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Numerous foreign companies have established offices in Myanmar since Thein Sein began to overhaul the economy as sanctions applied by Western governments against the previous military regime have been eased. Since taking office in March 2011, Thein Sein has introduced a wave of new freedoms and democratic reforms that have opened the country to the outside world after a half-century of military rule. In a speech in late December, he voiced rare public criticism of the bureaucracy, saying rampant corruption, bribery and inefficiency were getting in the way of the reform process and that Myanmar still falls short of international norms in good governance. In another sign of change in a country where tight censorship and controls on the Internet used to be the norm, copies of documents purporting to show evidence of possible financial wrongdoing by Thein Tun began being posted on several websites soon after he was removed from office. The documents carried dates from February and April last year, and indicated alleged large bank transfers to the minister. The origin and authenticity of the documents could not be independently confirmed.
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