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UN court: Myanmar must prevent genocide of Rohingya
Myanmar’s Muslim-minority Rohingya people are welcoming a unanimous ruling from the UN's highest court.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Myanmar to take emergency measures to prevent acts of genocide against them.
For around three-quarters of a million Rohingya who fled to safety in Bangladesh, it is an encouraging development.
They have been living in refugee camps after escaping Myanmar's military crackdown three years ago.
AL Jazeera's Tanvir Chowdhury reports from Cox's Bazar.
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WRAP UN Secretary General arrives in Myanmar, Ban comment
(3 Jul 2009)
1. Various of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon walking in air bridge, being greeted by officials
2. Ban entering building
3. Cutaway of media and officials
4. Pan from officials to Ban and Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe
5. Cutaway of media
6. Pan of Myanmar officials
7. Pan from Ban to Than, pull out
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
I urged that all the political prisoners should be released before the election begins so that this election can be whole inclusive election where all the parties and all the people can participate and express their free will and their political activities should be assured. And also, I raised the issue of free access, more free access to the humanitarian areas as well as expediting the issuance of visas for the humanitarian workers.
9. Exterior of building
STORYLINE:
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday that Myanmar's junta chief rejected his initial request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Ban emerged from a two-hour meeting with Myanmar's reclusive Senior General Than Shwe, saying he still hoped to meet the 64-year-old Nobel Peace laureate before he leaves the country on Saturday.
If Ban is allowed to meet with Suu Kyi, he will be the first U.N. secretary-general to do so since her first period of detention started in 1989.
I urged that all the political prisoners should be released before the election begins, he said, referring to the elections scheduled for 2010.
Suu Kyi has been in detention for nearly 14 of the past 20 years, mostly under house arrest.
In May, she was charged with violating the terms of her house arrest when an uninvited American man swam secretly to her lakeside home in May and stayed for two days.
She has pleaded not guilty and faces five years in prison if convicted.
The trial has sparked outrage from world leaders, other Nobel laureates and human rights groups who say the military-controlled government is using the bizarre incident as an excuse to keep Suu Kyi behind bars through next years' elections.
The elections are part of the junta's roadmap to democracy, which critics say is a sham designed to cement the military's four-decade grip on power.
Shortly after the U.N. chief arrived on Friday, the court presiding over Suu Kyi's widely criticised trial announced an adjournment until July 10.
Suu Kyi is being detained at Myanmar's notorious Insein Prison, as is 53-year-old John William Yettaw of Falcon, Missouri, the intruder who is charged with trespassing.
Suu Kyi's opposition party won national elections in 1990, but Myanmar's generals refused to relinquish power. Her latest six-year round of house arrest was to expire last month.
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Living Bricks: How Heritage Buildings Enhance Social Fabric | May Thway Ko | TEDxInyaLake
What do Ghandi, George Orwell and Pablo Neruda all have in common? They either lived in or visited Yangon at some point in their lives. This talk by May Thway Ko of Yangon Heritage Trust takes us on a tour through the sights and stories of Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon or Rangoon as it was known. Join May Thway as she shows us the rich history and heritage of the city’s old buildings and its diverse inhabitants and reminds us that preserving this great city’s past is just as important as building its present and future.
May Thway Ko is the external relations officer of the Yangon Heritage Trust and a special assistant to the Director and Chairman of the Trust. In her role, she is involved in activities of the Trust, including conducting social surveys of the livelihoods of downtown Yangon, liaising with the government, and collaborating on heritage-related events and activities. She is occasionally involved in arranging heritage tours in Yangon and hosting senior international and national figures who visit Yangon including ambassadors and prime ministers. She holds a background in a variety of complementary academic disciplines, including international relations, European studies, conflict analysis, anthropology, international development and project management. She attained a BA in European Studies and an MA in Global Political Studies from Malmö University, Sweden, where as part of her studies she also attended CopenhagenBusiness School (Denmark) and Utrecht University (Netherlands).
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
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BURMA: SMUGGLED TAPE OF AUNG SANG SUU KYI IS RELEASED
English/Nat
ASEAN leaders are expressing uncertainty about when Burma would join the grouping after Burmese opposition leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi warned its admission could make the military regime in Rangoon more oppressive.
