Myanmar urges exiles to return

Myanmar's president has urged the nation's millions-strong diaspora to return, state media reported yesterday, as the country seeks skilled workers to help smooth the passage of reform.
Several million people fled Myanmar's corrupted economy and political repression under army rule, leaving the nation desperately short of professionals to help it manage massive economic and political change.
Pledging to help emigres establish businesses as resource-rich Myanmar braces for a surge of foreign investment and an expected economic boom, President Thein Sein asked migrants who left for "various reasons" to return.