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		<title>Democratic Voice of Burma: UN envoy to press govt on Kachin &#8211; Francis Wade</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/31/democratic-voice-of-burma-un-envoy-to-press-govt-on-kachin-francis-wade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[UN Special Rapporteur for Burma Tomas Ojea Quintana will travel to Burma today (Reuters) The UN’s special rapporteur for Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, will arrive in Rangoon this afternoon to assess claims made by the government that it has embarked on a reform programme to bring to an end decades of human rights abuses against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>United Kingdom Press Association: Cameron hails &#8216;brilliant&#8217; Suu Kyi</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/31/united-kingdom-press-association-cameron-hails-brilliant-suu-kyi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/31/united-kingdom-press-association-cameron-hails-brilliant-suu-kyi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[David Cameron has hailed Burmese pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate Aung Sang Suu Kyi as a &#8220;figure of brilliance&#8221; who should steer the West&#8217;s response to the opening up of Burma. The Prime Minister was speaking after EU leaders in Brussels vowed to ease EU &#8220;restrictive measures&#8221; following her release after seven years of house [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Associated Press: In divided politics in Washington, there is rare agreement on dealing with Burma</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/27/the-associated-press-in-divided-politics-in-washington-there-is-rare-agreement-on-dealing-with-burma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/27/the-associated-press-in-divided-politics-in-washington-there-is-rare-agreement-on-dealing-with-burma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=31041</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Partisan squabbling has hobbled the business of government in Washington, but on one foreign policy issue at least, Democrats and Republicans appear willing to set aside their differences and get things done. It is Burma.The Obama administration has support from key Republicans to restore full diplomatic relations and contemplate easing sanctions against the country, reversing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic Voice of Burma: Future of UN probe into Burma in doubt – Hanna Hindstrom</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/27/democratic-voice-of-burma-future-of-un-probe-into-burma-in-doubt-%e2%80%93-hanna-hindstrom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/27/democratic-voice-of-burma-future-of-un-probe-into-burma-in-doubt-%e2%80%93-hanna-hindstrom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=31039</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The future of a UN inquiry into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Burmese regime has been thrown into doubt after a number of one-time supporters of a probe, including Britain and the US, appear to have retreated in the wake of reforms made by the new government.Altogether 16 governments threw [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Australian: Scholarships help rebuild Myanmar – Geoffrey Goddard</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/27/the-australian-scholarships-help-rebuild-myanmar-%e2%80%93-geoffrey-goddard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/27/the-australian-scholarships-help-rebuild-myanmar-%e2%80%93-geoffrey-goddard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=31033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ma Noreen Phillip Myan Mon Yee has ?a big picture in my mind?.“I’d like to raise the standard of the health care system in Myanmar”. Ms Yee’s dream is a possibility after she returned to Myanmar in December after a one-year scholarship at Griffith University studying for a masters in health care management. Ms Yee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voice of America: Documentary highlights Burma&#8217;s jailed political activists – Sarah Williams</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/27/voice-of-america-documentary-highlights-burmas-jailed-political-activists-%e2%80%93-sarah-williams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/27/voice-of-america-documentary-highlights-burmas-jailed-political-activists-%e2%80%93-sarah-williams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=31031</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Director Jeanne Hallacy said former political prisoner and activist Ko Bo Kyi inspired her to make “Into the Current.”A documentary film about Burma’s political prisoners and the underground movement to help them premiered this week in Asia, drawing attention to the plight of the country’s activists as the government releases hundreds of prisoners in an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Associated Press: Myanmar’s foreign minister says country’s democratic reforms will be gradual, systematic</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/25/the-associated-press-myanmar%e2%80%99s-foreign-minister-says-country%e2%80%99s-democratic-reforms-will-be-gradual-systematic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/25/the-associated-press-myanmar%e2%80%99s-foreign-minister-says-country%e2%80%99s-democratic-reforms-will-be-gradual-systematic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=31006</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi — Myanmar’s foreign minister said Wednesday that the transition to democracy in the once-authoritarian southeast Asian country will be gradual and systematic. “The reform process that we have started is irreversible,” Myanmar Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin said in New Delhi during a trip to meet with Indian leaders. “There will be no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reuters: UN chief praises Myanmar, plans visit there soon</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/25/reuters-un-chief-praises-myanmar-plans-visit-there-soon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/25/reuters-un-chief-praises-myanmar-plans-visit-there-soon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=31004</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[United Nations – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday praised the government of Myanmar for its democratic reforms and said he planned to visit the Southeast Asian nation soon.