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Ban Ki-moon Goes to Myanmar: What He Should Be Looking For

<p>UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Myanmar later this week to observe the country&#8217;s democratic transition.</p>
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Myanmar later this week to observe the country’s democratic transition.

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The UN secretary general is shortly headed to Myanmar to observe the country’s reforms, and ahead of his visit his special advisor on Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, told the press that the country had the potential to be the next Asian tiger, as it emerges from its hibernation and begins to attract significant investment. But Ban, who in the past has taken a relatively meek approach to the Myanmar government and military, should be coming in this time more empowered, able to go where he wants, and able to try and answer some of the big questions about the reform process. During his visit, he should try to address the following themes: