Obama pushes for Myanmar transition that could herald new era for populous but blighted nation

Obama pushes change on historic Myanmar visit

AFP – President Barack Obama urged Myanmar Monday to hasten its “remarkable” reforms on a historic visit during which he was feted by huge crowds and met Aung San Suu Kyi at the home where she was long locked up. The trip, the first to Myanmar by a serving US president, came as the regime freed dozens more. Obama is to become the first sitting president to visit the nations of Myanmar and Cambodia. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles