It’s been a dramatic couple of weeks for the southeast Asian nation of Myanmar. President Obama named a U.S.  ambassador to the country for the first time in more than twenty years. International sanctions are being eased as the country continues to move toward democratic reform. Now a piece of technology many of us take for granted is getting a lot of attention. HPR’s Bill Dorman explains in today’s Asia Minute.

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