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On 17 November, Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to release a statement setting out the guidelines for a better future in Burma, National League for Democracy …

By AP YANGON, Myanmar — Lawyers for detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi filed a new appeal Friday against her 18-month house arrest sentence …

The regime in Burma is like climate change—if you don’t contain it now, it could be catastrophic. Seeing Burma going nowhere over the past …

Her change of mind comes at a time when the US has initiated a new direct engagement policy with Burma and has held several exploratory discussions with …

Hong Kong, China — This week, Burma’s head of state and military dictator Senior General Than Shwe visited Sri Lanka. …

… “new approach” in its dealings with Asean, which includes Burma (Myanmar), whose human rights record has come under international criticisms. …

Rather, it will consolidate recent Obama policy initiatives in Southeast Asia, most notably the review of Burma policy that resulted in a forty-five degree …

Than Shwe’s visit follows an invitation made by Rajapaksa who visited Burma, also know as Myanmar, in June this year to mark the 60th anniversary of …

Lawyers for Burma’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi have lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court against her extended house arrest. …

Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s chief lawyer said she launched an appeal to the country’s supreme court against her extended house arrest Friday …

“Burma (Myanmar) is the obvious place to start, but media repression and unpunished rights violations are rampant throughout the region,” she said in a …

By : dpa Yangon – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi filed an appeal Friday with the country’s highest court against her 18-month house arrest …

YANGON (Reuters) – Lawyers for Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday they had lodged an appeal against her house arrest …

… pretensions of a Greater Thai nation to include all Tai ethnic groupings in French Indochina, Burma and southern China, and even further afield. …

… Sans Frontières-Holland in Burma for 15 years. Derek Tonkin, Former ambassador to both Vietnam and Thailand, and currently chairman of Network Myanmar.

Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi submitted an appeal to the supreme court to lift the 18-month extension of her house arrest, ahead of a meeting …

After years of refusing direct talks with Myanmar, also known as Burma, the United States has indicated a possible re-engagement with the military regime it …

Similarly, Clinton said the US hopes the Philippines could help influence the leadership in Burma where “leadership is on the wrong side of history. …

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday elections planned in Burma next year will not be seen as legitimate unless the military …

YANGON — Pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi appealed to Myanmar’s top court Friday against her extended house arrest, days ahead of a likely meeting …

Myanmar, formerly called Burma, is a member of the ASEAN. Clinton urged Myanmar military leaders to engage in a dialogue at home to bring together all …

Aung San Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy leader in Myanmar, has lodged an appeal with the military-ruled country’s highest court against her extended house …

For example, the fifty years of conflicts in the military-ruled Burma and insurgency problems in Afghanistan have its ramifications across the globe. …

“There is no doubt in my mind that the leadership in Burma is on the wrong side of history. It is just a question of how long they stay there,” Clinton said …

Begum, a native of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, lived in a refugee camp in Bangladesh for 17 years before coming to Canada two years ago. …

“Burma (Myanmar) is the obvious place to start, but media repression and unpunished rights violations are rampant throughout the region,” she said in a …

… as Burma, which is under US sanctions. The administration has called on Myanmar’s government to take steps to show a genuine commitment to democracy. …

Burma’s junta leader General Than Shwe said he was “thrilled” to be in Sri Lanka, where he was given a 21-gun salute and an elaborate red-carpet welcome at …

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We have a longstanding view about a return to democracy, release of Aung San Suu Kyi, release of political prisoners and we have been sceptical about the …

“Burma is the obvious place to start, but media repression and unpunished rights violations are rampant throughout the region.” The Obama administration has …

… attend the weekend’s APEC summit in Singapore and become the first US president to sit down with all 10 leaders of ASEAN, including Myanmar (Burma). …

SLFP (M) leader Mangala Samaraweera yesterday criticized the government for arranging a visit by Myanmar junta leader Than Shwe and …

On Burma (Myanmar), Clinton reiterated that Washington was “not lifting sanctions on Burma.” She called on the Burmese government to release Aung San Suu …