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    May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. President Obama offers encouragement for reforms in Myanmar

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein to the White House on Monday with tokens of encouragement as the former military ruler pushes democratic reforms in the once-authoritarian Southeast Asian nation.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein to the White House on Monday with tokens of encouragement as the former military ruler pushes democratic reforms in the once-authoritarian Southeast Asian nation. Obama praised Thein...

    Tags: Prisons, Washington, DC, Aung San Suu Kyi, Justice and Rights, Human Rights

    2. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates

    <strong>Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House</strong>
    Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...

    Tags: Islam, Human Rights, White House, Cannes Film Festival, Minority Groups

    3. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit

    NEW DELHI &mdash; Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups.
    NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...

    Tags: Prisons, Justice and Rights, Aung San Suu Kyi, Politics, Human Rights

    4. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Myanmar frees group of dissidents ahead of summit with U.S.

    NEW DELHI --&nbsp; Some 20 political prisoners were released in Myanmar on Friday, just days before a a historic summit between the country's leader and President Obama in Washington, officials and prisoner rights groups said.
    NEW DELHI --  Some 20 political prisoners were released in Myanmar on Friday, just days before a a historic summit between the country's leader and President Obama in Washington, officials and prisoner rights groups said. President Thein Sein will be the...

    Tags: Prisons, Aung San Suu Kyi, Justice and Rights, Elections, Politics

    5. May 16, 2013 |Story| Daily Pilot

  5. The Latest: Crusading for 'Sight'; the same old Sense

    <strong>Hope in Sight</strong>
    Hope in Sight Aisha Simjee, MD White Spruce Press; 240 pages Aisha Simjee is a tough cookie. On her first mission trip as an ophthalmologist, the Newport Beach resident flew to Guyana and set up her equipment in an unused school building. Shortly...

    Tags: Authors, Common, Music, Entertainment

    6. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Boat capsizes off Myanmar; dozens missing and feared dead

    NEW DELHI &ndash; A boat carrying approximately 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized late Monday off the coast of Myanmar with many of its occupants feared dead, UN officials said, as the region braced for a cyclone expected to slam low-lying areas inhabited by the embattled minority.
    NEW DELHI – A boat carrying approximately 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized late Monday off the coast of Myanmar with many of its occupants feared dead, UN officials said, as the region braced for a cyclone expected to slam low-lying areas inhabited...

    Tags: Tropical Storms, United Nations, Islam, Human Rights Watch, Bangladesh

    7. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Boat capsizes off Myanmar; dozens feared dead

    NEW DELHI — At least 58 people were missing and feared dead Tuesday after a boat capsized off Myanmar while residents tried to flee an approaching cyclone, United Nations officials said. The boat was carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims, many of...

    Tags: Tropical Storms, United Nations, Islam, Religious Conflicts, Religion and Belief

    8. May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. In Thailand, a resort for the greater good

    MAE WANG, Thailand &mdash; As we sat together on a long, narrow raft of bamboo, Alexa Pham dipped her hand into the quickly moving river. "It's the really simple things," she said with a long breath, "that make it beautiful here in Mae Wang."
    MAE WANG, Thailand — As we sat together on a long, narrow raft of bamboo, Alexa Pham dipped her hand into the quickly moving river. "It's the really simple things," she said with a long breath, "that make it beautiful here in Mae Wang." Two wiry...

    Tags: Refugee, Manhattan (New York City), Thailand, Sex Crimes, Politics

    9. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Myanmar panel proposes measures to ease ethnic tensions

    NEW DELHI, India -- Ever since Myanmar opened to the West, released political prisoners and allowed the opposition led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to run for office, it has been dogged by tensions among its many ethnic and religious minorities.
    NEW DELHI, India -- Ever since Myanmar opened to the West, released political prisoners and allowed the opposition led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to run for office, it has been dogged by tensions among its many ethnic and religious minorities....

    Tags: United Nations, Islam, Aung San Suu Kyi, Justice and Rights, Immigration

    10. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Marinades and sauces transform fried chicken

    Southern fried chicken has long preened in the cultural spotlight, thanks in part to such notables as chef Edna Lewis, TV's Paula Deen and one Kentucky colonel named Harland Sanders. But a new bird is rising out of the East &mdash; the Far East &mdash; that is capturing some of that shine: fried chicken, Asian-style.
    Southern fried chicken has long preened in the cultural spotlight, thanks in part to such notables as chef Edna Lewis, TV's Paula Deen and one Kentucky colonel named Harland Sanders. But a new bird is rising out of the East — the Far East —...

    Tags: Chicken, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Chicken Wings, Malaysia

    11. Apr 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. French countess is key advocate for AIDS patients in Myanmar

    SHWEPYITHA, Myanmar &mdash; After her heroin-addict husband died five years ago, Ei Ei Phyu discovered she was HIV-positive. She thought her life was over until friends directed her to the open-air clinic here where she receives antiretroviral medicine.
    SHWEPYITHA, Myanmar — After her heroin-addict husband died five years ago, Ei Ei Phyu discovered she was HIV-positive. She thought her life was over until friends directed her to the open-air clinic here where she receives antiretroviral medicine....

    Tags: United Nations, Aung San Suu Kyi, Justice and Rights, England, Sex Crimes

    12. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  12. Food and loathing with Anthony Bourdain

    <strong>Anthony Bourdain</strong> is country-music icon <strong>Johnny Cash </strong>making an obscene gesture to<strong> </strong>the mainstream culinary world with a succinct turn of a phrase.
    Anthony Bourdain is country-music icon Johnny Cash making an obscene gesture to the mainstream culinary world with a succinct turn of a phrase. He is poker-faced singer/songwriter Lou Reed ripping through the kitchen with a cleaver. His larger-than-...

    Tags: Recipes, Literature, New York City, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure

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