Her warning came ahead of a weekend meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers who are expected to consider membership for Burma, Laos and Cambodia for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Suu Kyi's warning came in a video tape that was smuggled out of Burma and released Thursday by a non-governmental organisation in Thailand.
The tape was recorded secretly and is the first footage of Suu Kyi in several months.
In a message to the leaders of ASEAN, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi implored the regional grouping to re-consider Burma's expected admission into ASEAN.
In a secretly filmed video tape smuggled out of Burma, Suu Kyi said her opposition group, the National League for Democracy, wants to ensure ASEAN's engagement with Rangoon leads towards the development of democracy in Burma.
Burma's military has tightened security around Suu Kyi's home, making access to her increasingly difficult.
It is believed that Burmese authorities will block entry to her house and blockade her party's headquarters until after the ASEAN meeting this weekend.
SLATE: Due to the restrictions imposed on Daw Suu Kyi by the military regime, the State Law and Order Restoration Council, this video was recorded under severe technical restraints and was smuggled out of Burma at great risks to those involved.
SLATE: In your view, how has the military regime mismanaged Burma's economy?
SOUNDBITE: (English)
There are several theories about it, but one of the most important is the fact that they do not have a proper macroeconomics policy. And of course such institutions like the I- M-F have grave doubts about their deficit funding. Now we think they have mismanaged the economy by mismanaging the people of Burma. Basically that's why they have they made such a mess of the economy. They're not making proper use of our resources - our human resources as well as our material resources.
SUPER CAPTION: Aung San Suu Kyi, Secretary General of Burma's opposition National League for Democracy
SLATE: What is the long term impact of military rule on the workforce?
SOUNDBITE (English)
Well, this comes back to what I was saying just now about mismanaging of resources. They're not making proper use of our human resources. They are spending much less on education now than was spent eight years ago before the democratic revolution. And of course they're spending much less on health care. That means they are not looking after people either physically or mentally. And that is going to be disastrous in the long run.
SUPER CAPTION: Aung San Suu Kyi, Secretary General of Burma's opposition National League for Democracy
SLATE: What does the unrest indicate to you about the stability of the country?
SOUNDBITE: (English)
I think unrest anywhere and tension anywhere is symptomatic of instability throughout the country. The fact that people everywhere in Burma have to live under a lot of stress, because there is no security for them. And stress leads to instability.
SUPER CAPTION: Aung San Suu Kyi, Secretary General of Burma's opposition National League for Democracy
SLATE: In your view, what are the risks involved in the SLORC being admitted into ASEAN?
SOUNDBITE: (English)
Burma under SLORC is not going to be any credit to ASEAN. But I think the Burma risks, or the people of Burma risks is that the possibility that admission to ASEAN will make SLORC even more obdurate and oppressive than ever.
SLATE: Why would a democratic government be a better ASEAN partner?
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Suu Kyi visits AIDS patients at hospice; hundreds greet her in street
(17 Nov 2010) SHOTLIST
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1. Wide of National League for Democracy (NLD) youth members gathered outside AIDS hospice on outskirts of Yangon, awaiting the arrival of Myanmar's pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi
2. Various of crowd gathered
3. Wide of people in crowd holding up signs
4. Close of young man holding sign reading: (English) Our mother is Daw Suu. We love Suu.
6. Wide of crowd cheering and applauding as Aung San Suu Kyi arrives
7. Various of Suu Kyi moving through crowd and receiving flowers
8. Mid of Suu Kyi
9. Mid Suu Kyi walking through crowds of supporters
10. Mid of Suu Kyi walking into building
11. Various of Suu Kyi meeting AIDS patients
12. Wide of Suu Kyi preparing to deliver speech
13. Wide of cheering crowd
14. SOUNDBITE (Burmese) Aung San Suu Kyi, Leader of National League for Democracy:
We need human resources as well as intellectual resources and we will ask those form you all, so please support us as much as you can.
15. Wide of crowd cheering
16. SOUNDBITE (Burmese) Aung San Suu Kyi, Leader of National League for Democracy:
I would like to urge all of you to build up your spiritual power and please help us in our activities.
17. Wide of crowd cheering
18. Wide of Suu Kyi at microphone
19. Various of Suu Kyi leaving shelter, crowd lift her up so people can see her
20. Various of Suu Kyi leaving
STORYLINE
Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, recently released from years of detention, visited a shelter for HIV/AIDS patients on the outskirts of Yangon on Wednesday.
