engagement policy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American jailed for allegedly plotting to incite unrest to stand trial in junta-ruled Myanmar</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American to stand trial in Myanmar for fraud
YANGON, Myanmar — A Myanmar-born American jailed for allegedly plotting to incite unrest in the military-ruled country was brought before a court Wednesday on charges that carry a sentence of up to 14 years, his lawyer said.

Kyaw Zaw Lwin was charged with fraud and forgery but not with .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-jailed-for-allegedly-plotting-to-incite-unrest-to-stand-trial-in-junta-ruled-myanmar-195651/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: American jailed for allegedly plotting to incite unrest to stand trial in junta-ruled Myanmar</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — A Myanmar-born American jailed for allegedly planning to incite unrest in the military-ruled country was brought before a court Wednesday to face charges, his lawyer said.

Nyi Nyi Aung was charged with fraud and forgery but no charges of inciting unrest, of which he was earlier accused, were leveled, said his lawyer, Nyan ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-born-american-on-trial-for-allegedly-planning-to-incite-unrest-195547/">Read : Myanmar-born American on trial for allegedly planning to incite unrest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar to hold elections in 2010: Junta chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON - Myanmar&#8217;s military supremo has confirmed that a general election is scheduled for 2010, state media reported Saturday.

&#8220;Elections will be systematically held in 2010 for Hluttaws (parliaments) that will emerge in accordance with the constitution,&#8221; Senior General Than Shwe said Friday in a speech to the Myanmar War Veterans Organisation, The New Light of ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-to-hold-elections-in-2010-junta-chief-192410/">Myanmar to hold elections in 2010: Junta chief</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar&#8217;s detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi allowed to meet Western diplomats</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar&#8217;s junta leader allowed detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi a rare meeting with Western diplomats Friday to discuss sanctions imposed against the military-ruled country.

The Nobel Prize winner, who remains under house arrest, was driven to a government guesthouse to meet with diplomats of the United States, Great Britain and .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmars-detained-democracy-leader-aung-san-suu-kyi-allowed-to-meet-western-diplomats-191244/">Myanmar&#8217;s detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi allowed to meet Western diplomats</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar&#8217;s Hukuang reserve has less than 100 tigers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON - Myanmar&#8217;s 22,000 sq km vast Hukuang Tiger Reserve situated in the northern province of Kachin has now less than 100 tigers, a report said Wednesday.

The fall in the tiger population was attributed to the killing of their preys for human consumption and trading as well as to the use of tiger bones and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmars-hukuang-reserve-has-less-than-100-tigers-189390/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Myanmar&#8217;s Hukuang reserve has less than 100 tigers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aung San Suu Kyi meets Myanmar junta representative</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi met Wednesday with a representative of the ruling junta to discuss her proposals to get sanctions dropped against the regime that has kept her under house arrest for 14 years, sources said.

Relations Minister Aung Kyi met the Nobel laureate at the Seinle Kantha Guesthouse for about .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aung-san-suu-kyi-meets-myanmar-junta-representative-189191/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Aung San Suu Kyi meets Myanmar junta representative</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar junta official holds more talks with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — Detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi held talks Wednesday with a junta official, the second such meeting within a week following her call for a new era of cooperation, official sources said.

The unannounced meeting between Suu Kyi and Relations Minister Aung Kyi at a government guest house near her lakeside ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-junta-official-holds-more-talks-with-detained-opposition-leader-aung-san-suu-kyi-189111/" title="Myanmar junta official holds more talks with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Embassy seeks Suu Kyi legal team to represent detained Myanmar-American</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — Two lawyers for detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi have agreed to defend a Myanmar-born American jailed for allegedly planning to incite unrest in the military-run country, the lawyers said Saturday.

Attorney Nyan Win said he and fellow lawyer Kyi Win were approached by the U.S. Embassy to represent Kyaw Zaw ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-embassy-seeks-suu-kyi-legal-team-to-represent-detained-myanmar-american-185899/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : US Embassy seeks Suu Kyi legal team to represent detained Myanmar-American</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar junta official holds surprise talks with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — Detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was escorted into surprise talks with a junta official Saturday, a week after writing a letter to the military leader proposing a new era of cooperation.

The unannounced meeting between Suu Kyi and Relations Minister Aung Kyi lasted 45 minutes and took place at a ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-junta-official-holds-surprise-talks-with-detained-opposition-leader-aung-san-suu-kyi-185765/">Myanmar junta official holds surprise talks with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Burma court rejects Suu Kyi&#8217;s appeal to end her house arrest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON - A court in military-ruled Burma has  thrown out opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi&#8217;s appeal against her house arrest sentence.

