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Myanmar Faces Tough Decision on Chinese-Backed Myitsone Dam Project
| Girish Shetti | | Nov 12, 2016 05:23 PM EST |
Myanmar is set to make a decision on whether to restart construction work on the Chinese-backed Myitsone dam project, China's state media reported on Thursday. The project has been surrounded by controversy since the Myanmar government halted construction work in 2011 due to growing public uproar.
Obama says US Sanctions on Myanmar to be Lifted as Aung San Suu Kyi Visits
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Sep 15, 2016 08:52 AM EDT |
"It is the right thing to do in order to ensure the people of Burma see the rewards from a new way of doing business and a new government."
China Opts for Closer Military Cooperation with Myanmar despite Supporting Rebel Groups
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Sep 10, 2016 04:07 AM EDT |
He told Suu Kyi China values highly the friendly cooperation between the two countries,
Suu Kyi’s Historic China Visit Overshadowed by Controversial Dam Project
| Girish Shetti | | Aug 19, 2016 10:18 AM EDT |
Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi's first official visit to China has been dominated by talks over the controversial dam project in Northern Myanmar that has been stalled for over five years.
China and Myanmar to Sign Infrastructural Agreements During Suu Kyi’s China Visit
| Girish Shetti | | Aug 18, 2016 12:41 PM EDT |
China and Myanmar are due to sign deals to construct a bridge and two hospitals in Myanmar during Ang San Suu Kyi's historic visit to China.
Freeing Political Prisoner Tops Priority: Myanmar State Counsellor Suu Kyi
| S Satapathy | | Apr 08, 2016 10:42 AM EDT |
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has revealed that she will start working to release political prisoners during the start of Burmese New Year, which is scheduled for next week.
Sino-Burmese Ties to Improve as New Parliament Takes Power
| Staff Reporter | | Jan 26, 2016 05:28 AM EST |
China and Myanmar are likely to begin mending frayed ties this year even as a parliament dominated by Aung San Suu Kyi's political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), takes charge over Naypyidaw for the first time after winning the general elections last November.
Aung San Suu Kyi Wins Myanmar's General Elections
| Cybelle Go | | Nov 11, 2015 01:41 PM EST |
Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's oppositional leader, has won the general election held last Sunday, according to Xinhua News.
Myanmar Votes in First Free and Fair Election in 25 Years
| Brooke Knightley | | Nov 08, 2015 04:52 AM EST |
Myanmar has opened its first free and fair election for the first time in 25 years after decades of rule by the military.
Aung San Suu Kyi Visits China – an Act of Defiance to Myanmar's Government
| Benjie Batanes | | Jun 11, 2015 06:12 AM EDT |
The most recognizable opposition leader in Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, has arrived in the Chinese capital Beijing. Her visit to China in the face of the recent tensions between both countries is seen as an act of defiance to Myanmar's leadership.
Chinese President Xi Jinping Invites Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Despite Foreign Ministry’s Objection
| Benjie Batanes | | Jun 09, 2015 07:57 AM EDT |
Chinese President Xi has reportedly invited Myanmar's opposition leader to visit China despite objections from his own Foreign Ministry.
President Obama Affirms Support for Democracy In Myanmar
| Dan Weisman | | Nov 14, 2014 04:18 PM EST |
President Obama Friday met for a second time with Myanmar opposition leader and Nobel Peace Price winner Aung San Suu Kyi, assuring her of U.S. support for democracy in the country.
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