Aung San Suu Kyi

A party official says Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will speak at an economic conference next week in Thailand's capital, in her first trip abroad in 24 years. The senior member of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy said ...  

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YANGON (Reuters) - A week of protests in Myanmar over chronic power outages gained momentum on Friday after opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi gave them her blessing and the government's response added to popular outrage.  

YANGON, May 25 (Reuters) - A week of protests in Myanmar over chronic power outages gained momentum on Friday after opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi gave them her blessing and the government's response added to popular outrage. The protesters ...  

Manmohan Singh is also expected to underline India's full support for Myanmar's democratic transformation that saw long-time political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi enter parliament this month to global cheer. Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said ...  

Singh will also travel to Yangon where he is expected to meet democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of her party on Tuesday. Singh’s other engagements include a public address on the theme India and Myanmar: A Partnership for Progress and Reg ...  

Briefing media persons on Dr Singh's 3-day State visit beginning Sunday to Myanmar where he will also meet democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi [ Images], Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said on the issue of security cooperation, India will seek to ...  

Briefing media persons on Singh's 3-day state visit beginning Sunday to Myanmar where he will also meet democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said on the issue of security cooperation, India will seek to emphasize that "it is in ...  

Briefing mediapersons on Singh''s 3-day state visit beginning Sunday to Myanmar where he will also meet democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said on the issue of security cooperation, India will seek to emphasize that "it is in ...  

During his three-day visit in Myanmar, Singh will hold discussions with Myanmar President U Thein Sein and some bilateral agreements are expected to be signed. Singh is also expected to meet Aung San Suu Kyi, parliament member and leader of the National ...  

YANGON : Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel overseas next week for the first time in more than two decades to attend an economic forum in Bangkok, her party said on ...  

YANGON (Reuters) - Nobel laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside Myanmar for the first time in 24 years next week to deliver a speech at an international forum in Thailand, her party said on Thursday.  

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN)-- Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will make her first trip outside the country in more than two decades when she visits Thailand next week to attend a regional conference, a spokesman for her party said Thursday.  

It's been more than 20 years since Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has left the country, but now her party says she's scheduled a trip to Bangkok.  

YANGON - For the first time in nearly two-and-half decades, Myanmar opposition leader and pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi will make her first foreign trip when she visits Thailand next week ...  

In his visit, which is taking place at the invitation of the President of Myanmar U Thein Sein, the Prime Minister is also expected to meet pro-democracy icon of Myanmar and the Chairperson of the National League for Democracy Aung San Suu Kyi.  

(Alexander Aris, her eldest son accepted the peace prize on her behalf in 1991). She will also meet Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg during this visit. From June 18 she will be in UK for a week and will address both houses of ...  

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Nobel laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside Myanmar for the first time in 24 years next week to deliver a speech at an international forum in Thailand, her party said on Thursday.  

YANGON (Reuters) - Nobel laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside Myanmar for the first time in 24 years next week to deliver a speech at an international forum in Thailand, her party said on Thursday. Her decision to ...  

• Aung San Suu Kyi to address UK parliament on June 21 • Suu Kyi to address ILO in Geneva on June 14 • Suu Kyi to give Nobel lecture in Oslo on June 16 • Aung San Suu Kyi set to visit Ireland in June YANGON: Myanmar pro-democracy leader ...  

The political party of Aung San Suu Kyi says the opposition leader will leave Myanmar next week for the first time in 24 years, to attend a regional economic forum in Thailand.  

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - A party official says Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will speak at an economic conference next week in Thailand's capital, in her first trip abroad in 24 years. Related StoriesUS urges Malaysia to ensure 'due process' in new Anwar caseTop Philippine judge in hospital after court dramaExtra services at Johor Baru massage parloursAs Myanmar opens, protesters test boundariesPhilippines says China sending more...  

Aung San Suu Kyi will be visiting Thailand next week on her first trip abroad in more than two decades, her party has said. "She will go to the World Economic Forum in Thailand," said Nyan Win, a spokesman for the Nobel Peace Prize winner's ...  

During his three-day visit in Myanmar, Singh will hold discussions with Myanmar President U Thein Sein and some bilateral agreements are expected to be signed. Singh is also expected to meet Aung San Suu Kyi, parliament member and leader of the ...  

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel overseas next week for the first time in more than two decades to attend an economic forum in Bangkok, her party said Thursday. The former political prisoner’s plan to leave Myanmar for ...  

YANGON May 24 (Reuters) - Myanmar police broke up a protest against power cuts by several hundred people on Thursday and five members of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party were taken in for questioning, a senior party official said ...  

YANGON, Myanmar - A party official says Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will speak at an economic conference next week in Thailand's capital, in her first trip abroad in 24 years. The senior member of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy said ...  

Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Europe next month to make several speeches She will also travel to Thailand next week for a regional conference It will be her first trip abroad since she was ...  

