INTERNAL LINKS DEAD.... EXCLUSIVE - Reconciliation is our priority, says Foreign Minister: THE clash between supporters and opponents of the National League for Democracy in Sagaing Division on May 30 was a ?set back” for the national reconciliation process, the Foreign Minister, U Win Aung, said last week. ?Before May 30 we had been filled with hope and optimism that national reconciliation was on track and would pave the way for a smooth and peaceful transition to democracy,” U Win Aung said in an exclusive interview with Myanmar Times in Phnom Penh last Thursday.... Aim ‘a fully democratic, fully united country?: TWO regional meetings of national significance thrust Myanmar under the spotlight last week in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. The annual meeting of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was followed by a gathering of wider global significance, the ASEAN Regional Forum. It brought together foreign ministers from 22 nations and the European Union to discuss security issues, international terrorism, North Korea?s nuclear program, and the impact of the SARS epidemic... • US sanctions threaten 350,000 workers in garment industry • Govt to import $200m gasoline this year • Thai monks visit Mandalay More>> Myannmar won the final Myanmar?s younsters have won the final of the ASEAN U18 football championship. Myanmar beat Malaysia 4:0 at Yangon?s Thuwunna stadium. • Myanma Spirulina Factory to export medicines and tonics • K375m windfall for MFE?s operations • Establishing a solid base for construction industry... ARF welcomes assurance on NLD leader: The United States Secretary of State Colin Powell shakes hand with his Cambodian counterpart Hor Namhong during a courtesy call on Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on June 19. US sanctions threaten 350,000 workers in garment industry YOUNG women working in the apparel industry will be the main victims of any decision by the United States to ban all imports from Myanmar, a garment factory executive said last week. ?It would affect the jobs of 350,000 industry employees,” said U Thant Soe, the managing director of the Hlaing Thit factory in Yangon?s South Dagon township.