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Myanmar's military government has pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest. Follow news about Aung San Suu Kyi and share opinions about how Myanmar is handling this debate.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Southeast Asian nations on Wednesday to put more pressure on Myanmar's junta to improve human rights and adopt democratic reforms.
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Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura pressed Myanmar Foreign Minister Nyan Win on Tuesday for a thorough investigation into the September slaying of a Japanese journalist in Yangon and also urged the junta to move ...
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- Remarks With Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (news.google.com)
- Komura in Singapore for ASEAN parleys (topix.com)
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Southeast Asian nations on Wednesday to put more pressure on Myanmar's junta to improve human rights and adopt democratic reforms.
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A picture provided by Myanmar News Agency shows detained democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi shaking hands with Myanmar's labor minister prior to their meeting in Yangon in November.
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- Obama Statement on the 63rd Birthday of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (rss.topix.net)
- Alison Wright/Corbis Aung San Suu Kyi (rss.topix.net)
Australia announced Wednesday an additional 30 million Australian dollars in aid for survivors of Myanmar's May cyclone, as the U.S. said it will not hold back disaster relief despite the junta's poor democracy ...
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Australia announced Wednesday an extra $29 million in aid for survivors of Myanmar's May cyclone, but pressed its recalcitrant military junta to democratize quickly and respect human rights.
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The overwhelming election victory by Aung San Suu Kyi's party in 1990 has been nullified by the approval of a military-backed constitution and her National League for Democracy party should prepare for a new ...
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- US marks Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday, deplores her arrest (rss.topix.net)
US President George W. Bush on Sunday renewed his call for Myanmar's military regime to free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest.
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- Myanmar junta arrests Suu Kyi (topix.com)
- Protesters Arrested at Suu Kyi Birthday (rss.topix.net)
- Suu Kyi birthday marked in Burma (news.bbc.co.uk)
The overwhelming election victory by Aung San Suu Kyi s party in 1990 has been nullified by the approval of a military-backed Constitution and her National League for Democracy party should prepare for a new ...
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- France and UK's open letter to Aung San Suu Kyi (rss.topix.net)
- What we can do for Burma and for Aung San Suu Kyi (rss.topix.net)
- Czech rally congratulates Aung San Suu Kyi on anniversary (praguemonitor.com)
Agence France Presse YANGON - Fourteen people were arrested after a pro-junta militia broke up a protest calling for the release of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a security official said Friday.
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- Suu Kyi should be beaten says junta (metro.co.uk)
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Myanmar hints at Suu Kyi release
Myanmar’s military government has hinted that it could free Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s detained opposition leader, within six months.
The suggestion, reportedly made by Myanmar’s foreign minister, Nyan Win, came as members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) issued a strong rebuke expressing their “deep disappointment” at Aung San Suu Kyi’s continued house arrest.
Opening a four-day annual security summit in Singapore, the joint...
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UN raises Burma cyclone estimate
The UN has sharply increased its estimate of those severely affected by Burma’s cyclone to 2.5m people.
The figure was revised up from the 1.5m previously thought to be in need, following the storm 12 days ago.
Since Cyclone Nargis struck, hardly any foreign aid workers have been allowed into Burma to hand out relief supplies.
Latest Burmese official figures put the death toll at almost 38,500 with 27,838 more missing but the Red Cross warned as many as...
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The case for invading Myanmar
By Shawn W Crispin
BANGKOK - With United States warships and air force planes at the ready, and over 1 million of Myanmar’s citizens left bedraggled, homeless and susceptible to water-borne diseases by Cyclone Nagris, the natural disaster presents an opportunity in crisis for...
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YANGON, Myanmar (TEN) : Security was stepped up around detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's house Tuesday, as Myanmar's military junta faced a deadline to decide whether to release her or extend her house arrest for another year. A poster of Aung San Suu Kyi stands outside the National League for Democracy offices in Yangon in early May. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been detained continuously since May 2003, has long been the symbol of the...
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