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar police broke up a protest against power cuts by several hundred people in the town of Pyi on Thursday and five members of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party were taken in for questioning, a senior party official said ...  

YANGON (REUTERS) - Myanmar police broke up a protest against power cuts by several hundred people on Thursday and five members of Ms Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party were taken in for questioning, a senior party official said. Related StoriesPhilippine farmer who shot and ate rare eagle finedChild addicts at heart of Indonesia anti-smoking suitCambodian prince merges party to boost royalistsMalaysia sues organisers of mass street...  

Myanmar police broke up a protest against power cuts by several hundred people on Thursday and five members of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party were taken in for questioning, a senior party official said. Demonstrations have taken place in Pyi and other ...  

NEW DELHI: PM Manmohan Singh will extend an invitation to Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit India when he meets her on Tuesday ... from Myanmar that it is willing to go ahead with an agreement during the PM's visit ...  

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, would be meeting Aung San Suu Kyi, the Chairperson of the National League for Democracy, during his visit to Myanmar beginning tomorrow Announcing the itinerary of the Prime Minister's upcoming high-level visit to ...  

Burma’s opposition said leader Aung San Suu Kyi next week will take her first trip outside the country since 1988. The National League for ...  

  B.RAMAN Reports from Myanmar indicate that during his visit to Myanmar next week, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be meeting Aung San SuuKyi at Yangon (Rangoon) on May 29,2012. She has reportedly re-scheduled a visit to Bangkok, her first visit abroad since her release from house-arrest, in order to be available at Yangon for meeting our Prime Minister. 2. This gesture of hers is indicative of the importance attached by...  

The United States has vowed to keep broad sanctions against Myanmar as an “insurance policy” against “backsliding” on democratic reforms even as it seeks to open up certain types of investment.US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday night to discuss steps to promote investment in her [...]  

An Indian Prime Minister may be visiting Burma for the first time in 25 years, but it is really Dr Manmohan Singh’s meeting with pro-democracy icon Daw Aung San Suu Kyi which is generating much excitement and speculation. So where will the Prime Minister ...  

Myanmar's President Thein Sein is also expected to attend the event. Nevertheless, the event's organizers are yet to confirm Suu Kyi's participation. Since her arrival in 1988 from Britain where she was living for many years, Suu Kyi had opted to remain in ...  

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A party official says Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will speak at an economic conference next week in Thailand's capital, in her first trip abroad in 24 years.The senior member of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy said Wednesday that she will speak at the World Economic Forum on East Asia, being held May 30th -June 1st.He asked not to be identified since he is not an official spokesman.Myanmar's...  

Atlanta Journal ConstitutionMyanmar power protests put government to the testAtlanta Journal ConstitutionProtesters hold candles during a candlelight vigil in Yangon, Myanmar Friday, May 25, 2012. Small demonstrations in Myanmar's two largest cities and several towns could be seen as an indicators of the new openness under President Thein Sein, ...Myanmar protests an opportunity to show more reformReutersMyanmar power-cut protesters clash with...  

VIENNA (AP) — The chief of the U.N. nuclear agency says he has reached a deal with Iran on probing suspected work on nuclear weapons and adds that the agreement will “be signed quite soon. “ Yukiya Amano says some details still need to be ...  

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi have discussed the recent easing of U.S. sanctions and the need to protect against the country's backsliding on reforms, the State Department said ...  

G8 leaders on Saturday praised the "remarkable efforts" of President Thein Sein and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in delivering democratic reforms to Myanmar.  

Filed under: Asia, Burma (Myanmar) For most of the past two decades, the only images and sounds of Myanmar that have reached the outside world is of its repressive military regime and the heroic resistance of the Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. For years, travelers found themselves caught up in the debate over the ethics of traveling to Myanmar resulting in the country becoming more remote and inaccessible. Now, with extraordinary political...  

Camp David, Maryland — G8 leaders on Saturday praised the “remarkable efforts” of President Thein Sein and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in delivering democratic reforms to Myanmar.The positive comments come just days after the United States eased sanctions on the South Asian state, formerly known as Burma, in an effort to encourage it [...]  

YANGON: Several members of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party have been detained by Myanmar authorities after protests against crippling power cuts, officials from her National League for Democracy (NLD) said on Tuesday.  

Several members of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party have been detained by Myanmar authorities after protests against crippling power cuts, officials from her National League for Democracy ...  

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi have discussed the recent easing of U.S. sanctions and the need to protect against the country's backsliding on reforms, the State Department said Monday.  

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the leading pro-democracy opposition leader in Myanmar, faces a military that is fighting to retain a dominant role in a new political system.  

YANGON (AFP) - Several members of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party have been detained by Myanmar authorities after protests against crippling power cuts, officials from her National League for Democracy (NLD) said on Tuesday. Related StoriesRock slides kill 9 people in northern Vietnam in separate accidents4 men charged with kidnapping Dutch boy NayatiLevi's, Gap garment workers in Cambodia strikeAutopsies on foetuses will determine charges...  

