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AP Impact: Myanmar sanctions list languishes

In this March 8, 2013 photo, Tay Za, foreground left, attends an opening ceremony of a branch office of his bank in Yangon, Myanmar. If you're American and want to do business in Myanmar, there's a list of people and companies that by law you have to steer clear of, including Tay Za. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — If you’re American and want to do business in Myanmar, there’s a list of people and companies you have to steer clear of by law. But it leaves off a former minister’s son U.S. officials suspected of brokering arms deals with North Korea, and high-rolling relatives of the man who led the repressive military government for 19 years.

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Singapore’s Ser Miang enters IOC presidential race

In this Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010 file photo, Singapore Youth Olympic Committee Chairman and IOC Vice-President, Ng Ser Miang arrives at the Singapore Changi Airport with a safety lantern containing the Youth Olympic flame.  Singapore’s Ng Ser Miang is set to become the second declared candidate in the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as president of the IOC. everal officials with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday, May 14, 2013,  that the 64-year-old Ng will formally announce his candidacy in Paris on Thursday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement hasn’t been made yet. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Singapore’s Ng Ser Miang entered the race for IOC president on Thursday, seeking to become the first Asian to hold the most powerful job in the Olympic movement.

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