Even in the commercial heart of its largest city, religion remains central to life in Myanmar.
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On January 14th Norway announced that it would end its policy of discouraging investment in Myanmar.
World Vision has hundreds of people working in Myanmar, where access is strictly regulated.
Regardless of whether you are in Myanmar or Egypt or Italy or even Portland, Maine.
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Authorities in Myanmar and Brunei are facing greater challenges than they have in a while.
The pace of political and economic reform in Myanmar (Burma) has picked up sharply this year.
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At least two U.N. planes carrying much-needed humanitarian supplies landed in Myanmar on Thursday.
But some aid did soon reach the survivors, from international agencies already working in Myanmar.
The response to the report may show that attitudes to delivering aid in Myanmar are changing.
Of course, the UN's operations in Myanmar may have done other things to upset the junta.
They have exploration projects in Myanmar and Vietnam, and a joint venture in Malaysia.
None of this used to matter much until the stirrings of political reform in Myanmar.
The fire in Myanmar's largest city comes amid heightened tensions between the country's majority Buddhists and Muslims.
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Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party said it would participate in Myanmar's forthcoming by-elections.
They believe they have proved that, despite the huge problems, aid can be delivered effectively in Myanmar.
And the UN set up a helpline in Myanmar for its own staff and other aid workers.
Realistically, as has happened throughout the region, the cost of labor in Myanmar will start to rise.
Bangladesh says the Rohingya have been living in Myanmar for centuries and should be recognized there as citizens.
With few Western journalists allowed in Myanmar, his blog has become one of the main information outlets.
You yourself were in Myanmar reporting anonymously for awhile, but you made a decision to go on camera.
Suu Kyi urged participants at the World Economic Forum in Bangkok in July to invest in Myanmar's development.
In Myanmar as a whole, poppy cultivation fell by 18, 000 hectares (47, 400 acres) last year, or about 29%.
Its history in Myanmar, then called Burma, stretches back to 1862 when the country was under British colonial rule.
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The 2008 cyclone affected 2.4 million, mostly in Myanmar, according to the U.N.
Jakarta, Rotterdam and Felixstowe (Britain's largest port), plus terminals in Myanmar and on both ends of the Panama Canal.
She also called for responsible investment in Myanmar to aid its economic development.
China emerged as the largest foreign investor in Myanmar, particularly in natural resources.
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Thailand is the fourth biggest investor in Myanmar behind France, Britain and Singapore.
Thus in Myanmar the generals and their families may get to keep their Ferraris, while peace may prevail over justice.
The UN said last week that opium-poppy production has begun to rise again in Myanmar after six years of sharp declines.
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