Myanmar

Two years ago, I was the first American president to visit this country, and I was deeply moved by the generous hospitality that greeted us here. I was inspired by the incredible diversity and culture, and the various religious sites from different faiths and communities. I was inspired again, when I had the opportunity to visit the Secretariat – the birthplace of modern...

We all want a peaceful, united, and progressive society, but the method of achieving this goal is what we need to agree on. Human beings have different values, ideas and aspirations; we cannot all think in the same way. But our diversity is our strength, and I think our women have a lot to contribute in ensuring that diversity does in fact remain a strength.

Over the past few years Myanmar has experienced a number of dramatic transitions that have restructured its economy, rapidly changing its unique landscape and gradually enriching the social welfare of its people. These changes, which were accelerated by the dissolution of the military junta, have placed modern-day Myanmar back on the international investment radar, and...

Myanmar assumed the chairmanship of ASEAN in 2014, just three years after the government embarked on an ambitious programme of political and economic reforms that have opened the door to the international community after five decades of international isolation. President U Thein Sein, a former general who now heads a quasi-civilian government, told Myanmar’s ASEAN...