The shelter, caring for about 80 patients, was opened by a member of Suu Kyi's political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD).
Hundreds of supporters gathered outside the hospice eagerly awaiting Suu Kyi's appearance.
The pro-democracy leader was cheered and applauded as she arrived and was presented with flowers from supporters.
Suu Kyi was freed on Saturday from more than seven years of house arrest by the country's military rulers.
The 65-year-old Nobel Peace laureate must balance the expectations of the country's pro-democracy movement with the reality that her freedom could be withdrawn any time by the hard-line regime.
Suu Kyi went on a legal offensive on Tuesday, filing an affidavit with the country's High Court to have her political party reinstated.
The junta disbanded the NLD earlier this year for failing to reregister after choosing not to take part in the election, complaining conditions set by the junta were unfair and undemocratic.
The official Union Election Commission warned on Tuesday that political parties making fraudulent complaints about the polls can face harsh legal punishment.
Full results from this month's elections have yet to be released, but figures so far give the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party a solid majority in both houses of parliament. Critics complain the vote was rigged and designed to cement the power of the military, which has ruled Myanmar for five decades.
Suu Kyi has already announced her intention to join party colleagues in an investigation of alleged electoral fraud.
She told reporters, however, that while her party plans to issue a report, it has no plans to protest the results of the election as it didn't take part.
Her party won a 1990 election but was barred from taking power.
Suu Kyi has been detained for 15 of the past 21 years.
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Devastation in delta township of Bogolay following cyclone
1. Wide of destroyed houses and buildings lining street in Bogalay, small boat resting on grass near river bank
2. Tracking-shot of area of destruction and flooding
3. Low-angle tracking shot of destroyed buildings along roadside
4. Mid of residents walking along roadside
5. Mid of woman walking past camera
6. Wide of residents walking down road littered with debris, pan to destroyed boats and fishermen on river bank
7. SOUNDBITE (Burmese) Vox pop, no name, Bogalay resident:
Authorities warned some through the public address system. Some remote villages were sent warnings through letters.
8. Mid of fishermen standing on riverbank
STORYLINE:
Residents struggled to make their way down what was once a busy main street in the Irrawaddy delta township of Bogalay, on Thursday, where an estimated 10-thousand people may have perished after the devastating cyclone Nargis swept through Myanmar - killing thousands more in its wake.
Myanmar's Information Minister, Major General Kyaw Hsan said earlier in the week more than 95 percent of the houses in Bogalay, Yangon area, were destroyed.
Debris, rubbish and branches from downed trees littered the streets, while empty skeletal buildings provided the only sign of large structures that once lined the road.
A resident of Bogalay spoke to AP Television on Thursday about the cyclone warnings sent out by authorities.
Authorities warned some through the public address system. Some remote villages were sent warnings through letters, he told AP Television.
Meanwhile, more than 1 (m) million people made homeless in last Saturday's cyclone waited for food, shelter and medicine, as Myanmar's junta seized two planeloads of critical aid sent by the United Nations on Friday.
The aid - destined for a multitude of hungry survivors of last week's devastating cyclone, forced the world body to suspend further help.
A spokesperson for the World Food Program (WFP) in Bangkok said the seized aid, including 38 tons of high-energy biscuits, arrived on two flights from Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is being held by the government.
Until it is freed, the United Nations will send no more aid, the WFP spokesperson said.
The isolationist regime in Myanmar has also refused to grant visas to foreign aid workers who could assess the extent of the disaster and manage the logistics.
WFP had sent some aid on a scheduled Thai Airways cargo flight on Thursday, which went through without a hitch.
Another flight carrying Italian aid also came in Thursday.
Entire villages were submerged in the worst-hit Irrawaddy delta area, with bodies floating in salty water and children ripped from their parents' arms.
More than 65-thousand people are dead or missing, state media reported, and aid groups warned that thousands of children may have been orphaned in an area on the verge of a medical disaster.
A spokesperson from the Danish Red Cross who arrived in Yangon on Friday said about 20-thousand body bags were being sent so volunteers can start collecting bodies.
According to state media, 22,997 people died and 42,019 are missing from Cyclone Nargis, which hit the country's Irrawaddy delta on Saturday.
