Taking hold of the ASEAN gavel from Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on October 10, the normally subdued President U Thein Sein sported an uncharacteristic grin. He had good reason to smile. For most of the past two decades Myanmar was the outcast of the 10-nation bloc. In just a few years it has successfully transformed […]
Myanmar takes up ASEAN chair
October 21, 2013 by thiha
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