Suu Kyi, the daughter of the leader of Myanmar's campaign for independence from British rule, spent years away from home, including many in Britain ... Suu Kyi had announced in April she would make Britain and Norway her first ports of call ...  

CAMP DAVID, Maryland — G8 leaders on Saturday praised the "remarkable efforts" of President Thein Sein and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in delivering democratic reforms to Myanmar. The positive comments come just days after the United States ...  

The Prime Minister is also expected to extend an invitation to Suu Kyi to visit India when he meets her on Tuesday next week, sources said. Singh, accompanied by his wife Gursharan Kaur, will also have External Affairs Minister SM Krishna and senior ...  

YANGON: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi next week during the first visit by an Indian premier to Myanmar in a quarter of a century, her party said Friday. India has faced international criticism in ...  

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi next week during the first visit by an Indian premier to Myanmar in a quarter of a century, according to her party. India has faced international criticism in the past ...  

BANGKOK - Burma’s opposition said leader Aung San Suu Kyi next week will take her first trip outside the country since 1988. The National League for Democracy said she will attend the World Economic Forum in Bangkok ahead of a tour of Europe. Thailand hosts a large community of Burmese activists and exiles and they are quite excited about her trip. NLD spokesman Nyan Win on Friday said Aung San Suu Kyi will arrive in Bangkok mid-week. He...  

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be given the rare honour of addressing both houses of Britain's parliament when she makes her first trip outside Myanmar in 24 years next month, British officials said on Saturday.  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be given the rare honour of addressing both houses of Britain's parliament when she makes her first trip outside Myanmar in 24 years next month, British officials said on Saturday.  

Myanmar President Thein Sein will also attend the forum and is scheduled to deliver a speech on the country's future on Friday. Thein Sein has initiated several reforms since taking office in March 2011, including opening political dialogue with Mrs Suu ...  

BANGKOK - Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will meet with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Bangkok when she arrives here to deliver a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) during her first foreign trip in 24 years. Thawat Bounfeuang ...  

This week alone, two senators with long Myanmar experience, John McCain and Jim Webb, forcefully reiterated such calls. On Tuesday, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi expressed tentative backing for McCain's suggestion that the US suspend - rather than ...  

Burma's antithesis personality Aung San Suu Kyi is to attend a World Economic Forum in Bangkok subsequent week, withdrawal Burma for a initial time in twenty-four years. She will attend a limit that takes place from thirty May to 1 June, ...  

"We are delighted that Daw Suu is finally able to return to the university and are looking forward greatly to what will be a very special occasion," said Oxford vice-chancellor Professor Andrew Hamilton. Suu Kyi read philosophy, politics and economics at ...  

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel overseas next week for the first time in more than two decades to attend an economic forum in Bangkok, her party said yesterday.  

"At my request and that of the Lord Speaker she has kindly agreed to address members of both houses in Westminster Hall on Thursday 21 June at 3 p.m. (1400 GMT)," the speaker John Bercow told legislators. The Nobel peace laureate has accepted an ...  

YANGON (AFP) - Police in Myanmar were accused of beating and detaining protesters on Thursday as they broke up the country's first major demonstrations in years. Related StoriesMyanmar police break up power protest: Suu Kyi's partyPhilippine farmer who shot and ate rare eagle finedChild addicts at heart of Indonesia anti-smoking suitCambodian prince merges party to boost royalistsMalaysia sues organisers of mass street protest  

MAY 8 — A young supporter listens as Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of a new office for the National League for Democracy (NLD) in ...  

Suu Kyi is scheduled to make a speech in Oslo on June 16 to accept the Nobel Peace Prize she was ... Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said the Pentagon report exaggerates Chinese defense capabilities.  

BONO will appear on stage with Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when she attends a special concert in her honour here next month. A theatrical celebration has been planned for Ms Suu Kyi in the Bord Gais Theatre in Dublin's docklands on June 18.  

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel overseas next week for the first time in more than two decades to attend an economic forum in Bangkok, her party said on Thursday.Keep on reading: Suu Kyi to make first foreign trip since 1988  

Mizzima ) - Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and President Thein Sein will both attend the World Economic Forum on Asia in Bangkok starting Wednesday. It will mark Suu Kyi first trip ...  

Aung San Suu Kyi , the democracy activist who spent decades under house arrest, was elected to parliament. As a result of the reforms, the United States is appointing its first ambassador, Derek ...  

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside the country next week for the first time in more than two decades to attend an economic forum in Thailand. A spokesperson for the Nobel laureate's National League for Democracy said ...  

Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to attend the World Economic Forum in Bangkok next week, leaving Burma for the first time in 24 years. She will attend the summit which takes place from 30 May to 1 June, a spokesman for her National ...  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold talks with Myanmar's celebrated pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during his visit to India's crucial neighbouring country later this month. Government officials said Suu Kyi would call on ...  