The United States Embassy in Yangon, said the number of dead could eventually exceed 100-thousand because of illnesses.
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Jubilation as some of country's most prominent prisoners are released
(13 Jan 2012) SHOTLIST
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1. Prominent political prisoner and journalist Nyi Nyi Tun, receiving flowers and being greeted by supporters and relatives after being released
2. Various of supporters shouting for well being of political prisoners
3. Wide of family members, activists and journalists gathering at the main gate of Insein prison in Yangon
4. Activists holding flowers to welcome released prisoners
5. Activists holding flowers and shouting for well being of political prisoners
6. Family members waiting in front of the prison gate
7. Released prisoners walking out of the prison towards gate
8. Unidentified political prisoner coming out
9. Family member holding a flower and waiting
10. Prisoners coming out of prison gate
11. People taking pictures
12. Monk (name unknown), detained in 2007 during saffron protests, coming out after being released
13. Banner welcoming the released political prisoners hanging in front of prison compound
14. Member of The National League for Democracy, Aung Thein, welcomed by supporters outside prison compound
15. Released prisoner being taken away by friends
STORYLINE
Myanmar freed some of its most famous political inmates on Friday, sparking jubilation outside prison gates while signalling its readiness to meet Western demands for lifting economic sanctions.
Prominent political activists, leaders of brutally repressed democratic uprisings, a former prime minister, ethnic minority leaders, journalists and relatives of the former dictator Ne Win were among those released.
State media described the presidential pardon freeing 651 detainees as allowing them to take part in nation-building.
It was the latest in a flurry of accelerating changes in Myanmar sought by the West, including starting a dialogue with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Thursday's signing of a cease-fire in a long-running campaign against Karen insurgents.
Myanmar likely now feels the ball is the West's court to lift the crippling economic measures.
But the United States and allies may take a wait-and-see approach, to see if government truces with various ethnic rebel groups hold, discussions with Suu Kyi move forward and scheduled April elections appear free and fair.
Human Rights Watch called Friday's release a crucial development in promoting human rights in Myanmar but stressed that an unknown number of political prisoners still remain detained.
The group called for their release and urged the government to allow international monitors to enter prisons to verify the numbers and whereabouts of those still jailed.
Until Friday, as many as 1,500 political prisoners were believed to be behind bars, by some counts, and the exact tally of those released on Friday will likely take several days.
Suu Kyi's party said it was expecting the release of many of the 600 dissidents it tracks.
Among the high-profile inmates released were Min Ko Naing, a nearly legendary student leader from Myanmar's failed 1988 pro-democracy uprising.
Min Ko Naing, leader of the 88 Generation Students Group, was serving a 65-year prison sentence.
His most recent arrest came in August 2007 along with 14 other student leaders at a protest against fuel price increases that preceded the monk-led Saffron Revolution, which was violently suppressed.
Activists arrested after the abortive 2007 Saffron Revolution, named after the colour of the robes worn by the country's Buddhist monks, were also freed.
The United States, members of the European Union and Canada are among nations that have imposed sanctions on Myanmar.
The US and Britain have previously said they would remain in place until more political prisoners are released.
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President Obama and Ang San Suu Kyi Hold a Press Conference
On November 14, 2014, President Obama and Ang San Suu Kyi held a press conference at her house in Yangon, Burma.
BURMA: CANDLELIT DEMONSTRATION CALLING FOR DEMOCRACY
Burmese/Eng/Nat
As Burma celebrated its 49th anniversary of independence from British rule Saturday, opposition protestors argued the nation cannot be independent without democracy.
Demonstrators at the Burmese embassy in Bangkok held a candlelit protest calling for the international community to take more effective action against the Burmese government.
In Rangoon, the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) held a military parade to mark the anniversary.
In a surprise move, the SLORC allowed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) hold a party to celebrate independence day at her residence for about 500 people.
A familiar sight outside the Burmese embassy in Bangkok: student demonstrators protesting against the ruling military government of Burma.
But with Burma celebrating the 49th anniversary of independence from British rule Saturday, the demonstration was more pointed.
Demonstrators were calling for the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) to open dialogue with opposition leaders in general, and in particular, Aung San Suu Kyi.
After chanting cries of SLORC please leave, the students demonstrators held a moment of silence to remember fellow students who are currently imprisoned for their political views.
