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Article

15 Jul 2013

Author:
H.E. Thein Sein (President of the Union of Myanmar)

[PDF] Myanmar’s Complex Transformation: Prospects and Challenges [UK]

[Transcript of speech delivered at Chatham House]…Media censorship and restrictions on the Internet have ended. New laws protect the freedom of association and expression…I guarantee you that by the end of this year there will be no prisoners in conscience in Myanmar…We must free our markets and open the doors to foreign trade and investment, but in a way that ensures that poverty is reduced and that the ordinary farmer and worker clearly benefit…We wish to avoid the so-called ‘resource curse’ and make sure that revenue from our natural wealth is used to reduce poverty not fuel corruption…[W]e will develop clear, fair and open land policies…[What] we need most is responsible trade and investment, to grow our economy, create jobs, and lift our people from poverty…I promise you that we will take a zero-tolerance approach to any renewed violence and against those who fuel ethnic hatred.