Burmese President Thein Sein will also attend the event, according to a government official who did not want to be named. Pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi was released from seven straight years of house arrest in November 2010 and has now been issued with a ...  

for many years Aung San Suu Kyi was the world's most famous political prisoner, spending almost two decades under house arrest in a lake side villa in Rangoon. To get anywhere near 'the Lady's' house you first had to get into Burma, foreign ...  

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside the country next week for the first time in more than two decades to attend an economic forum in Thailand. A spokesperson for the Nobel laureate's National League for Democracy said Thursday that Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver a speech in Bangkok at the World Economic Forum on East Asia, being held from May 30 to June 1. The long-time democracy activist spent most of the past...  

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A suspension of U.S. sanctions against Myanmar, rather than a full removal of the penalties, would keep pressure on the government to stay on track with political reforms, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Tuesday.  

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will meet with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Bangkok when she arrives here to deliver a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) during her first foreign trip in 24 years. Thawat Bounfeuang, acting ...  

Burma pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Bangkok next week on her first trip overseas in more than two decades to attend the World Economic Forum. The veteran activist also plans to travel to Europe next month, where she will accept in person ...  

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will make her first trip outside the country in more than two decades when she visits Thailand next week to attend a regional conference, a spokesman for her party said Thursday.  

More uncertainty surrounds the Obama administration's plans—announced after democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's election to parliament in April—to ease a ban on American investment in the country also known as Burma. The ban, introduced in ...  

Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to attend the World Economic Forum in Bangkok next week, leaving Burma for the first time in 24 years. She will attend the summit which takes ...  

Seoul--South Korean President Lee Myung-bak wrapped up a two-day trip to Myanmar on Tuesday by meeting with democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and securing promises from the country’s leaders to ...  

Speaker John Bercow told the Commons she would address peers and MPs in Westminster Hall at 3pm ... He added: "It is an incredible testament to change in that country (Burma) that she is now able to travel and speak freely, including in this parliament."  

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday voiced caution about changes in Myanmar, saying that a year of reforms have started to 'bear buds' but not yet yield fruit. Related StoriesPhilippine farmer who shot and ate rare eagle finedChild addicts at heart of Indonesia anti-smoking suitCambodian prince merges party to boost royalistsMalaysia sues organisers of mass street protestMyanmar police accused of beating...  

YANGON : Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel to Thailand next week in her first trip abroad in 24 years to attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia, her spokesman said yesterday. Myanmar President Thein Sein will also attend the ...  

House of Commons speaker John Bercow made the brief announcement in parliament's lower chamber on Wednesday. "The prime minister has extended a formal invitation to Nobel Prize winner and newly-elected parliamentarian Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to visit the ...  

Seoul—South Korean President Lee Myung-bak wrapped up a two-day trip to Myanmar on Tuesday by meeting with democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and securing promises from the country’s leaders to release a North Korean defector and stop trading weapons with North Korea.Myanmar President Thein Sein confirmed during Mr. Lee’s visit that his country had [...]  

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Bangkok next week on her first trip overseas in more than two decades, according to her party. "She will go to the World Economic Forum in Thailand," said Nyan Win, a spokesman for the Nobel Peace ...  

Nobel laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside Myanmar for the first time in 24 years next week to deliver a speech at an international forum in Thailand, her party said on Thursday. Her decision to venture outside the country ...  

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is declaring a "new chapter" in U.S. relations ... He pointed to the parliamentary election of opposition figure Aung San Suu Kyi as a prominent example of progress. But Obama says the U.S. remains concerned ...  

YANGON — Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel overseas next week for the first time in more than two decades to attend an economic forum in Bangkok, according to her party. The former political prisoner's plan to leave her homeland ...  

YANGON - For the first time in nearly two-and-half decades, Myanmar opposition leader and pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi will make her first foreign trip when she visits Thailand next week f  

Burma pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Bangkok next week on her first trip overseas in more than two decades, her party said.  

Associated Press= YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A photography exhibit about Aung San Suu Kyi's successful campaign for Parliament is showing just how far Myanmar has come since ending a half century of military rule. The works being shown in Suu Kyi's hometown ...  

YANGON - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Bangkok next week on her first trip overseas in more than two decades, her party said Thursday. "She will go to the World Economic Forum in Thailand," said Nyan Win, a spokesman for the ...  

the speaker of House of Commons, John Bercow announced. "The prime minister has extended a formal invitation to Nobel Prize winner and newly-elected parliamentarian Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to visit the United Kingdom next month," he told lawmakers.  

Nobel laureate and chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party Aung San Suu Kyi will take a trip outside Burma for the first time in twenty-four years next week to attend ...  

Mr. Lee recognized Myanmar’s recent efforts toward political change, including the government’s willingness to let him meet with Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, who, after years under house arrest, is now a member of Parliament. After a 45-minute ...  

Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Europe next month to make several speeches She will also travel to Thailand next week for a regional conference It will be her first trip abroad since she was ...  

Burma's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will travel to Bangkok on May 28 to deliver a speech at the World Economic Forum in the Thai capital from May 30 to June 1, her first overseas trip in over 20 years. Nyan Win, the main spokesperson for National ...  

LONDON: Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi will be given the rare honour of addressing Britain's parliament on June 21 during her landmark first trip abroad in more than two decades, it was announced Wednesday.  

The protests pose a difficult test for reformist President Thein Sein who has freed hundreds of political prisoners, relaxed state censorship, started peace talks with armed ethnic groups and held historic by-elections that catapulted Nobel Peace Prize ...  

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will make an historic address to Parliament next month, it has been announced.Related StoriesNew talks on Iran nuclear programmeBin Laden capture doctor jailedIran offered deal on nuclear plansAssange sex case ruling next weekAfghan, Pakistan terror threat down  

(Commentary) - Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the National League for Democracy have taken their seats in the Southeast Asian nation's parliament, a month after ...  

United Nations officials say Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver a speech to a labor conference in Geneva next month. International Labor Organization Director-General Juan Somavia said Tuesday that Aung San Suu Kyi will address the annual ILO conference on June 14. The long-time pro-democracy activist will be making her first trip outside Burma in 24 years, after spending much of the past two decades under house...  

OSLO -- Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will accept her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on June 16, the Norwegian committee announced Monday. The 66-year-old also will make a belated acceptance speech, first given on her behalf by son Alexander Aris more than two decades ago...  

He also announced that Washington will ease its bans on the "exportation of financial services and new investment ... All these might have influenced the Myanmar Military authority to give some freedom to the great democratic leader of the country.  

United Nations officials say Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver a speech to a labor conference in Geneva next month. International Labor Organization Director-General Juan Somavia said Tuesday that Aung San Suu Kyi will ...  

Hong Kong people are usually concerned only about articles on freedom fighter Aung San Suu Kyi when reading news about Burma.But this is changing with the West lifting its economic boycott on the ...  

GENEVA -- Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will give her first speech outside the country in more than two decades at a UN International Labor Organization conference in Geneva.  The speech June 14 will come a day before the 66-year-old ...  

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will address an International Labour Organization conference in Geneva next month during her first trip outside Myanmar in 24 years, the ILO said on Tuesday.Suu Kyi will give a speech on the final day of the ILO conference on June 14. “Aung San Suu Kyi will be addressing [...]  

The group is fighting for an independent homeland. The government last month constituted a team to restart negotations with the rebels, while President Thein Sein has appealed to the insurgents to join the peace process, a key condition set by the West for ...  

OSLO -- Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will accept her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on June 16, the Norwegian committee announced Monday.  The 66-year-old also will make a belated acceptance speech, first given on her behalf by son ...  

The government last month constituted a team to restart negotations with the rebels, while President Thein Sein has appealed to the insurgents to join the peace process ... all parties to cease offensives and to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict ...  

Senior Senator John McCain said he looks forward to someday welcoming Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi to the US Congress after the opposition leader was issued a passport. Senior Senator John McCain said Tuesday he looked forward to someday welcoming Myanmar's ...  

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi have discussed the recent easing of U.S. sanctions and the need to protect against Burma’s backsliding on reforms, the State Department said Monday.  

Debilitating power cuts in Burma have pushed hundreds of protesters on to the streets in the biggest demonstrations since the Saffron revolution five years ago. Several members of Aung San Suu Kyi's ...  

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will finally get a chance to deliver her Nobel acceptance speech, nearly 21 years after winning the peace prize.  

GENEVA: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will address an International Labour Organisation conference in Geneva next month during her first trip outside Myanmar in 24 years, the ILO said on Tuesday.  

Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, centre, opens a photo exhibition at the Institut Francaise in Rangoon May 17. She will make her first speech outside the country in Geneva on June ...  

OSLO, Norway – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will finally get a chance to deliver her acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, nearly 21 years after winning the prestigious award. Suu Kyi is set to deliver her speech in Oslo's ...  

Oslo — Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will finally get a chance to deliver her Nobel acceptance speech, nearly 21 years after winning the peace prize. Nobel Peace Institute spokeswoman Sigrid Langebrekke said Suu Kyi is set to deliver her ...  

Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will address an International Labour Organization conference in Geneva next month, on her first trip outside Burma, in 24 years. The ILO says Ms Suu Kyi will address the final day of the conference, which is expected to discuss the issue of forced labour in Burma. Aid groups [...]  

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's opposition leader, on Sunday night, regarding the recent U.S. decision to loose ... The two agreed that the democratic progress in Myanmar remains ...  

Suu Kyi is to deliver her speech at Oslo City Hall on June 16. Suu Kyi also will meet Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg during her June 15-18 visit. She is expected to visit Britain during her first travels abroad since 1988, when she returned to ...  

