Albright off Myanmar's blacklist
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August 31, 2012, Friday
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THE names recently trimmed from Myanmar's blacklist read like a who's who of prominent diplomats, human rights campaigners and Asian-based journalists.
After announcing this week it had cut a third of the names off its 6,165-person blacklist, the government took another step toward openness yesterday by publishing the names of more than 1,000 foreigners stricken from the list.
Among them are former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, the late singer, activist and politician Sonny Bono, and former Philippines president Corazon Aquino, whose name seems to be listed several times, including as "Madame Corazon C.A guino."
Also cut from the list are the sons of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi - Alexander Aris who lives in the US and his London-based brother Kim Aris. Some people cited, including Kim Aris, had already been allowed back into the country, suggesting that their names were previously removed from the list.
Myanmar's former military regime used the blacklist to keep out critics and others deemed a threat to national security.
After announcing this week it had cut a third of the names off its 6,165-person blacklist, the government took another step toward openness yesterday by publishing the names of more than 1,000 foreigners stricken from the list.
Among them are former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, the late singer, activist and politician Sonny Bono, and former Philippines president Corazon Aquino, whose name seems to be listed several times, including as "Madame Corazon C.A guino."
Also cut from the list are the sons of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi - Alexander Aris who lives in the US and his London-based brother Kim Aris. Some people cited, including Kim Aris, had already been allowed back into the country, suggesting that their names were previously removed from the list.
Myanmar's former military regime used the blacklist to keep out critics and others deemed a threat to national security.
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