Thein Than Oo said he would await his clients' instructions on whether to appeal the verdicts.
Burmese President Thein Sein has urged Western countries to scrap all sanctions against his country.
Under President Thein Sein, the desire for change has been met by an agenda for reform.
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Burmese president Thein Sein is scheduled to make a five-day visit to Japan this weekend.
Even his own officials were surprised by how enthusiastically Mr Thein Sein embraced reforms.
Mr Thein Sein may meet the secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, and even President Barack Obama.
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Mr. Thein Sein said that challenges remain, such as the high rate of poverty in his country.
Last year, Thein Sein visited the US, the first Burmese leader to do so in 46 years.
One of their lawyers, Thein Than Oo, said that they were consulting with their families about filing appeals.
Peter Thein founded Myanmar Yellow Pages 20 years ago and now also runs a fast-growing market research company.
This last demand is critical, and has probably allowed Mr Thein Sein to win the sceptical generals round.
Thein Sein has repeatedly called for an end to Western sanctions so that Myanmar can start rebuilding its economy.
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President Thein Sein, a former general, has consolidated power and begun to overhaul governance, press freedom and trade policy.
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He was succeeded by another member of the military government, Thein Sein, who seems to be a genuine reformer.
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Downing Street welcomed the latest moves, after Prime Minister David Cameron met Burmese President Thein Sein earlier this year.
President Thein Sein declared a state of emergency in Rakhine on 10 June.
Myanmar has undertaken numerous political and economic overhauls since the country's generals handed power to Mr. Thein Sein's quasi-civilian government.
Thein Sein said he was proud to be the first head of state to visit Australia in almost four decades.
The EU statement said visa bans would be suspended for Burma's President Thein Sein, vice-presidents, cabinet members and parliamentary speakers.
So getting to the bilats, every one of those issues actually came up in the bilateral meeting with President Thein Sein.
Earlier Mr Obama met Thein Sein, saying the reform process "here in Myanmar... is one that can lead to incredible development opportunities".
The worry is that they will now turn against Mr Thein Sein, who they may fear is leading them to political oblivion.
Mr. Thein Sein visited New York last September and met with then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the sidelines of the U.N.
President Thein Sein's office said in a statement that police had used water cannon, tear gas and smoke bombs to disperse the crowds.
Thein Sein is not the commander-in-chief of the Burmese military, and it is possible his ceasefire orders are being ignored by the generals.
In a speech Monday at a university in Washington, Thein Sein vowed to ensure an end to the violence and justice for the perpetrators.
On the other hand, Ms Suu Kyi needs Mr Thein Sein's reforms to work in order to lead the NLD back into mainstream politics.
Thein Sein, the former general who donned civvies to become president, met her in August, and persuaded her of the sincerity of his reformism.
Thein Than Oo, a lawyer defending the men sentenced Tuesday, said one of his clients, Myat Ko Ko, was given life in prison for murder.
The U.S.-Asean Business Council said it and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host a dinner for Mr. Thein Sein in Washington next Monday night.
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