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Thein Sein deplores violence

YANGON: Deadly communal unrest is hampering Myanmar's reforms and causing it "to lose face" on the world stage, says President Thein Sein.

In unusually sharp comments ahead of a visit by US President Barack Obama, Thein Sein said it was "impossible to hide" events in Rakhine State from the international community.

The bloodshed has brought "a halt to Myanmar's development and lost face on the international stage", he was quoted as saying by the state-run New Light of Myanmar.

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    Discussion 1 : 17 Nov 2012 at 19.331

    Ironically it is the Myanmar government trying to protect the camps - and it is the "monks" of Aung San Suu Kyi's "Saffron Revolution" that are brutalizing these people. Yes, not only are they supporters of ASSK, they also receive substantial backing from the US and British government via government funded NGOs.

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