Among the demonstrators was Buddhist Monk Ko Thet, who participated in the massive democratic uprising in 1988 that was brutally crushed by the military government.
He said the independence day celebration is a farce because the country is not free.
SOUNDBITE: (Burmese)
Today is Burma's independence day, but today isn't independent. We are fighting for our second independence. That's why I'm here.
SUPERCAPTION: Ko Thet, Buddhist Monk, demonstrator
Another demonstrator, who didn't want to give his full name, called for the SLORC to leave the country.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
I want to tell SLORC it better fly away from Burma or hand over elected state powers to the people.
SUPERCAPTION: Stanley, Student Demonstrator
The military government held its own flag-raising ceremony and military parade at a downtown Rangoon park to mark the holiday.
A high-ranking official read a speech from General Than Shwe, the leader of the Burmese junta.
In a surprise move, the government allowed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to meet with 500 supporters to mark Burma's independence day.
It was the largest gathering of her followers since the regime began restricting the Nobel laureate's liberties in October.
Suu Kyi thanked the military government for allowing the celebration at her lakeside compound to take place, but she also criticised the military for limiting the number of guests to 500.
More than 3-thousand people attended last year's celebration at Suu Kyi's home, and 5- thousand turned out for her Union Day fair in February.
Suu Kyi vowed to continue her fight for democracy, which she said was the legacy of her father, General Aung San, who is revered by the Burmese for negotiating Burma's independence from Britain.
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RFA Burmese TV December 17, 2014
လြတ္လပ္တဲ့အာရွအသံ RFA ရုပ္ျမင္သံၾကား အစီအစဥ္ (ဒီဇင္ဘာ ၁၇ ရက္ ၂ဝ၁၄)
- “တရားစီရင္ေရးဆိုင္ရာ မဟာဗ်ဴဟာစီမံကိန္း” တရားလႊတ္ေတာ္ခ်ဳပ္ ထုတ္ျပန္ေၾကညာ
- စတုတၳတန္းျမန္မာစာေမးခြန္းမွာ ဗိုလ္ခ်ဳပ္ေအာင္ဆန္းေမြးေန႔ကို ေဖေဖာ္ဝါရီလ ၁၅ ရက္လို႔ မွားယြင္းေဖာ္ျပ
- စာေရးဆရာထင္လင္းဦးကို အာမ,ခံပယ္ခ်ၿပီး မံုရြာအက်ဥ္းေထာင္ကိုပို႔
- ထားဝယ္ၿမိဳ႕သစ္စီမံကိန္း ျခံစည္းရိုးခတ္တဲ့ ကုမၸဏီနဲ႔ လယ္သမားေတြအေျခအေနတင္းမာ
- ၂ဝ၁၄ မွာကြယ္လြန္တဲ့ အထင္ကရပုဂၢိဳလ္စာရင္းမွာ ဆရာႀကီးဦးဝင္းတင္အမည္ကုိ AFP ထည္သြင္း
- စစ္ပြဲေတြျပန္ျဖစ္ေနတဲ့အတြက္ ကခ်င္ဒုကၡသည္ေတြကို အကူအညီပို႔ခြင့္မရေၾကာင္း ကုလသမဂၢေျပာ
စတဲ့သတင္းေတြ…
- အာရွေဒသက စိတ္ဝင္စားစရာသတင္းေတြနဲ႔
- ဝါဝါဝင္းကုမၸဏီနဲ႔ က်ဴးေက်ာ္အိမ္မ်ား
- က်ိဳက္မေရာၿမိဳ႕နယ္က ဆႏၵျပပြဲ
- ရန္ကုန္တကၠသိုလ္ ေက်ာင္းသားမ်ားသမဂၢ
- ျမန္မာ့အေျပာင္းအလဲ သုေတသန
- အႏုပညာကမၻာ
- ခ်င္းတုိင္းရင္းသားဘာသာ
… စတဲ့အစီအစဥ္ေတြကို ရွဳစားရမွာပါ။
Thirumavalavan welcomes the state government's assurance that imposition of Sanskrit
Thirumavalavan welcomes the state government's assurance that imposition of Sanskrit or Hindi would not be allowed
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KIA Leader Meets Kachin People and 88 Gen. In Rangoon
ထိုင္းႏိုင္ငံ ခ်င္းမိုင္ၿမိဳ႕မွာ က်င္းပမယ့္ တစ္ႏိုင္ငံလံုး အပစ္အခတ္ရပ္စဲေရး ညွိႏိႈင္းေရးအဖြဲ႕ NCTT ရဲ႕ ေဆြးေႏြးပြဲကိုသြားဖို႔ ရန္ကုန္ကိုေရာက္ေနတဲ့ KIA ရဲ႕ ဒုတိယစစ္ဦးစီးခ်ဳပ္ ဗိုလ္ခ်ဳပ္ဂြမ္ေမာ္ဟာ ႏိုဝင္ဘာ ၁၉ရက္ေန႔မွာ ၈၈မ်ဳိးဆက္ေက်ာင္းသားေတြနဲ႔ ကခ်င္လ
President Obama Holds a News Conference
President Obama holds a news conference at the White House. January 14, 2013.