According to the Daily Express, Suu Kyi had appealed against  her conviction  in  August for breaking terms of her last  period  of house arrest.
But government sources said the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/burma-court-rejects-suu-kyis-appeal-to-end-her-house-arrest-184757/" title="Burma court rejects Suu Kyi&#8217;s appeal to end her house arrest">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar court rejects pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi&#8217;s appeal of latest house arrest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — A Myanmar court rejected an appeal Friday by democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for her release from house arrest, another reminder that the country&#8217;s military junta treads warily when considering concessions to the opposition or improving relations with the West.

Suu Kyi&#8217;s lawyer, Nyan Win, said the Yangon Division court upheld her .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-court-rejects-pro-democracy-leader-suu-kyis-appeal-of-latest-house-arrest-184751/">Original article &nbsp;: Myanmar court rejects pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi&#8217;s appeal of latest house arrest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar court rejects pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi&#8217;s appeal against latest house arrest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — A court in military-ruled Myanmar turned aside opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi&#8217;s latest bid for freedom Friday, rejecting an appeal against her most recent sentence of house arrest, government sources said.

Suu Kyi was convicted and sentenced in August for sheltering an uninvited American at her home for two days earlier this .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-court-rejects-pro-democracy-leader-suu-kyis-appeal-against-latest-house-arrest-184694/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Myanmar court rejects pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi&#8217;s appeal against latest house arrest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar court rejects appeal by Suu Kyi for release from detention</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON - A Myanmar court Friday rejected an appeal lodged by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi against an 18-month detention sentence, government sources said.

Suu Kyi&#8217;s lawyers had opened the appeal case at the Yangon Divisional Court in a bid to overturn a court verdict in August that found her guilty and placed her under .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-court-rejects-appeal-by-suu-kyi-for-release-from-detention-184683/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Myanmar court rejects appeal by Suu Kyi for release from detention</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Detained Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi seeks to meet Western diplomats about sanctions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is seeking permission from Myanmar&#8217;s government to meet with Western diplomats about having their countries lift sanctions against the military regime, her party said Monday.

The request came in a letter she sent Friday to junta leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe, stating her willingness to cooperate ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/detained-myanmar-opposition-leader-suu-kyi-seeks-to-meet-western-diplomats-about-sanctions-181558/" title="Detained Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi seeks to meet Western diplomats about sanctions">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar&#8217;s Aung San Suu Kyi pushes sanctions talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has requested permission from the ruling junta to talk about lifting economic sanctions with the US, Australia and the European (EU), opposition sources said Monday.

Suu Kyi, who is currently under house detention, made the request in a letter sent to junta chief Senior General Than Shwe, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmars-aung-san-suu-kyi-pushes-sanctions-talks-180228/" title="Myanmar&#8217;s Aung San Suu Kyi pushes sanctions talks">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar premier to attend UN General Assembly session</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON - Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein left for New York Saturday afternoon to attend the 64th session of UN General Assembly, an official source confirmed.

&#8220;Prime Minister General Thein Sein left from Nay Pyi Taw via Yangon international airport Saturday afternoon. He will be heading to New York via Bangkok,&#8221; an official who requested anonymity .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-premier-to-attend-un-general-assembly-session-179554/">Original article &nbsp;: Myanmar premier to attend UN General Assembly session</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer: Myanmar democracy leader Suu Kyi willing to help junta on Western sanctions issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she is willing to work with Myanmar&#8217;s military government on getting Western sanctions against the country lifted, but needs to be allowed to gather more information about the issue first, her lawyer said Friday.

Nyan Win, who is also a spokesman for Suu Kyi&#8217;s National League ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-myanmar-democracy-leader-suu-kyi-willing-to-help-junta-on-western-sanctions-issue-178998/">Read more : Lawyer: Myanmar democracy leader Suu Kyi willing to help junta on Western sanctions issue</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar-American claims mistreatment in Myanmar prison, US Embassy files complaint</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — The U.S. Embassy said Friday it has made a formal complaint to Myanmar&#8217;s military government after a Myanmar-born American claimed he was mistreated in prison.

