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Australia's Burmese community is optimistic US President Barack Obama's visit will empower ordinary Burmese, Hannah Belcher reports.

27 Feb 2015

1 min read

The United States has lifted a nearly decade-old ban on most imports from Burma, saying it was hoping to encourage recent reforms days before a landmark visit by President Barack Obama.

26 Aug 2013

4 min read

Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has urged "healthy scepticism" over Burma's dramatic reforms, saying only the rule of law can cement recent political progress and foster clean investment.

26 Aug 2013

4 min read

More than 15,000 refugees have fled Burma as ethnic rebels clashed with government troops a day after the country's elections.

24 Feb 2015

6 min read

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Burma on the first top-level US visit for half a century.

25 Feb 2015

4 min read

Senior US and UN officials said they were encouraged by nascent reforms in Burma, with Washington saying it will look at new incentives to spur change including the expansion of microfinance.

25 Aug 2013

3 min read

British Prime Minister David Cameron and Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has issued a joint call for the suspension of sanctions against Burma after landmark talks.

26 Aug 2013

4 min read

SBS' senior correspondent Brian Thomson has been speaking to Burma's recently released political prisoners, who are cautiously optimistic about the future for the first time in their lives.

24 Feb 2015

1 min read

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held landmark talks with Burma's rulers, saying she was 'encouraged' by reform moves from the new regime after decades of repression and isolation.

25 Aug 2013

4 min read

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