by Phyo Hein KYAW Naypyidaw, Myanmar (AFP) — United States Secretary of State John Kerry is set to meet Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Sunday for Washington’s first high level talks with her new civilian government, offering backing to her country’s democratic progress after decades of army rule. The meeting in the capital Naypyidaw comes days after the US lifted a host of financial and trade embargoes in recognition of political changes that saw November’s […]
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Four feared dead in Myanmar military plane crash: officials
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AFP) — At least four Myanmar military personnel were feared dead after a small air force propeller plane crashed shortly after take off in the capital Naypyidaw Wednesday, official sources said. The Beechcraft passenger plane, which was carrying five crew members and believed to be on a routine patrol, went down in agricultural land near the airport. Hundreds of people gathered in the area as officials raced to extinguish the fire and sift […]
