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—Myanmar President U Thein Sein in a national speech calls out those he thinks are behind the violence between the country’s Buddhist and Muslim communities.

—Former US President Jimmy Carter discusses his meetings with Myanmar government leaders, opposition members, ethnic groups and rights activists.

“Our group will be working as a political party on one side and as an NGO on the other. We all have agreed on that.”

—88 Generation Students activist U Min Zeya talks about the group's plans to form a political party ahead of the 2015 elections.

—Daw Aung San Suu Kyi defends the findings of her parliamentary report on the controversial Letpadaung copper mine during a visit to the area.

“I was in post-Gaddafi Libya, Afghanistan, of course, I was even in North Korea, which is a really wacky place, and I’m convinced that you are all in for the ride of your life right now"

—Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt speaks to Myanmar students during his visit to Yangon.

Let’s hope it all comes out in the wash. (Cartoonist: Wa Lone)

Sweeping violence under the rug (Cartoonist: Kyaw Thu Yein)