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	<title>Burmanet &#187; ASEAN</title>
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		<title>Reuters: Myanmar says will put stability ahead of economy-report</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/31/reuters-myanmar-says-will-put-stability-ahead-of-economy-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Singapore – Myanmar President Thein Sein said his government was committed to political reform and would put the stability of the country ahead of economic development, Singapore&#8217;s Straits Times newspaper reported on Tuesday. The president, in Singapore for a three-day official visit that began on Sunday, has overseen dramatic reforms over the past few months, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Diplomat: Burma as role model? &#8211; Luke Hunt</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/17/the-diplomat-burma-as-role-model-luke-hunt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/17/the-diplomat-burma-as-role-model-luke-hunt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It all sounds a little too fanciful. The idea of Burma as a regional role model for the treatment and release of political prisoners requires just too much of a leap in faith in the reforms that have swept that country, even after the release and pardon of more than 600 remaining dissidents. But the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mainichi Daily News: ASEAN foreign ministers plan group visit to Myanmar</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/12/mainichi-daily-news-asean-foreign-ministers-plan-group-visit-to-myanmar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/12/mainichi-daily-news-asean-foreign-ministers-plan-group-visit-to-myanmar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30769</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Siem Reap &#8212; Foreign Ministers from the 10 member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are considering a group visit to Myanmar this year to learn the latest developments there, ASEAN sources told Kyodo News on Wednesday. The sources said during the Foreign Ministers&#8217; Retreat, Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Haji Aman was saying a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agence France Presse: ASEAN calls for end to Myanmar sanctions</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/11/agence-france-presse-asean-calls-for-end-to-myanmar-sanctions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/11/agence-france-presse-asean-calls-for-end-to-myanmar-sanctions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30748</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Phnom Penh &#8211; The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday called for Western nations to lift sanctions against Myanmar following much-lauded signs of change in the army-dominated nation. Strict sanctions on Myanmar, enforced notably by the United States and the European Union in response to human rights abuses and for failing to free [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Xinhua: ASEAN senior officials&#8217; meeting kicks off in Cambodia</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/10/xinhua-asean-senior-officials-meeting-kicks-off-in-cambodia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/10/xinhua-asean-senior-officials-meeting-kicks-off-in-cambodia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30718</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Siem Reap, Cambodia, &#8212; Senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met here on Tuesday in a preparatory meeting ahead of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers&#8217; retreat, which will be held on Jan. 11. Speaking at the opening of the meeting, Soeung Rathchavy, secretary of state at Cambodia&#8217;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Diplomat: ASEAN Predictions for 2012 &#8211; Joshua Kurlantzick</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/03/the-diplomat-asean-predictions-for-2012-joshua-kurlantzick/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/03/the-diplomat-asean-predictions-for-2012-joshua-kurlantzick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30557</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year saw some of the biggest political developments in Southeast Asia in decades. Burma finally seemed poised for real change, while Thailand continued to move closer to the brink of self-immolation, as political in-fighting worsened. The United States, China, and Association of Southeast Asian nations continued to raise the stakes in the South China [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic Voice of Burma: Indonesia and Burma FMs discuss ASEAN chair &#8211; Ko Htwe</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/12/28/democratic-voice-of-burma-indonesia-and-burma-fms-discuss-asean-chair-ko-htwe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/12/28/democratic-voice-of-burma-indonesia-and-burma-fms-discuss-asean-chair-ko-htwe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indonesia’s foreign minister Marty Natalegawa today met with his Burmese counterpart Wanna Maung Lwin in Rangoon and discussed procedures for the hand-over of ASEAN’s chairmanship to Burma in year 2014, according to an Indonesian official. Djumara Supriyadi, third secretary of the Indonesian Embassy in Rangoon, said Natalegawa, who is current chairman of the Southeast Asian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voice of America: Clinton talks trade, investment, not Burma at the ASEAN Summit – Brian Padden</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/11/18/voice-of-america-clinton-talks-trade-investment-not-burma-at-the-asean-summit-%e2%80%93-brian-padden/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/11/18/voice-of-america-clinton-talks-trade-investment-not-burma-at-the-asean-summit-%e2%80%93-brian-padden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30091</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bali, Indonesia – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is promoting U.S. economic engagement with Asia during the East Asia Summit in Bali. The secretary focused her public remarks on increasing economic