Burma | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:04:13 1 Etymology
00:07:49 1.1 English pronunciations of iMyanmar/i
00:08:06 2 History
00:08:15 2.1 Prehistory
00:09:57 2.2 Early city-states
00:11:13 2.3 Imperial Burma
00:14:22 2.4 Taungoo and colonialism
00:18:58 2.5 British Burma (1824–1948)
00:19:10 2.5.1 Burma in British India
00:21:03 2.5.2 Separation of British Burma from British India
00:24:00 2.6 Independence (1948–1962)
00:25:53 2.7 Military rule (1962–2011)
00:31:20 2.8 Civil wars
00:33:38 2.9 Democratic reforms
00:37:31 2.10 2015 general elections
00:38:32 3 Geography
00:41:02 3.1 Administrative divisions
00:41:50 3.2 Climate
00:42:47 3.3 Environment
00:44:07 3.3.1 Wildlife
00:46:06 4 Government and politics
00:47:18 4.1 Political culture
00:49:29 4.2 Foreign relations
00:53:33 4.3 Military
00:56:28 4.4 Human rights and internal conflicts
00:58:43 4.4.1 Child soldiers
01:00:14 4.4.2 Child/forced/slave labour, systematic sexual violence and human trafficking
01:00:48 4.4.3 Genocide allegations and crimes against Rohingya people
01:04:12 4.4.3.1 Rohingya left by boat
01:04:55 4.4.3.2 2012 Rakhine State riots
01:06:47 4.4.4 Freedom of speech
01:08:25 4.4.5 Praise for the 2011 government reforms
01:10:26 4.4.6 2013 onwards
01:11:57 4.5 Nuclear weapons programme
01:12:31 4.6 Combating Climate Change
01:14:08 5 Economy
01:15:51 5.1 Economic history
01:18:42 5.2 Agriculture
01:19:39 5.3 Drug production
01:20:15 5.4 Natural resources
01:21:54 5.5 Tourism
01:25:10 5.6 Economic sanctions
01:26:52 5.7 Government stakeholders in business
01:27:14 5.8 Economic liberalisation, post–2011
01:28:58 5.9 Units of measurement
01:29:54 6 Society
01:30:03 6.1 Demographics
01:32:16 6.2 Largest cities
01:32:25 6.3 Ethnic groups
01:35:50 6.4 Languages
01:37:45 6.5 Religion
01:40:37 6.6 Health
01:42:48 6.7 Education
01:44:53 6.8 Crime
01:46:21 7 Culture
01:48:44 7.1 Cuisine
01:49:57 7.2 Sport
01:50:37 7.3 Art
01:51:33 7.4 Media and communications
01:52:35 7.4.1 Internet
01:53:47 7.5 Film
01:56:09 8 See also
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Myanmar (English pronunciation below; Burmese: [mjəmà]), officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. Myanmar is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its west, Thailand and Laos to its east and China to its north and northeast. To its south, about one third of Myanmar's total perimeter of 5,876 km (3,651 mi) forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1,930 km (1,200 mi) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The country's 2014 census counted the population to be 51 million people. As of 2017, the population is about 54 million. Myanmar is 676,578 square kilometres (261,228 square miles) in size. Its capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city and former capital is Yangon (Rangoon). Myanmar has been a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1997.