Kyaw Zaw Lwin was secretly arrested Sept. 3 on arrival at Yangon airport. Dissident groups reported his disappearance but his whereabouts were unknown until he was allowed a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-american-claims-mistreatment-in-myanmar-prison-us-embassy-files-complaint-178789/">Original article on  : Myanmar-American claims mistreatment in Myanmar prison, US Embassy files complaint</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suu Kyi backs Obama&#8217;s policy shift of talks with Burmese junta</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yangon (Myanmar), Sep 25(ANI): Detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has backed the Obama administration&#8217;s initiative to carry out talks with Burma&#8217;s rulers.

Suu Kyi comments came after indications from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the US is set to engage directly with Burma&#8217;s military rulers in an effort to push for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suu-kyi-backs-obamas-policy-shift-of-talks-with-burmese-junta-178474/">Read more : Suu Kyi backs Obama&#8217;s policy shift of talks with Burmese junta</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colleague says Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi welcomes US engagement initiative</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi welcomes a U.S. initiative to step up contacts with Myanmar&#8217;s military government, a spokesman for her political party said Thursday.

Nyan Win, spokesman for the National League for Democracy party, said Suu Kyi agreed with plans announced by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for the ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colleague-says-myanmar-democracy-leader-aung-san-suu-kyi-welcomes-us-engagement-initiative-177671/">Colleague says Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi welcomes US engagement initiative</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar accuses detained Myanmar-American of seeking to create political unrest</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar on Wednesday accused a Myanmar-born American who was secretly detained three weeks ago of seeking to incite political unrest.

State television news said Kyaw Zaw Lwin confessed that he plotted with dissident groups outside the country, and accused him of being linked to several activists inside Myanmar who planned to set off  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-accuses-detained-myanmar-american-of-seeking-to-create-political-unrest-176604/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Embassy given access to Myanmar-born American citizen held for 3 weeks</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — The U.S. Embassy said Tuesday that it has been allowed to visit a Myanmar-born American detained in the country for the past three weeks but refused to divulge details about his health or whereabouts.

Embassy spokesman Drake Weisert said officials were allowed to visit Kyaw Zaw Lwin on Sunday and have since contacted ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-embassy-given-access-to-myanmar-born-american-citizen-held-for-3-weeks-174939/">US Embassy given access to Myanmar-born American citizen held for 3 weeks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>5.6-magnitude earthquake rattles northwestern Myanmar, damaging Buddhist temples</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook parts of northwestern Myanmar early Tuesday causing no casualties but damaging Buddhist temples believed to date to the 11th century, officials and residents said.

The moderate earthquake occurred just after 2 a.m. with the epicenter about 260 miles (418 kilometers) northwest of the commercial capital, Yangon, said Thein .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/56-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-northwestern-myanmar-damaging-buddhist-temples-174915/" title="5.6-magnitude earthquake rattles northwestern Myanmar, damaging Buddhist temples">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Activists say at least 25 political detainees freed as part of Myanmar amnesty</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — At least 25 political detainees were released Friday as part of an amnesty for prisoners in Myanmar, just over 1 percent of the total number of political prisoners believed to be held by its military government.

Win Naing, a spokesman for the opposition National League for Democracy, said the freed political detainees included ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/activists-say-at-least-25-political-detainees-freed-as-part-of-myanmar-amnesty-172393/">Activists say at least 25 political detainees freed as part of Myanmar amnesty</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aung San Suu Kyi&#8217;s lawyers optimistic about appeal, as junta frees thousands of convicts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — Lawyers for detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi appealed the recent conviction that extended her yearslong house arrest Friday, a day after the ruling junta announced it was releasing thousands of prisoners.

The Yangon Divisional Court said it would deliver its verdict Oct. 2, lawyer Nyan Win said.
&#8220;I have done my .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aung-san-suu-kyis-lawyers-optimistic-about-appeal-as-junta-frees-thousands-of-convicts-171943/">Original source &nbsp;: Aung San Suu Kyi&#8217;s lawyers optimistic about appeal, as junta frees thousands of convicts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar to release 7,114 prisoners on crackdown anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON - Myanmar&#8217;s junta is to release 7,114 prisoners on the 21st anniversary of the military&#8217;s crackdown on pro-democracy protests, media reports and officials said Thursday.

The amnesty will come into effect Friday but it was not immediately clear whether political prisoners would be among those freed, according to state TV and officials.	 	
There are an ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-to-release-7114-prisoners-on-crackdown-anniversary-171484/" title="Myanmar to release 7,114 prisoners on crackdown anniversary">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar says 7,114 prisoners given amnesty, unclear if any political detainees</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar&#8217;s junta has granted amnesty to 7,114 convicts at prisons across the country, but it was not immediately known if they included political detainees.