ties to the region.In an address to a group attending an ASEAN Business Summit, Secretary Clinton spoke about one of the main objectives of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Associated Press: Military-dominated Myanmar to chair ASEAN in 2014 – Robin McDowell</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/11/17/the-associated-press-military-dominated-myanmar-to-chair-asean-in-2014-%e2%80%93-robin-mcdowell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/11/17/the-associated-press-military-dominated-myanmar-to-chair-asean-in-2014-%e2%80%93-robin-mcdowell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30057</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Military-dominated Myanmar will chair Southeast Asia&#8217;s regional bloc in 2014, officials said Thursday, a decision that will likely irk the U.S. and others not yet satisfied with the country&#8217;s fledgling reforms.The chairmanship is supposed to rotate annually among the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, also known as ASEAN. But Myanmar, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Human Rights Watch: ASEAN: Set benchmarks for Burma on rights</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/11/17/human-rights-watch-asean-set-benchmarks-for-burma-on-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/11/17/human-rights-watch-asean-set-benchmarks-for-burma-on-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30044</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should set clear human rights benchmarks for Burma as a condition for its chairmanship of the regional grouping in 2014, Human Rights Watch said today.These benchmarks should include the immediate release of all political prisoners, the repeal of laws used to repress peaceful dissent, the end of abuses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agence France Presse: Myanmar defies critics to win backing as ASEAN host – Sebastien Berger</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/11/16/agence-france-presse-myanmar-defies-critics-to-win-backing-as-asean-host-%e2%80%93-sebastien-berger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/11/16/agence-france-presse-myanmar-defies-critics-to-win-backing-as-asean-host-%e2%80%93-sebastien-berger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30032</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nu Sa Dua, Indonesia — Myanmar on Wednesday won Southeast Asia&#8217;s backing to chair the region&#8217;s bloc in 2014, despite the United States warning it was too soon to reward the new government for fledgling reforms.Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said that Myanmar&#8217;s military-backed regime, appointed after elections a year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asian Tribune: AIPMC calls on ASEAN to place ethnic conflict and human rights in Myanmar on ASEAN agenda</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/11/14/asian-tribune-aipmc-calls-on-asean-to-place-ethnic-conflict-and-human-rights-in-myanmar-on-asean-agenda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=29986</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ASEAN MPs and members of the ASEAN Inter-parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) will speak in Jakarta Monday to call on leading ASEAN delegates to place the unresolved ethnic conflict and outstanding questions on political and human rights in Myanmar high up on the agenda at the 19th ASEAN Summit in Bali this week.A press conference will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agence France Presse: Myanmar hopes reforms will yield image makeover – Didier Lauras</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/11/14/agence-france-presse-myanmar-hopes-reforms-will-yield-image-makeover-%e2%80%93-didier-lauras/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/11/14/agence-france-presse-myanmar-hopes-reforms-will-yield-image-makeover-%e2%80%93-didier-lauras/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=29984</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bangkok &#8212; Myanmar has long been an international pariah but the country&#8217;s new regime now appears keen to break out of isolation and convert a surprising string of gestures into diplomatic victories. The so-called &#8220;civilian&#8221; administration will make an important foray on the global scene this week on the Indonesian island of Bali, eight months [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voice of America: US, China, Russia to join Asian leaders for summit in Bali – Brian Padden</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/11/09/voice-of-america-us-china-russia-to-join-asian-leaders-for-summit-in-bali-%e2%80%93-brian-padden/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/11/09/voice-of-america-us-china-russia-to-join-asian-leaders-for-summit-in-bali-%e2%80%93-brian-padden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=29936</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jakarta – Next week (November 14-19), leaders from 18 nations will gather in Indonesia’s island, Bali, for the sixth annual East Asia summit. The regional economic and security forum has steadily gained in importance in recent years and this year for the first time includes the leaders of the United States, Russia and China.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street Journal: Indonesia Minister proposes rewarding Myanmar – Eric Bellman</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/11/08/wall-street-journal-indonesia-minister-proposes-rewarding-myanmar-%e2%80%93-eric-bellman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/11/08/wall-street-journal-indonesia-minister-proposes-rewarding-myanmar-%e2%80%93-eric-bellman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=29908</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jakarta—Countries should consider rewarding Myanmar for its recent reforms by lowering trade sanctions on the Southeast Asian nation as well as allowing it to chair the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said Tuesday.Myanmar&#8217;s military junta handed power to a civilian government this year after holding the country&#8217;s first election in [...]]]></description>
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