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Last news added: 11:40 UTC, Wednesday, 23rd May 2012
Women chat in front of an exchange rate board at a money changer in Rangoon (Reuters) Burma starts new currency regime
Burma today set a new exchange rate of 818 kyat to the dollar, ending decades of market distortion in its most radical economic reform yet
Soe Min gestures behind a pre-election poster in front of his mobile clinic at Thartike village in Kawhmu township Suu Kyi opponent admits defeat, while she urges calm
Suu Kyi's opponent admits defeat in Kawhmu township, while the Lady urges supporters to remain gracious in victory
Aung San Suu Kyi is greeted outside a polling station in Kawhmu township US lawmaker warns against premature easing of sanctions
US lawmaker who drafted sanctions against Burma says it's too early to ease pressure on regime despite news of Suu Kyi's victory
A woman looks for her name in a voters list for the upcoming by-elections in Yangon Elections fall ‘short of international standards’: report
In a new report from the Alternative Asean Network, the group claims that Burma's upcoming elections are far from being free and fair
Members of the Tiger Girls band rehearse for their upcoming live concert in their studio at Yangon Possible progress on the pop and piracy front
As Burma continues to alter its political landscape, the music industry hopes that new leaders might translate into new laws that will allow for the sector to blossom
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon waves as his motorcade leaves the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport for the National Assembly where he later addressed the Zambian Parliament in Lusaka UN chief may visit Burma after polls
Ban Ki-moon could make third visit to country in April as he warns of more challenges up the road for reforming pariah state
Myanmarese monks, living in Thailand, walk outside the Myanmar Embassy during a rally calling for Suu Kyi's release, in Bangkok Rights group calls for religious leader’s release
While hundreds of political prisoners have been freed this year, Asian Human Rights Commission is calling for the release of the leader of a religious sect
shwe pipeline hsipaw - steph Burma faces heightened ‘resource curse’: report
Flood of poorly regulated investment in Burma's energy sector threatens to exacerbate endemic corruption and militarisation
Officials and citizens are seen at the polling station in central Yangon as Myanmar holds its elections Election monitor ‘asked to leave’ Burma
An official from the Asian Network for Free Elections was forced to leave Burma on Tuesday on the grounds that she did not have a proper visa
General view of traffic near Sule pagoda in Yangon Policy takes aim at automotive relics
Newly passed legislation has drastically cut import duties on automobiles and looks to clean up Burma's roadways by making new vehicles affordable

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