GENEVA — Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver her first speech outside the country since at least 1988 before a U.N. labor conference in Geneva on June 14, the head of the U.N. labor office said Tuesday. Suu Kyi's speech to ...  

OSLO, Norway — Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will finally get a chance to deliver her acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, nearly 21 years after winning the prestigious award.Suu Kyi is set to deliver her speech in Oslo’s City Hall on June 16, during a visit to Norway, Nobel Peace Institute [...]  

National League for Democracy (NLD) chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi attends the opening ceremony of the Insein Township NLD office on Monday, May 21, 2012. About 1,500 NLD supporters gathered at the ...  

Washington, May 21: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has informed Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi about the recent US decision to ease sanctions on the southeast Asian country, the State Department said Monday. - Indiatalkies.com  

“After detailed negotiations today, there will be no more fighting,” Aung Min said. Myanmar President Thein Sein’s government has reached cease-fires with several ethnic rebel groups, but fierce fighting continues with the Kachin minority ...  

GENEVA — Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver her first speech outside the country since at least 1988 before a U.N. labor conference in Geneva on June 14, the head of the U.N. labor office said Tuesday. Suu Kyi’s speech ...  

The head of the U.N. labor office says Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver her first speech outside the country to a labor conference in Geneva on June 14. Juan Somavia, director-general of the U.N.'s International Labor Organization ...  

KENGTUNG, Myanmar (AFP) - Ethnic rebels engaged in peace talks with Myanmar's government pledged on Saturday to wipe out drugs in Shan state - where much of the country's opium and amphetamines are produced. Related StoriesThailand's 'Red Shirts' in mass Bangkok rallyIndonesia calls off search for jet crash victimsMyanmar's Suu Kyi to address British parliament in JuneMalaysia charges 2 policemen for assaulting photographerCanadian launches...  

(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Burma democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi have discussed the recent easing of U.S. sanctions and the need to protect against the country's backsliding on reforms, the State ...  

Twenty-one years after she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Aung San Suu Kyi will make her acceptance speech in Oslo on June 16, as part of her first trip outside Burma in 24 years.Suu Kyi, 66, ...  

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will finally get a chance to deliver her acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, nearly 21 years after winning the prestigious award. Suu Kyi is set to deliver her speech in Oslo's City Hall on June 16, during a visit to Norway, Nobel Pe...  

Myanmar President Thein Sein, who is credited with a string of political reforms since taking office last year, will also attend the Bangkok forum, according to a government official who did not want to be named. Suu Kyi was released from seven ...  

Mizzima ) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton telephoned Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday to review developments in Burma and to discuss the recent U.S. decision regarding sanctions. Clinton ...  

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will give a historic speech to both houses of Britain's parliament next month when she makes her first trip outside the country in 24 years. British Prime Minister David Cameron invited the Nobel Peace Prize winner to come to Britain when he visited her in Burma in April. Aung San Suu Kyi has been given the rare honor of addressing the joint houses of Britain's parliament, even though she is...  

WASHINGTON—Impressed by recent developments in Burma, leaders of G-8 countries paid tribute to the efforts of President Thein Sein and Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the opposition National League of Democracy, and called for enhanced aid to the country.  

The beginning of this month was a week of firsts for Burma’s famed pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. She won a seat in parliamentary by-elections and, unlike after her party’s overwhelming victory in 1990 that was ...  

Ethnic rebels in the far north of Myanmar have urged the United Nations to send observers to monitor fighting with government troops, a Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) official said on Thursday.In a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, emailed to AFP, the KIO “implored” observers to visit the conflict zone where fighting has raged [...]  

RANGOON -- Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will give a speech to both houses of Britain's parliament next month when she makes her first trip outside the country in 24 years. British Prime Minister David Cameron invited the Nobel Peace Prize ...  

Former Oxford University student who became Burmese pro-democracy leader to make first trip abroad in 24 yearsAung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese pro-democracy leader and Nobel peace prize winner, is to visit Britain next month in her first trip outside the south Asian state for 24 years. She will address both houses of parliament as a guest of the British government, as well as receiving an honorary degree at Oxford University, where she studied in...  

Aung San Suu Kyi will make a speech in Oslo next month to accept the Nobel Peace Prize she was awarded in 1991, as part of her first trip outside Myanmar in 24 years, the Nobel Committee said Monday. "She will give the lecture on June 16 at 1:00 pm (1100 ...  

DUBLIN: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Ireland in June during her first trip abroad in 24 years, a spokesman for Amnesty International Ireland said on Saturday. Suu Kyi, 66, intends to go to Ireland during a trip already ...  

A meeting between Noynoy Aquino, son of the martyr Ninoy Aquino and Corazon Aquino, a symbol of freedom for 92 million Filipinos would mark a milestone for both countries and peoples.  

OSLO: Aung San Suu Kyi will make a speech in Oslo next month to accept the Nobel Peace Prize she was awarded in 1991, as part of her first trip outside Myanmar in 24 years, the Nobel Committee said on Monday.  