Early civilisations in Myanmar included the Tibeto-Burman-speaking Pyu city-states in Upper Burma and the Mon kingdoms in Lower Burma. In the 9th century, the Bamar people entered the upper Irrawaddy valley and, following the establishment of the Pagan Kingdom in the 1050s, the Burmese language, culture and Theravada Buddhism slowly became dominant in the country. The Pagan Kingdom fell due to the Mongol invasions and several warring states emerged. In the 16th century, reunified by the Taungoo dynasty, the country was for a brief period the largest empire in the history of Mainland Southeast Asia. The early 19th century Konbaung dynasty ruled over an area that included modern Myanmar and briefly controlled Manipur and Assam as well. The British took over the administration of Myanmar after three Anglo-Burmese Wars in the 19th century and the country became a British colony. Myanmar was granted ind ...
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Myanmar (English pronunciation below; Burmese: [mjəmà]), officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. Myanmar is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its west, Thailand and Laos to its east and China to its north and northeast. To its south, about one third of Myanmar's total perimeter of 5,876 km (3,651 mi) forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1,930 km (1,200 mi) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The country's 2014 census counted the population to be 51 million people. As of 2017, the population is about 54 million. Myanmar is 676,578 square kilometres (261,228 square miles) in size. Its capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city and former capital is Yangon (Rangoon). Myanmar has been a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1997.
Early civilisations in Myanmar included the Tibeto-Burman-speaking Pyu city-states in Upper Burma and the Mon kingdoms in Lower Burma. In the 9th century, the Bamar people entered the upper Irrawaddy valley and, following the establishment of the Pagan Kingdom in the 1050s, the Burmese language, culture and Theravada Buddhism slowly became dominant in the country. The Pagan Kingdom fell due to the Mongol invasions and several warring states emerged. In the 16th century, reunified by the Taungoo dynasty, the country was for a brief period the largest empire in the history of Mainland Southeast Asia. The early 19th century Konbaung dynasty ruled over an area that included modern Myanmar and briefly controlled Manipur and Assam as well. The British took over the administration of Myanmar after three Anglo-Burmese Wars in the 19th century and the country became a British colony. Myanmar was granted independence in 1948, as a democratic nation. Following a coup d'état in 1962, it became a military dictatorship under the Burma Socialist Programme Party.
For most of its independent years, the sovereign state has been engrossed in rampant ethnic strife and its myriad ethnic groups have been involved in one of the world's longest-running ongoing civil wars. During this time, the United Nations and several other organisations have reported consistent and systematic human rights violations in the country. In 2011, the military junta was officially dissolved following a 2010 general election, and a nominally civilian government was installed. This, along with the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and political prisoners, has improved the country's human rights record and foreign relations, and has led to the easing of trade and other economic sanctions. There is, however, continuing criticism of the government's treatment of ethnic minorities, its response to the ethnic insurgency, and religious clashes. In the landmark 2015 election, Aung San Suu Kyi's party won a majority in both houses. However, the Burmese military remains a powerful force in politics.
Myanmar is a country rich in jade and gems, oil, natural gas and other mineral resources. In 2013, its GDP (nominal) stood at US$56.7 billion and its GDP (PPP) at US$221.5 billion. The income gap in Myanmar is among the widest in the world, as a large proportion of the economy is controlled by supporters of the former military government. As of 2016, Myanmar ranks 145 out of 188 countries in human development, according to the Human Development Index.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Myanmar (English pronunciation below; Burmese: [mjəmà]), officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. Myanmar is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its west, Thailand and Laos to its east and China to its north and northeast. To its south, about one third of Myanmar's total perimeter of 5,876 km (3,651 mi) forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1,930 km (1,200 mi) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The country's 2014 census counted the population to be 51 million people. As of 2017, the population is about 54 million. Myanmar is 676,578 square kilometres (261,228 square miles) in size. Its capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city and former capital is Yangon (Rangoon). Myanmar has been a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1997.
