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Myanmar's about-face: 5 recent reforms
Since 1962, Myanmar's dictatorship has jailed the opposition, beat up monks, denied aid to disaster victims, and run scorched-earth campaigns against ethnic minorities. That may be changing, however. Here are five key changes the regime has made in just a matter of months.
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In Pictures: US military muscle
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As cyclone bares down on Myanmar, thousands of Muslims refuse to relocate
The Myanmar government had planned to move some 38,000 internally displaced people, most of them Rohingya Muslims, who have complained of severe abuse at the hands of the Burmese Army.
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Aung San Suu Kyi ends boycott to make Myanmar parliamentary debut
Aung San Suu Kyi's boycott and subsequent compromise highlight the challenges facing the Burmese opposition as they make their long-awaited foray into the country's parliamentary politics.
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Cover Story Is Myanmar about to rejoin the world?
One of the three most closed and isolated countries in the world is opening up. The long-repressed Burmese say it's unbelievable - but they want to believe in a new Myanmar.
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The Monitor's View: The real victory in the Myanmar election
The Myanmar election produced more than a small victory for Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy. It also firmed up the moral legitimacy of those seeking freedom in Burma.
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Climate change report: time to start preparing for the worst
It's time to start protecting people from the impact of severe-weather events, a panel says. The report offers further evidence of how the climate change conversation is shifting.
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Myanmar's former political prisoners weigh next steps ahead of polls
As Myanmar prepares for April 1 parliamentary elections, many former political prisoners are deciding how to continue their activism.
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Myanmar's about-face: 5 recent reforms
Since 1962, Myanmar's dictatorship has jailed the opposition, beat up monks, denied aid to disaster victims, and run scorched-earth campaigns against ethnic minorities. That may be changing, however. Here are five key changes the regime has made in just a matter of months.
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The Monitor's View: Humanitarian acts as antidotes to war
Disasters can cause even adversarial nations to enjoy heart-to-heart moments of compassion. Russia delivers emergency fuel to an Alaskan town; the US Navy rescued Iranian fishermen.
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How to Avoid Being Killed in a War Zone
How – and why – reporters and aid workers survive in some of the world's most dangerous places.
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In Pictures: US military muscle
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The Monitor's View: A new US-China dance over Burma after release of Aung San Suu Kyi
Economic sanctions helped release Aung San Suu Kyi. That suggests the regime is ready for a deal. Does it want to take Burma (Myanmar) out of China's tightening orbit?
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9 dead, 23 missing after Typhoon Megi hits Taiwan
Typhoon Megi's record rains have created mudslides that have killed 9 and caused 23 others to go missing in Taiwan.
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As military allows an election in Burma (Myanmar), watch the Buddhist monks
The monks in Burma (Myanmar) have been leaders in past protests for democracy, a role expected of them by the Buddhist faithful who honor them for their charity and humility. Any ruler fears the monkhood in its power to withhold legitimacy.
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Everything Is Broken
A journalist’s coverage of the May 2008 tropical cyclone that killed more than 100,000 Burmese offers the best available picture of contemporary life in Burma.
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Myanmar floods, landslides kill 100 in Myanmar, Bangladesh
Myanmar floods and landslides triggered by incessant monsoon rains in Myanmar and Bangladesh have killed more than 100 people.
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Haitian earthquake relief gets corporate boost from likes of Google, Wal-Mart, GM
Corporations from across economic sectors including Google, Wal-Mart, Wells Fargo, and GM are donating to Haiti's earthquake relief.
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Opinion: Policy on Burma shouldn't pivot on Aung San Suu Kyi
Millions still need her. But her release should not be the focal point of US policy toward the junta.
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Lions, tigers, and bloggers! Oh, my!
The Committee to Protect Journalists issued a report on the "10 Worst Countries to be a Blogger" last week, just days before World Press Freedom Day, today.
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Opinion: The unquenchable fire in Burmese hearts
I've seen tremendous courage in the face of a freedom-hating regime.
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Slow recovery for Burma's cyclone victims
Aid trickles in, but locals struggle to find food before winter's harvest.
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Little succor for Burma's refugees
Burmese fleeing to camps in Thailand find they get little aid or work and no legal status.
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Monks with guns? Burma's younger activists get bolder.
Last year's crackdown on Burma's biggest protests in 19 years spurred them to try new tactics, from teaching human rights to stockpiling arms. Part 1 of three.
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International aid for Burma (Myanmar) faces funding crunch
About $1 billion is needed over three years, according to a new assessment. But the junta's lack of reform is raising doubts about long-term assistance.
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Insurer: Weather disasters becoming more frequent
The number of natural disasters has more than doubled since 1980, mostly because of a worsening of weather-driven catastrophes, according to a German insurance company.
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Embracing Burma's orphans
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
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