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will give a historic speech to both houses of Britain's parliament next month when she makes her first trip outside the country in 24 ...  

G8 leaders on Saturday praised the "remarkable efforts" of President Thein Sein and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in delivering democratic reforms to Burma.The positive comments ...  

Yangon, May 21 — In a historic first trip outside the country in 24 years, Myanmar's pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Britain and address both the houses of parliament next month. British Prime Minister David ...  

Debilitating power cuts in Burma have pushed hundreds of protesters out on to the streets in the biggest public demonstrations since the Saffron Revolution five years ago. Several members of Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party have reportedly been detained.Related StoriesAfghans face terror threat after Nato exit, Obama admitsWorld's tallest tower 'Sky Tree' opens in TokyoGovernment should do more to prevent human rights abuses in Libya, says...  

OSLO (AFP) - Aung San Suu Kyi will make a speech in Oslo next month to accept the Nobel Peace Prize she was awarded in 1991, as part of her first trip outside Myanmar in 24 years, the Nobel Committee said on Monday. Related StoriesAll 45 victims of Indonesia jet crash identifiedAnwar Ibrahim to be charged over Bersih rallyThai inquest opens for Japanese cameraman killed in protestsPhilippine leader fails in human rights vow: HRWPhilippines...  

In the morning, Campbell and Marciel met Burmese Prime Minister, no contact, however, with Than Shwe, leader of the military junta in power. Former Burmese diplomat: "The chief general is not willing to compromise." Yangon (AsiaNews / Agencies ...  

WASHINGTON - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be given the rare honour of addressing both Houses of Britain's Parliament when she makes her first trip outside Myanmar in 24 years next month, British officials said yesterday. The Nobel peace ...  

LONDON: Myanmar opposition leader and Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi will make a historic address to both Houses of Parliament and receive an honorary degree at Oxford University, where she studied in the 1960s. She ventures out of her country ...  

Naw Zipporah Sein, the Karen National Union’s general secretary welcomed a statement from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi calling for more development in ethnic areas.Zipporah-and-Daw-SuuNoble peace prize Laurent, Aung San Suu Kyi, asked for foreign investors and international development aid providers to consider working not only in central Burma, but also in ethnic rural areas. [...]  

Since taking office in March 2011, Burmese president Thein Sein has captivated international attention by releasing political prisoners, loosening press restrictions and luring world-famous democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi back into the political mainstream.  

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to make a historic address to both Houses of Parliament as she ventures out of her country for the first time in more than two decades.  

Opposition leader sends personal letter to the military dictatorship. The Nobel Prize winner wants to work with the government for the good of the country. Obama meets Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein and renews his appeal for Suu Kyi’s release.  

The week-long visit to Britain will be part of a European tour that marks Ms Suu Kyi’s first trip outside Burma since 1988. Mr Cameron invited her to Britain when he visited Burma earlier this year as part of the country’s diplomatic rehabilitation.  

STATE DEPARTMENT - Burma is open for new foreign investment following the suspension of European and U.S. sanctions against the military-led government. ​​ Burma is changing and so is its relationship with the West. Pro-democracy advocate Aung Sung Suu Kyi is now a member of parliament.  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is an honored guest.  And Western leaders say the political reforms warrant the gradual reopening of relations...  

Naw Zipporah Sein, the Karen National Union's general secretary welcomed a statement from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi calling for more development in ethnic ...  

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to make a historic address to both of the UK's Houses of Parliament as she ventures out of her country for the first time in more than two decades.  

Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese democracy leader, will address both houses of Parliament when she visits Britain next month, Downing Street has announceed.  

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to make a historic address to both Houses of Parliament as she ventures out of her country for the first time in more than two decades.  

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to make a historic address to both Houses of Parliament as she ventures out of her country for the first time in more than two decades.  

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to make a historic address to both Houses of Parliament as she ventures out of her country for the first time in more than two decades.  

With the White House moving to restore diplomatic relations with Myanmar ... anguish was multiplied by a near-complete absence of aid dollars. According to the United Nations, assistance to Myanmar averages $4 a person; 10 times below the $42 average ...  

BURMA’S OPPOSITION leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to visit Ireland next month as part of her first trip abroad in 24 years. Ms Suu Kyi is due to travel to Norway and the UK in mid-June, but human rights campaigners here are finalising plans for a one-day ...  

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to make a historic address to both Houses of Parliament as she ventures out of her country for the first time in more than two decades.  

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to make a historic address to both Houses of Parliament as she ventures out of her country for the first time in more than two decades.  

YANGON -- President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday met Myanmar’s iconic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the country’s old capital of Yangon to show appreciation for her decades-long fight for democracy and ask for her support in strengthening bilateral ties.  

Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy secured a landslide victory in Burma's recent elections, and the opposition party will make its parliamentary debut in two weeks. Among the ...  

