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	<title>Burmanet &#187; Regional</title>
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		<title>Agence France Presse: ‘No nuclear trade with N Korea’: Thein Sein</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/31/agence-france-presse-%e2%80%98no-nuclear-trade-with-n-korea%e2%80%99-thein-sein/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=31107</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Burmese President Thein Sein has denied his country is trying to obtain nuclear weapons from North Korea, describing allegations of an illicit programme as “unfounded”, in remarks published Tuesday. “We are not acquiring nuclear weapons from North Korea,” the Straits Times quoted him as saying in an interview during a four-day state visit to Singapore. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Nation: Asia News Network &#8211; Thailand in pole position on Burma &#8211; Alexander Mohr</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/31/the-nation-asia-news-network-thailand-in-pole-position-on-burma-alexander-mohr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=31105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent developments in Burma are increasingly being followed by the international community. On January 23 the European national foreign ministers met in Brussels to discuss the latest events and developments in Burma, including the release recently of a significant number of political prisoners. As a result of the meeting, the European Union&#8217;s visa ban [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mizzima News: Philippines calls for end to Burma sanctions</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/18/mizzima-news-philippines-calls-for-end-to-burma-sanctions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/18/mizzima-news-philippines-calls-for-end-to-burma-sanctions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30873</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Philippines has called on the West to end sanctions against Burma, because of its “unprecedented political and economic reforms.” A staunch critic of the former Burmese military regime, the Philippines said in a foreign affairs statement the recent political prisoners’ amnesty justifies the removal of sanctions. “This action demonstrates the political resolve and commitment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Xinhua: China says &#8220;glad&#8221; to see more contact between Myanmar, Western countries</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/17/xinhua-china-says-glad-to-see-more-contact-between-myanmar-western-countries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/17/xinhua-china-says-glad-to-see-more-contact-between-myanmar-western-countries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30839</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Beijing &#8212; China said on Monday it is &#8220;glad&#8221; to see more contact between Myanmar and Western countries including the United States. &#8220;We are glad to see the United States and other Western countries increasing contact; resuming and developing relations with Myanmar,&#8221; said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Weimin in response to a question on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Express: India offer to Myanmar</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/12/indian-express-india-offer-to-myanmar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/12/indian-express-india-offer-to-myanmar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30767</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a move that could go a long way in enhancing defence ties, India has offered training spots at the National Defence Academy to Myanmar. While Myanmar is yet to respond to the offer, it has expressed interest in sending its officers and soldiers for training at the Counter Insurgency Jungle Warfare Training School in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses: China’s Pipelines in Myanmar &#8211; Shivananda H</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/10/institute-for-defence-studies-and-analyses-china%e2%80%99s-pipelines-in-myanmar-shivananda-h/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/10/institute-for-defence-studies-and-analyses-china%e2%80%99s-pipelines-in-myanmar-shivananda-h/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30716</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to meet energy demands in its resource-crunched eastern, southern and central parts, China is constructing oil and gas pipelines in Myanmar, almost reaching to the seashores of Bay of Bengal. Currently, the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), in agreement with the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) and the Myanmar state security forces, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reuters: Myanmar army chief visits Thailand, Dawei project in focus</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/09/reuters-myanmar-army-chief-visits-thailand-dawei-project-in-focus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/09/reuters-myanmar-army-chief-visits-thailand-dawei-project-in-focus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30680</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bangkok &#8211; Myanmar&#8217;s army chief held a rare meeting with Thailand&#8217;s defence minister on Monday, when they discussed the opening of new border checkpoints close to a planned multi-billion dollar industrial zone in Dawei. Min Aung Hlaing, the protege of former Myanmar junta supremo Than Shwe, met for more than an hour in Bangkok with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street Journal: Australia cuts Myanmar sanctions list &#8211; Enda Curran</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/09/wall-street-journal-australia-cuts-myanmar-sanctions-list-enda-curran-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/09/wall-street-journal-australia-cuts-myanmar-sanctions-list-enda-curran-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30678</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sydney—Australia will