Burma
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Myanmar or Burma? Obama calls it both on visit
World | Nov 19, 2012, 04:15 PM ISTYangnon, Myanmar,Nov 19: Officially at least, America still calls this southeast Asian nation Burma, the favored appellation of dissidents and pro-democracy activists who opposed the former military junta's move to summarily change its name 23
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Huge crowds in Yangon welcome Obama
World | Nov 19, 2012, 12:28 PM ISTYangon, Nov 19: Launching a landmark visit to long shunned Myanmar, President Barack Obama said Monday he comes to "extend the hand of friendship" to a nation moving from persecution to peace. But his praise
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Myanmar tells Suu Kyi not to call country 'Burma'
World | Jun 29, 2012, 09:00 PM ISTMyanmar, Jun 29: Myanmar has changed dramatically over the last year, but one thing won't change anytime soon: the country's name.Authorities in the Southeast Asian nation sternly warned opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on
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Burmese Dictator Than Shwe Retires As Army Chief
World | Apr 04, 2011, 01:07 PM ISTYangon, Apr 4 : Myanmar strongman Than Shwe, who ruled with an iron fist for almost two decades, has retired as head of the military after handing power to a nominally civilian government, officials said