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  • n  the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta
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  • Myanma Airways grounds MA60s after landing mishaps
    YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's state airline said Tuesday it will stop flying its Chinese-made MA60 planes following its second accident with the turboprop model in less than a month.        
    June 11, 2013 - Boston Globe
  • Myanma Airways grounds its Chinese-made MA60s after 2nd landing mishap in a month
    YANGON, Myanmar †Myanmar's state airline says it will stop flying its Chinese-made MA60 planes following its second accident with the turboprop model in less than a month.
    June 11, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
  • China's MA60 planes in spotlight after safety incidents
    Yangon (AFP) June 11, 2013 China's high-flying aviation ambitions suffered a setback on Tuesday as Myanmar grounded several planes made by the Asian powerhouse and Indonesia ordered special checks on its fleet following a series of safety incidents. An MA60 turbo-prop airliner with 52 people on board crash-landed at an airport in eastern Indonesia on Monday, leaving two passengers with minor ...
    June 11, 2013 - Space War
Quotes

  • Tim Costello in 940 News
    There is a visible fence around Yangon that we don't dare cross. A circle has been drawn around Yangon and expats are confined there,said Tim Costello of aid group World Vision.
  • Barack Obama in Hindu
    I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency with respect to Burma (Myanmar), and maintain the sanctions against Yangon to respond to this threat,Obama told the Congress.
  • Condoleezza Rice in Times of India
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said: "I can just assure you that the US is determined to keep an international focus on the travesty in Rangoon (Yangon)."

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