Obama pushes for more reform in Myanmar

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During his Asian tour, US President Barack Obama praised Myanmar’s reforms but urged the regime under President Thein Sein to do more. In a press conference in Thailand on Sunday, Obama said that while the Myanmar president is taking steps in a better direction, “The country has a long way to go.” On Monday, November 19, Obama becomes the first sitting American president to visit Myanmar which had been isolated because of its repressive military junta rule. His speech at Yangon University will be symbolic as it was the place where students repeatedly tried to stoke a revolution. Obama will also travel to Cambodia where he will meet with Prime Minister Hun Sen before the start of the East Asia Summit.

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