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold talks with Myanmar's celebrated pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during his visit to India's crucial neighboring country later this month. Government officials said in New Delhi Suu Kyi would call on Singh to ...  

Aung San Suu Kyi is also expected to visit Ireland and Norway in week-long visit starting on 18 June that is likely to be a celebration of her personal courage and the shift away from repression in Burma. Western governments will want to hear from her ...  

Mizzima ) - Zaganar, a member of the Bogyoke Film Executive Committee, said this week a biopic film about Aung San, the founder of Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi's father, is being planned and ...  

Washington – A suspension of United States sanctions against Myanmar, rather than a full removal of the penalties, would keep pressure on the government to stay on track with political reforms, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Tuesday. “I’m not against the suspension of sanctions as long as the people of the United [...]  

YANGON, Myanmar - A photography exhibit about Aung San Suu Kyi's successful campaign for Parliament is showing just how far Myanmar has come since ending a half century of military rule. The works being shown in Suu Kyi's hometown of Yangon were ...  

Democratic reforms in Burma are not yet irreversible, the opposition leader says.Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi lamented on Tuesday that the international community was becoming ...  

Aung San Suu Kyi will give a historic speech to both houses of parliament during a week-long visit to London during her tour of Europe next month, Number 10 has confirmed. The Myanmar opposition leader and democracy campaigner is due to arrive in the UK on ...  

Washington - In a rare public appearance, former President George W. Bush spoke Tuesday to dissidents from ... silence the call for liberty,” said former first lady Laura Bush during her introduction. While serving as first lady, she voiced ...  

Washington (CNN)-- In a rare public appearance, former President George W. Bush spoke Tuesday to dissidents from countries including China, Cuba and Syria, to honor their attempts to bring democracy to the world. In a speech at the Council on ...  

WASHINGTON -- Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday she would not oppose a freeze on U.S. sanctions but urged caution, warning that her country could slide back after ...  

Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday she would not oppose a freeze on U.S. sanctions but urged caution, warning that her country could slide back after dramatic reforms.  

WASHINGTON (AP) - Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is cautiously backing a United States (US) senator's proposal to suspend US economic sanctions. Related StoriesMyanmar to halt buying weapons from N.KoreaPhilippines to register undocumented workersThai police arrest 4 suspects in $1.26m gem heistIndonesia team finds crashed Sukhoi's black boxWorld Bank agrees $2.51 billion loan for Indonesia  

U.S. sanctions on Burma helped set the stage for Aung San Suu Kyi's party's dramatic election win last month, but by abruptly lifting those sanctions now, Peter Popham writes, the State ...  

YANGON - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak met Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Tuesday as part of his two-day visit to the country. The visit is the first by a South Korean leader to ...  

Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in the relationship between the United States and Burma. Since I announced a new U.S. opening to Burma in November, President Thein Sein, Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma have made significant progress along the path to democracy.  The United States has pledged to respond to positive developments in Burma and to clearly demonstrate America's commitment to the future of an extraordinary...  

STATE DEPARTMENT - The United States is lifting all of its economic sanctions against the military-led government in Burma following the election to parliament of long-time pro-democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi. Washington will be sending its first ambassador to Burma in more than 20 years.   Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the suspension of bans on U.S. financial transactions, investments, and access to credit in a...  

Mizzima ) - Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi told a U.S. audience on Tuesday that she supported U.S. Sen. John McCain's proposal that the U.S. should suspend all economic sanctions other than ...  

WASHINGTON: Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday she would not oppose a freeze on US sanctions but urged caution, warning that her country could slide back after dramatic reforms.  

QUESTION: Now that Aung San Suu Kyi says she is happy for tourists to visit Burma, I would love to take my mother there for a holiday as it’s something she has always wanted to do. We don’t normally go on package holidays, but we wouldn’t be ...  

Tune in at 10am for the live webcast of our human freedom event featuring Pres & Mrs Bush & Aung San Suu Kyi http://t.co/6FhKWnJr Submit your Q's for Aung San Suu Kyi using hash tag #FreedomCollection & watch her answers live here: http://t.co/dfDOoYwC -- A Celebration of Human Freedom May 15, 2012 On Tuesday, May 15, the George W. Bush Presidential Center will hold a special event to celebrate the brave efforts of dissidents and activists...  

BANGKOK -- Burma has promised visiting South Korean President Lee Myung-bak it will no longer buy weapons from North Korea. During his historic visit, Lee also met with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and expressed confidence that Burma’s reform ...  

YANGON - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak met Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Tuesday as part of his two-day visit to the country. The visit is the first by a South Korean leader to Burma, also called Myanmar, since the 1983 bomb attack by ...  

(RTTNews) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is set to meet Myanmar's Opposition leader Aung San Suu ... sentence from 2010 for crossing over the border illegally. A Yonhap news agency report suggested that the unidentified man will soon be allowed ...