DAWEI, Myanmar – When 200 activists in green T-Shirts marched along a pristine Myanmar beach to protest plans for a coal plant, they expected a long, tough struggle against the powers that be.
 KAWHMU, Myanmar – Thousands of cheering supporters swarmed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the democracy icon took her historic campaign for a parliament seat to the southern constituency she hopes to represent for the
YANGON, Myanmar – A prominent Buddhist monk who was one of hundreds of political prisoners freed in Myanmar last month was detained today after a pre-dawn visit by authorities, an official said.

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