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Myanmar ratifies ASEAN charter: Singapore minister

Source: Reuters

Singapore : Singapore | about 1 year ago

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Military-ruled Myanmar has ratified a charter by Southeast Asian nations that aims to create an economic bloc of half a billion people, Singapore's foreign minister said in remarks published on Friday. "Myanmar has recently ratified it and will be announcing it next week officially," Singapore's...

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