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Lifting sanctions seen as key to Myanmar reform

This content was published on Apr 3, 2012 Bern announced on Tuesday that it had lifted a visa ban on President Thein Sein and 86 other Myanmar officials. The changes, dated March 30, came into effect on April 3. A spokeswoman with the economics ministry said funds belonging to these officials in Switzerland would remain frozen. Economic sanctions, including against 39 firms in…

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Myanmar

This content was published on Apr 3, 2012 Myanmar is not just a country of generals and human rights violations. It is above all the home of different peoples – a diverse population which faces life’s hardships with humility. (Pictures: Luigi Jorio, swissinfo.ch)

Swiss have rights – and obligations – abroad

This content was published on Apr 3, 2012 Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter wants to stop Swiss venturing with impunity into high-risk parts of the world.

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Swiss aid group withdraws from northern Mali

This content was published on Apr 2, 2012 Pierre-Yves Suter, who is stationed in the capital Bamako, said a military offensive by Tuareg rebels in the north was reason for serious concern. “It might lead to the country being split in two,” he told the Swiss News Agency. However, he said Helvetas was not planning to pull out of the country as only…

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Bern zoo opens a new enclosure for its Russian bears

This content was published on Apr 1, 2012

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Political party funding still a taboo topic

This content was published on Apr 1, 2012 A surprise move by two banks to publish their donations to political parties and boost transparency added a new element to the debate. “We really are an island in Europe, along with Sweden. There, political parties have at least agreed on a few ground rules. In Switzerland, on the other hand, there is no transparency…

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Typo plunges pastry sector into crisis

This content was published on Apr 1, 2012 Patisseries and bakeries around the country are concerned how this legally binding oversight will affect their businesses. “It could make life very difficult,” Hans Weggli, a baker in Zurich, told swissinfo.ch. “I mean, how do I ensure that no information about my customers is released? Get them to queue wearing balaclavas and pay cash only?”…

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Coming to terms with a tarnished wartime record

This content was published on Mar 30, 2012

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Swiss want to “democratise” UN Security Council

This content was published on Mar 29, 2012 The aim of the reforms submitted to the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday by the “Small 5” group (S5) – Switzerland, Costa Rica, Jordan, Liechtenstein and Singapore – is to make the Security Council more open, transparent and efficient. The Security Council should also include those UN member states that are not…

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Blocher to face immunity panel in April

This content was published on Mar 28, 2012 The parliamentary panel which is considering the issue has set a date of April 25 for the meeting. The Zurich justice authorities formally called on parliament on Tuesday to allow a criminal investigation into the strongman of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party. He is being investigated together with three other people. Blocher argues his immunity is…

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