remove some individuals from its Myanmar sanctions target list, a move that Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said on Monday reflects progress towards democracy in the Southeast Asian nation. Canberra currently applies targeted financial sanctions and travel restrictions on nominated individuals in Myanmar. Tourism officials, former government ministers and deputy ministers who have left [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mainichi Daily News: Japan trying to keep up with rapidly changing Myanmar</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/12/28/mainichi-daily-news-japan-trying-to-keep-up-with-rapidly-changing-myanmar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/12/28/mainichi-daily-news-japan-trying-to-keep-up-with-rapidly-changing-myanmar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30459</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo (Kyodo) &#8212; Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba&#8217;s tight schedule for the year-end and New Year holiday season was rearranged quickly after the abrupt announcement last week of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il&#8217;s death. But his visit to Myanmar was not subject to change. Instead of staying in Tokyo to remain on high alert [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agence France Presse: Thai PM backs Suu Kyi in landmark Myanmar talks</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/12/21/agence-france-presse-thai-pm-backs-suu-kyi-in-landmark-myanmar-talks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/12/21/agence-france-presse-thai-pm-backs-suu-kyi-in-landmark-myanmar-talks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30399</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bangkok &#8211; Thailand&#8217;s premier Yingluck Shinawatra offered Aung San Suu Kyi her support in a coming by-election during a historic meeting with the democracy icon in Myanmar, a Thai official said Wednesday. In Suu Kyi&#8217;s first-ever meeting with the leader of a foreign country, the pair&#8217;s half-hour talks in Yangon on Tuesday were held in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuoitre news: Vietnam, Myanmar agree to increase trade ties</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/12/21/tuoitre-news-vietnam-myanmar-agree-to-increase-trade-ties/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/12/21/tuoitre-news-vietnam-myanmar-agree-to-increase-trade-ties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30397</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Vietnam and Myanmar have agreed to boost cooperation in trade and investment, with two-way trade expected to reach 500 million USD in 2015. The agreement was reached between Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Myanmar President Thein Sein during their talks in the Myanmar capital city of Nay Pyi Taw on Dec. 21. PM Dung [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irrawaddy: Thaksin&#8217;s role in Yingluck trip raises concerns &#8211; Saw Yan Naing</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/12/20/irrawaddy-thaksins-role-in-yingluck-trip-raises-concerns-saw-yan-naing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30376</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra has confirmed that he visited Burma last week to pave the way for a trip to the country by his sister, the current Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra, raising concerns that relations between the two neighbors could once again become entangled in Thaksin&#8217;s business interests. Yingluck arrived in Naypyidaw on Monday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reuters: China, Myanmar try to improve strained ties &#8211; Ben Blanchar</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/12/20/reuters-china-myanmar-try-to-improve-strained-ties-ben-blanchar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/12/20/reuters-china-myanmar-try-to-improve-strained-ties-ben-blanchar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Beijing &#8211; China&#8217;s top diplomat and Myanmar&#8217;s president agreed on Monday to steer a steady course on relations which have been strained by the former Burma&#8217;s suspension of a China-funded dam and Washington&#8217;s tentative moves to re-engage with the country. Meeting in Myanmar&#8217;s capital Naypyitaw, Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo, who outranks the foreign minister, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agence France Presse: Famed Myanmar satirist &#8216;shocked&#8217; by freedom &#8211; Rachel O&#8217;Brien</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/12/20/agence-france-presse-famed-myanmar-satirist-shocked-by-freedom-rachel-obrien/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/12/20/agence-france-presse-famed-myanmar-satirist-shocked-by-freedom-rachel-obrien/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30372</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[He kept his quick wit throughout jail terms, torture and solitary confinement, but it seems nothing quite prepared Myanmar&#8217;s most famous comedian for his first trip out of the military-dominated state. &#8220;When I saw the airplane I got a shock, when I saw the airport I got a shock, when I saw the big building [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Xinhua: 4th GMS Summit opens in Myanmar</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/12/20/xinhua-4th-gms-summit-opens-in-myanmar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/12/20/xinhua-4th-gms-summit-opens-in-myanmar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.burmanet.org/news/?p=30370</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nay Pyi Taw, The Fourth Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit opened at the Myanmar International Convention Center here Tuesday under the theme &#8220;Beyond 2012: Towards a New Decade of GMS Strategic Development Partnership&#8221;. Chairman of the summit Myanmar President U Thein Sein made a statement at the opening ceremony. Leaders of the six GMS countries [...]]]></description>
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