1 - 10 of 1,253 results for "myanmar bid to improve quality of life in former pariah state 20 janury 2013"

  1. 1. news | 13 May 2013

    Myanmar president to make landmark US visit: state TV

    By AFP

    » Myanmar's president will soon make the first state visit to the United States by a leader of the former pariah nation in almost half a century, state television announced Monday.

  2. 2. news | 30 Mar 2013

    Myanmar conflicts threaten reform

    » LAIZA, MYANMAR — When Myanmar's post-junta government took power two years ago vowing to bring democracy to one of the world's most repressed nations, Da Shi Naw was under no illusion his own life would improve a...

  3. 3. news | 22 Apr 2013

    EU ends most Myanmar sanctions

    By AFP

    » BRUSSELS - EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to lift the last of the bloc's trade, economic and individual sanctions against Myanmar, hailing "a new chapter" with the once pariah state.

  4. 4. news | 19 Apr 2013

    EU set to lift Myanmar sanctions

    By AFP

    » BRUSSELS - The European Union plans to announce a sea-change Monday in ties with Myanmar, lifting the last of its trade, economic and individual sanctions as it embarks on a new relationship with the once pariah state, d...

  5. 5. news | 23 Apr 2013

    Myanmar hails EU lifting of sanctions

    By AP

    » BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei – Myanmar has hailed a European Union decision lifting political and economic sanctions against the former pariah state, pledging to continue its reforms and march toward democracy.

  6. 6. news | 08 Apr 2013

    Elderly want to make a bigger difference

    AGEING

    By Lamphai Intathep, Newspaper section: News

    » The National Assembly on Ageing has urged the government to do more to improve the quality of life for the elderly.

  7. 7. news | 15 May 2013

    Myanmar president on landmark US visit Monday

    By AFP

    » The White House said it will welcome Myanmar's leader on a landmark visit on Monday in a symbolic reward by President Barack Obama to encourage reforms in the longtime pariah state.

  8. 8. news | 23 Apr 2013

    Myanmar frees dozens of political prisoners: activists

    By AFP

    » Myanmar on Tuesday pardoned dozens of political prisoners, activists said, a day after the European Union agreed to end almost all sanctions against the former pariah state.

  9. 9. news | 17 May 2013

    US visit endorses 'Myanmar's Spring': Thein Sein aide

    By AFP

    » President Thein Sein's historic invitation to the White House is an endorsement of "Myanmar's Spring" and a further sign that the former pariah's reforms are irreversible, a senior Myanmar official said.

  10. 10. news | 01 Apr 2013

    Myanmar gives civil servants a pay rise

    By dpa

    » Myanmar on Monday increased monthly salaries for an estimated two million civil servants by 20,000 kyats (24.20 United States dollars), or around 20%, to ease the impact of inflation.

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