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[Title] => A white elephant in the middle of nowhere
[Summary] => In the news this week, though not likely on everyone’s tongue, is the difficult-to-remember and even harder-to-pronounce Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar. If the name sounds unfamiliar, it’s because it’s a fairly new capital created in 2002 by the military junta that ruled Burma totally and absolutely until 2011 when it began to implement democratic reforms.
[DatePublished] => 2014-11-15 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 134310
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805291
[AuthorName] => Paulynn Sicam
[SectionName] => Modern Living
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[ArticleID] => 1390834
[Title] => Noy to have bilateral talks with Aussie, Japan PMs
[Summary] => President Aquino is set to hold bilateral talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott when the 25th Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit opens in the Myanmar capital today.
[DatePublished] => 2014-11-12 00:00:00
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[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1096652
[AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140916/Pnoy-8.jpg
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[ArticleID] => 1354360
[Title] => US wants to calm tensions in South China Sea
[Summary] => The United States will be looking to calm tensions stoked by recent Chinese oil drilling in disputed waters of the South China Sea at an upcoming meeting of the region’s foreign ministers, a senior US official said Monday.
[DatePublished] => 2014-08-06 00:00:00
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[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804865
[AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago
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[Title] => SEAG-bound Phl bets told: Expect the unexpected
[Summary] => The chef-de-mission of the Philippine delegation to the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar yesterday tried to paint a picture of the coming event.
[DatePublished] => 2013-09-27 00:00:00
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[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804774
[AuthorName] => Abac Cordero
[SectionName] => Sports
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[Title] => Phl hopes to get global attention as investment site
[Summary] => The Philippines hopes to share the spotlight with Myanmar and get global attention anew as an investment site as President Aquino participates in the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia hosted by Naypyidaw for the first time.
[DatePublished] => 2013-06-06 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804901
[AuthorName] => Aurea Calica
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
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[ArticleID] => 903157
[Title] => SEA Games stint a losing proposition
[Summary] => The Philippines is losing the battle even before action in the 27th Southeast Asian Games scheduled in Myanmar in December could begin.
[DatePublished] => 2013-01-31 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804774
[AuthorName] => Abac Cordero
[SectionName] => Sports
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[Title] => Clinton, Suu Kyi promote closer US-Burma ties
[Summary] => In a striking display of solidarity and sisterhood between two of the world's most recognizable women, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi vowed on Friday to work together to promote democratic reforms in Suu Kyi's long-isolated and authoritarian homeland.
[DatePublished] => 2011-12-02 18:00:10
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[Title] => Street protests jolt Myanmar junta
[Summary] => BANGKOK (AFP) - Two rare protests against a massive hike in fuel prices have alarmed Myanmar's ruling junta, recalling the early days of a 1988 uprising that toppled the previous military regime, analysts said.
Reports of the street marches, with protesters defying stiff warnings from the junta to rally twice within a week, have made headlines around the world, shining a spotlight on the generals' secretive regime.
[DatePublished] => 2007-08-23 10:19:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
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[SectionName] => Nation
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[Title] => RP urges Myanmar to free Suu Kyi
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CEBU — The Philippines called on Myanmar yesterday to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and take "concrete" steps toward democracy.
President Arroyo, who held a closed-door meeting with Myanmar Prime Minister Soe Win on the sidelines of the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit Saturday, expressed hope the extension of Suu Kyi’s house arrest last May "would be the last."
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-15 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804865
[AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago
[SectionName] => Headlines
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December 2, 2011 - 6:00pm
August 23, 2007 - 10:19am
