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Myanmar slashes exiles blacklist

Myanmar has removed about 2,000 exiles from an immigration blacklist drawn up by the former junta to allow them to return home as part of political reforms, the authorities said Tuesday.

Exiles from Myanmar living in India release balloons bearing portraits of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in New Delhi on November 13, 2010. Myanmar has removed about 2,000 exiles from an immigration blacklist drawn up by the former junta to allow them to return home as part of political reforms, the authorities said Tuesday.

"The people taken off the blacklist are civil servants who fled Myanmar a long time ago," an information ministry official told AFP.

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    Discussion 1 : 28 Aug 2012 at 20.511

    I’m well aware of the long uphill road ahead for Myanmar, but it is refreshing to see wrongs admitted and righted as more freedoms are finally in effect. The excitement from the positive changes for the people is so overdue and a refreshing change compared to some neighbors. It’s like Myanmar is on the verge of rising from the ashes, like the mythological phoenix. All the best to the people of Myanmar.

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