Yangon: Myanmar’s population has hit 53 million with men  accounting for 26 million and women 27 million, state-run newspaper The New Light of Myanmar reported Tuesday.
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Jakarta: The Indonesian Ambassador for Myanmar, Wyoso Projowarsito, has admitted that his office at the Indonesian Embassy for Myanmar in Yangoon was bugged.
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July 12: Promoting safe sex in an isolated, conservative society
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Beijing: China and Myanmar signed 11 economic and technological agreements Tuesday in Beijing, during a visit by Myanmar Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt.
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Two-way trade between Vietnam and Myanmar is expected to increase by more than 60% this year thanks to growing demand, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Trade (MoT).
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Jakarta: The Indonesian foreign ministry summoned Myanmar’s ambassador on Tuesday to express “deep concern” about the suspected bugging of its embassy in Yangon, an official said.
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Bangkok: U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed concern Tuesday over the slow pace of democratic reform in military-ruled Myanmar, particularly the junta’s failure to release detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a Thai spokesman said.
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July 12: Chinese premier Wen Jiabao said that China is willing to deepen its cooperation with Myanmar in all fields to comprehensively promote the development of bilateral relations based on the principles of peaceful co-existence.
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Brussels: The European Union said Monday it will send a special envoy soon to Japan, Thailand, Vietnam and other Asian countries to seek resolution of a row over Myanmar (Burma)’s proposed entry into the Asia-Europe
Meeting.
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July 12: The Burma Campaign UK today accused governments and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan of ignoring the crisis in Burma and using his special envoy as a fig-leaf to cover the UN’s failure.
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