&#8220;I am very pleased and encouraged by what the current Myanmar authorities led by President Thein Sein has been leading, including the releasing of political prisoners,&#8221; Ban [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reuters: U.S. hopeful on Myanmar sanctions but action may be slow – Andrew Quinn and Susan Cornwell</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/25/reuters-u-s-hopeful-on-myanmar-sanctions-but-action-may-be-slow-%e2%80%93-andrew-quinn-and-susan-cornwell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/25/reuters-u-s-hopeful-on-myanmar-sanctions-but-action-may-be-slow-%e2%80%93-andrew-quinn-and-susan-cornwell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=31002</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington – The United States is looking at easing sanctions on Myanmar, but needs to see more democratic progress including a smooth April by-election before it can start unwinding decades of overlapping economic and political bans on the country, U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday.U.S. officials have said they are encouraged by Myanmar&#8217;s reforms thus far, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agence France Presse: Obama hails &#8216;new hope&#8217; in Myanmar</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/25/agence-france-presse-obama-hails-new-hope-in-myanmar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/25/agence-france-presse-obama-hails-new-hope-in-myanmar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=31000</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington – US President Barack Obama on Tuesday hailed democratic reforms in Myanmar as offering &#8220;new hope&#8221; as he recommitted the United States to a lasting presence in the Asia-Pacific region.In his annual State of the Union address, which was mostly focused on domestic policy, Obama said that renewed US leadership &#8220;can be felt across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reuters: EU eases sanctions on Myanmar leaders after reforms – David Brunnstrom and Sebastian Moffett</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/24/reuters-eu-eases-sanctions-on-myanmar-leaders-after-reforms-%e2%80%93-david-brunnstrom-and-sebastian-moffett/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/24/reuters-eu-eases-sanctions-on-myanmar-leaders-after-reforms-%e2%80%93-david-brunnstrom-and-sebastian-moffett/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business / Trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30977</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Brussels – The European Union agreed on Monday to suspend visa bans on the president of Myanmar and other senior officials, following reforms that have included the release of hundreds of political prisoners.EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels hailed a &#8220;remarkable programme of political reform&#8221; in Myanmar and the government&#8217;s commitment to economic and social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deustche Press Agentur: Myanmar punk band&#8217;s fund-raising campaign runs into US sanctions</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/24/deustche-press-agentur-myanmar-punk-bands-fund-raising-campaign-runs-into-us-sanctions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/24/deustche-press-agentur-myanmar-punk-bands-fund-raising-campaign-runs-into-us-sanctions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yangon &#8211; A Myanmar punk-rock band&#8217;s efforts to raise funds via a California-based website has run afoul of US sanctions, a report said Sunday. Side Effect had raised 2,840 dollars from supporters via the site, when IndieGoGo allegedly informed the Yangon-based band that it would not transfer the money to their offshore bank account because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street Journal: McCain: U.S. shouldn&#8217;t rush to ease sanctions against Myanmar – Patrick Barta</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/24/wall-street-journal-mccain-u-s-shouldnt-rush-to-ease-sanctions-against-myanmar-%e2%80%93-patrick-barta/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/24/wall-street-journal-mccain-u-s-shouldnt-rush-to-ease-sanctions-against-myanmar-%e2%80%93-patrick-barta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business / Trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30973</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bangkok—The U.S. shouldn&#8217;t rush to lift sanctions against Myanmar until it sees the results of a parliamentary by-election planned for early April, U.S. Sen. John McCain said on the eve of a trip to the long-isolated nation on Sunday.Speaking to reporters in Bangkok Saturday afternoon, the U.S. lawmaker said he was &#8220;very encouraged&#8221; by recent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reuters: Lifting Myanmar sanctions in play if April vote fair: McCain</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/19/reuters-lifting-myanmar-sanctions-in-play-if-april-vote-fair-mccain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/19/reuters-lifting-myanmar-sanctions-in-play-if-april-vote-fair-mccain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30903</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hanoi &#8211; U.S. sanctions on Myanmar could begin to come down if by-elections scheduled for April 1 in the former British colony are fair and open, U.S. Senator John McCain said on Thursday. After half a century of authoritarian rule Myanmar has taken a series of dramatic steps in recent months to open up, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Channel News Asia: EU mulls lifting sanctions against Myanmar in February</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/19/channel-news-asia-eu-mulls-lifting-sanctions-against-myanmar-in-february/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/19/channel-news-asia-eu-mulls-lifting-sanctions-against-myanmar-in-february/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Brussels: The European Union is mulling whether to begin lifting sanctions against Myanmar as soon as February to encourage signs of reform after decades of outright military rule, EU diplomats said on Wednesday. Aid for the southeast Asian nation is also under consideration, as well as a visit soon by EU foreign policy chief Catherine [...]]]></description>
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