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               VOA, Burma Sign English-Language Programming Deal

   by VOA News

   VOA director David Ensor has signed a deal with Burma under which
   Burmese state radio plans to start broadcasting short, VOA-produced
   English-language teaching programs.
   Ensor announced the groundbreaking agreement Tuesday from Burma's
   administrative capital, Naypyitaw, where he is holding a series of
   meetings with senior members of the new, nominally civilian government.
   "[Burmese authorities] also have the possibility to use some television
   programming for English-language teaching as well," said Ensor.
   The director also said Burmese Information Minister Kyaw San offered
   his support for multiple-entry visas to one or two reporters from VOA's
   Burmese service, allowing them to work in the country for extended
   periods of time. He described the entry visas as a first step in a
   process that could lead the U.S. broadcaster to open a news bureau in
   the country.
   Ensor's visit comes as part of a wide-ranging set of diplomatic
   initiatives aimed at opening Burma to the West after decades of harsh
   military rule.
   The new government, which took office last year, unblocked access to
   VOA's news website last year. But the international broadcaster has not
   had an official presence inside the country since Burma gained
   independence from Britain in 1948.
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