The European Union is expected to lift all sanctions on Burma next week, except for an arms embargo, in recognition of the “remarkable process of reform” in the country, a document obtained by Reuters has shown.
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Tuesday 10 April 2012
Prime Minister's forthcoming Asian tour set to include surprise stop-off in Rangoon
Andrew Buncombe: Freedoms beget freedoms as voters have their say
Monday 02 April 2012
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Suu Kyi hits the campaign trail
Wednesday 21 March 2012
It's a sight few thought they would ever see: Burma's democracy leader fighting an election. Brian Rex visits the village where her future will be decided
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Friday 03 February 2012
Where are you now and what can you see?
Burma releases prominent prisoners
Friday 13 January 2012
Burma freed some of its most famous political inmates today, sparking jubilation outside prison gates while signalling its readiness to comply with demands from the US and its allies for a lifting of economic sanctions.
Peter Popham: All the big challenges remain to be confronted
Friday 06 January 2012
The civil wars on the borders go on unabated, producing a fresh crop of refugees every month
UK ready for Burma progress, says Hague
Thursday 05 January 2012
Britain stands ready to "respond positively" to improvements in human rights and political freedoms in Burma, Foreign Secretary William Hague told the south-east Asian country's leaders during a historic visit today.
Hague flies into a row over how much Burma has really changed
Thursday 05 January 2012
Foreign Secretary says his visit is to 'encourage the Burmese government to continue on its path of reform'
The Lady, Luc Besson, 127 mins
Sunday 01 January 2012
Luc Besson may once have been an acclaimed auteur, but in recent years he’s spent his time writing and producing half-witted celebrations of racist violence. So if you were looking for someone to direct a film about a Nobel Peace Prize-winning democracy campaigner, Besson would probably be just below Michael Winner on the list.
Michelle Yeoh: Crouching tiger, hidden dragon, political prisoner...
Sunday 11 December 2011
James Mottram on the Bond star playing Aung San Suu Kyi in a new biopic
Leading article: Burma must prove it wants to reform
Saturday 03 December 2011
What difference has Hillary Clinton's visit to Burma this week made to that benighted country?
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