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  • Barack Obama eases sanctions, names new US ambassador to Myanmar

    Too early to say welcome back to Myanmar but still a good news

    PRESIDENT Barack Obama has eased investment sanctions on Myanmar and named the first US ambassador to the country in 22 years, seeking to reward an easing of "iron fist" rule.
    President Thein Sein surprised many US observers by initiating political reforms designed to break Myanmar's isolation, and elections saw Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy secure 43 of the 44 seats it contested in parliamentary by-elections in April.

    But it remains a minority, with many seats in both chambers reserved for unelected military officials.
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