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North Korean FM visits Myanmar amid nuke concerns

YANGON, Myanmar – North Korea’s foreign minister visited Myanmar on Thursday for high-level talks that come on the heels of a U.S. warning against any cooperation between the two nations on nuclear technology.
Officials and diplomats confirmed the arrival of Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun, who is on a four-nation tour and making [...]

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Myanmar’s top military leader in India for talks

NEW DELHI – India welcomed the head of Myanmar’s isolated military government Tuesday despite international criticism, as New Delhi competes to assert its influence in the region.
India’s relationship with Myanmar, considered a pariah in some quarters, has taken on new importance because of concerns over insurgencies and drug trafficking along their [...]

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Clinton warns Myanmar on NKorea cooperation

HANOI, Vietnam – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Myanmar’s military rulers on Thursday against any cooperation with North Korea on a nuclear program and called on the junta to hold free and fair elections this year.
In Vietnam for regional security talks with senior officials from around Southeast Asia, [...]

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Rare white elephant captured in Myanmar jungle

YANGON, Myanmar – A rare white elephant has been captured in the jungles of northwestern Myanmar, a mostly Buddhist country where the animals are considered good omens, state media reported Tuesday.
Forestry officials found the animal Saturday, acting on a tip, in the jungles of Maungdaw township in northwestern Rakhine state, the [...]

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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi turns 65 in confinement

YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 65th birthday Saturday locked in her dilapidated lakeside compound as calls for her freedom erupted around the world.
President Barack Obama and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded Suu Kyi’s release in statements echoed at rallies and prayer vigils. Supporters threw a [...]

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Death toll from Myanmar floods, landslides hits 63

YANGON, Myanmar – The military and humanitarian groups are aiding people in northwestern Myanmar, where days of flooding and landslides killed more than 60 people and affected 15,000 families, state media and the United Nations reported Monday.
In Rakhine state, the torrential rains triggered floods and mudslides that washed away homes, damaged [...]

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46 dead in landslides in Myanmar: state media

YANGON (AFP) – At least 46 people have died in landslides triggered by heavy rain in western Myanmar near the border with Bangladesh, state media reported on Thursday.
Bridges, homes and other buildings were damaged after record rainfall of more than 13 inches (33 centimetres) Wednesday in parts of Rakhine State, the [...]

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Myanmar denies nuclear cooperation with North Korea

YANGON (AFP) – Myanmar’s ruling junta said Friday it had no intention of building an atomic bomb, brushing aside Western concerns about possible nuclear cooperation with North Korea.
The denial came after the United States raised concerns about “growing military ties” following a report that Myanmar had begun a nuclear weapons programme with [...]

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Report: Myanmar seeking nuclear weapons

VIENNA AP) — Secret documents and hundreds of photos smuggled out of Myanmar by an army defector indicate its military regime is trying to develop nuclear weapons and long-range missiles, a former senior U.N. nuclear inspector said Friday.
Robert Kelley said the evidence he has seen and heard from the defector is [...]

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Myanmar junta rejects international poll monitors

YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar’s military leaders have rejected international poll monitors for the country’s first elections in 20 years but asked for unspecified cooperation from the United States in supporting the vote, official media said Wednesday.
An official urged the U.S. to “show a positive attitude” about the military-organized vote, even [...]

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