Here's a genuine feel-good story coming out of our neighbourhood. Twenty years after its military rulers annulled the results of the 1990 elections, Myanmar appears ready to embracedemocratic reform and shed its diplomatic and economic isolation. Rewarding this effort is the US's move to restore full diplomatic relations. Washington's decision to exchange ambassadorswith Naypyidaw came after Myanmar's new nominally civilian government freed hundreds of political prisoners in an unexpected gesture last week.
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