Early civilisations in Myanmar included the Tibeto-Burman-speaking Pyu city-states in Upper Burma and the Mon kingdoms in Lower Burma. In the 9th century, the Bamar people entered the upper Irrawaddy valley and, following the establishment of the Pagan Kingdom in the 1050s, the Burmese language, culture and Theravada Buddhism slowly became dominant in the country. The Pagan Kingdom fell due to the Mongol invasions and several warring states emerged. In the 16th century, reunified by the Taungoo dynasty, the country was for a brief period the largest empire in the history of Mainland Southeast Asia. The early 19th century Konbaung dynasty ruled over an area that included modern Myanmar and briefly controlled Manipur and Assam as well. The British took over the administration of Myanmar after three Anglo-Burmese Wars in the 19th century and the country became a British colony. Myanmar was granted independence in 1948, as a democratic nation. Following a coup d'état in 1962, it became a military dictatorship under the Burma Socialist Programme Party.
For most of its independent years, the country has been engrossed in rampant ethnic strife and its myriad ethnic groups have been involved in one of the world's longest-running ongoing civil wars. During this time, the United Nations and several other organisations have reported consistent and systematic human rights violations in the country. In 2011, the military junta was officially dissolved following a 2010 general election, and a nominally civilian government was installed. This, along with the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and political prisoners, has improved the country's human rights record and foreign relations, and has led to the easing of trade and other economic sanctions. There is, however, continuing criticism of the government's treatment of ethnic minorities, its response to the ethnic insurgency, and religious clashes. In the landmark 2015 election, Aung San Suu Kyi's party won a majority in both houses. However, the Burmese military remains a powerful force in politics.
Myanmar is a country rich in jade and gems, oil, natural gas and other mineral resources. In 2013, its GDP (nominal) stood at US$56.7 billion and its GDP (PPP) at US$221.5 billion. The income gap in Myanmar is among the widest in the world, as a large proportion of the economy is controlled by supporters of the former military government. As of 2016, Myanmar ranks 145 out of 188 countries in human development, according to the Human Development Index.
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Myanmar (English pronunciation below; Burmese: [mjəmà]), officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. Myanmar is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its west, Thailand and Laos to its east and China to its north and northeast. To its south, about one third of Myanmar's total perimeter of 5,876 km (3,651 mi) forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1,930 km (1,200 mi) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The country's 2014 census counted the population to be 51 million people. As of 2017, the population is about 54 million. Myanmar is 676,578 square kilometres (261,228 square miles) in size. Its capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city and former capital is Yangon (Rangoon). Myanmar has been a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1997.
Early civilisations in Myanmar included the Tibeto-Burman-speaking Pyu city-states in Upper Burma and the Mon kingdoms in Lower Burma. In the 9th century, the Bamar people entered the upper Irrawaddy valley and, following the establishment of the Pagan Kingdom in the 1050s, the Burmese language, culture and Theravada Buddhism slowly became dominant in the country. The Pagan Kingdom fell due to the Mongol invasions and several warring states emerged. In the 16th century, reunified by the Taungoo dynasty, the country was for a brief period the largest empire in the history of Mainland Southeast Asia. The early 19th century Konbaung dynasty ruled over an area that included modern Myanmar and briefly controlled Manipur and Assam as well. The British took over the administration of Myanmar after three Anglo-Burmese Wars in the 19th century and the country became a British colony. Myanmar was granted independence in 1948, as a democratic nation. Following a coup d'état in 1962, it became a military dictatorship under the Burma Socialist Programme Party.
For most of its independent years, the sovereign state has been engrossed in rampant ethnic strife and its myriad ethnic groups have been involved in one of the world's longest-running ongoing civil wars. During this time, the United Nations and several other organisations have reported consistent and systematic human rights violations in the country. In 2011, the military junta was officially dissolved following a 2010 general election, and a nominally civilian government was installed. This, along with the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and political prisoners, has improved the country's human rights record and foreign relations, and has led to the easing of trade and other economic sanctions. There is, however, continuing criticism of the government's treatment of ethnic minorities, its response to the ethnic insurgency, and religious clashes. In the landmark 2015 election, Aung San Suu Kyi's party won a majority in both houses. However, the Burmese military remains a powerful force in politics.
Myanmar is a country rich in jade and gems, oil, natural gas and other mineral resources. In 2013, its GDP (nominal) stood at US$56.7 billion and its GDP (PPP) at US$221.5 billion. The income gap in Myanmar is among the widest in the world, as a large proportion of the economy is controlled by supporters of the former military government. As of 2016, Myanmar ranks 145 out of 188 countries in human development, according to the Human Development Index.