State television, which announced the amnesty Thursday evening, said the prisoners would be released for good behavior and on humanitarian grounds.
Myanmar held more than 65,000 prisoners in mid-2007, according .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-says-7114-prisoners-given-amnesty-unclear-if-any-political-detainees-171315/">Myanmar says 7,114 prisoners given amnesty, unclear if any political detainees</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No injuries reported as series of explosions hits outskirts of Myanmar&#8217;s biggest city</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — A series of seven small explosions hit the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar&#8217;s biggest city, on Thursday, but no casualties were reported.

An official said five blasts went off at the Hlaing Tharyar industrial zone in western Yangon and a separate blast happened at another industrial zone in Shwepaukan on the city&#8217;s northern outskirts .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-injuries-reported-as-series-of-explosions-hits-outskirts-of-myanmars-biggest-city-171053/">No injuries reported as series of explosions hits outskirts of Myanmar&#8217;s biggest city</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar says tip-off from China led to border clash with ethnic forces</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar troops were acting on a tip-off from China when they seized an illegal arms factory last month, triggering several days of clashes with an ethnic militia that sent more than 30,000 refugees fleeing across the border into China, an official said.

Myanmar&#8217;s ruling military junta secured the northeastern region of Kokang late ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-says-tip-off-from-china-led-to-border-clash-with-ethnic-forces-163696/">Myanmar says tip-off from China led to border clash with ethnic forces</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar pro-democracy party calls on junta to allow branch offices to reopen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — The pro-democracy party of detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on the ruling junta Tuesday to allow it to reopen its branch offices, which would be crucial for taking part in next year&#8217;s planned national elections.

The junta has not held elections since 1990, when Suu Kyi&#8217;s National League for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-pro-democracy-party-calls-on-junta-to-allow-branch-offices-to-reopen-162532/" title="Myanmar pro-democracy party calls on junta to allow branch offices to reopen">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South Korean firm to invest $1.7 bn in Myanmar</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON - South Korea&#8217;s Daewoo International Company will invest $1.7 billion in gas exploration and production projects in western Myanmar, in which two Indian companies have a combined stake of 25 percent, a media report said Wednesday.

The gas produced from the Rakhine offshore area will be exported to China in 2013, the weekly Voice reported .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-korean-firm-to-invest-17-bn-in-myanmar-157562/">South Korean firm to invest $1.7 bn in Myanmar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suu Kyi keen to boost security at her home, says lawyer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON - Detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi plans to repair her dilapidated two-story home to improve security, after an American&#8217;s high-profile intrusion led to her house arrest being extended.

According to The Telegraph, the 64-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate was &#8216;very keen to have her house repaired, mainly for security reasons, her lawyer .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suu-kyi-keen-to-boost-security-at-her-home-says-lawyer-155988/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Suu Kyi keen to boost security at her home, says lawyer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China gives 225 railway carriages to Myanmar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON - China Monday announced the handing over of 225 railway carriages to Myanmar as part of a deal agreed by the two countries in 2008.

The carriages include 20 passenger and 200 freight coaches, and five engines.	 	
China offered the carriages during the visit of Myanmar Prime Minister General Thein Sein to the country to ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-gives-225-railway-carriages-to-myanmar-155382/">China gives 225 railway carriages to Myanmar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi to renovate home-cum-prison</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi plans to renovate her lakeside home-cum-prison, where she has spent 14 of the past 20 years under detention, media reports said Monday.

Suu Kyi was last month sentenced to a new term of 18 months under house arrest at her family compound on Inya Lake, after being ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-opposition-leader-suu-kyi-to-renovate-home-cum-prison-155216/" title="Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi to renovate home-cum-prison">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar state TV says border fighting has ended, 26 junta forces and 8 ethnic rebels killed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON, Myanmar — The Myanmar junta has ended a news blackout about clashes with ethnic rebels near the China border, saying three days of fighting killed 26 government forces and at least eight rebels.

A government announcement read aloud on state-run TV news broadcasts said the fighting had ended. It showed still photographs of police corpses ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-state-tv-says-border-fighting-has-ended-26-junta-forces-and-8-ethnic-rebels-killed-154372/">Myanmar state TV says border fighting has ended, 26 junta forces and 8 ethnic rebels killed</a>.]]></description>
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