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Doing trade, driving down to Myanmar just got easier
Yangon, May 30 (IANS) Indians may soon be able drive down to Myanmar and do business with a country that is perfectly situated to play the role of an economic bridge between India and China and between South and South-East Asia. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh went on a three-day official visit to resource-rich Myanmar that ended Tuesday - a prime ministerial trip from India to the hitherto

UN blasted for appointing 'blood on hands' Zimbabwean prez Mugabe 'leader of tourism'
The United Nations' appointment of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as the leader for tourism, despite being subject to a travel ban, has been strongly criticized by his political opponents.

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On Thailand trip, Suu Kyi visits Myanmar migrants

Kicking off her first trip abroad in nearly a quarter-century, Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi offered encouragement Wednesday to impoverished migrants whose flight to neighboring

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WHO warns against tobacco industry pushing sales
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Wednesday urged governments in Southeast Asia to beware of the tobacco industry's interference in tobacco control programme by targeting the youths through increased advertising budgets in several countries.

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Unenforced laws undermine forest people's rights: Study

Washington, May 30 (IBNS) New research released by the non-profit group Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) on Wednesday shows that hundreds of millions of forest peoples in tropical nations, including in India, have, in the last 20 years, quietly gained unprecedented legal rights to the land and resources owned under customary law.

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More than $427 million provided for humanitarian relief: UN
The United Nations humanitarian office provided more than $427 million last year to assist countries that suffered from emergencies such as drought, floods, and food insecurity, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Organization.

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