Thein Sein
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Myanmar in post-election limbo with slow official results
World | Nov 10, 2015, 05:07 PM ISTYangon, Myanmar: Myanmar was trapped in a post-election limbo Tuesday with official results barely trickling in, although opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party claimed a victory massive enough to give it the presidency and
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Obama meets Myanmar leader amid fears of backslide
World | Nov 13, 2014, 11:41 PM ISTNaypyitaw, Myanmar: President Barack Obama received a hero's welcome two years ago during his historic visit to Myanmar, whose rapid rebirth after decades of repression was a source of hope for the region and beyond.
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Muslim victims say Myanmar police aided attackers
World | Oct 06, 2013, 11:48 AM ISTThandwe (Myanmar): Even as the president came to western Myanmar to urge an end to sectarian violence, security forces could not prevent Buddhist mobs from torching the homes of minority Muslims or hacking them to
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Thein Sein says, he will accept Suu Kyi as president if people elect her
World | Sep 30, 2012, 10:11 AM ISTYangon, Sept 30: Myanmar president Thein Sein has said, he would accept Aung San Suu Kyi as president if the people vote for her He however said, the will of the people would be respected
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PM returns from Myanmar
India | May 29, 2012, 11:27 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 29: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today arrived here from his three-day visit to resource-rich Myanmar during which he held talks with the country's President Thein Sein and democracy icon Aung San Suu
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Suu Kyi photo exhibit opens in hometown Yangon
World | May 18, 2012, 03:20 PM ISTYangon, Myanmar, May 18: A photography exhibit about Aung San Suu Kyi's successful campaign for Parliament is showing just how far Myanmar has come since ending a half century of military rule.The works being shown
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Myanmar President's Adviser Welcomes Suu Kyi's Victory
World | Apr 03, 2012, 10:53 PM ISTYangon, Apr 3: Even as Myanmar president Thein Sein termed Sunday's by-elections “successful”, his key aide said the results reflected the people's desire for “change”, and welcomed the emergence of a strong opposition as good
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Myanmar President Thein Sein Meets PM
India | Oct 14, 2011, 04:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 14: Myanmar president Thein Sein began the official leg of his visit to India with a ceremonial reception at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi on Friday.Thein Sein arrived in the Indian