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Myanmar leader urges Kachin peace, rules out independence
Mar 01, 2012 04:08 EST
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar President Thein Sein urged on Thursday government troops and ethnic Kachin rebels to end hostilities and take part in talks, but he ruled out independence for any of the country's ethnic minority groups.
Thai court jails activist in latest royal insult trial
Feb 28, 2012 02:21 EST
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai political activist was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison on Tuesday for publicly insulting the monarchy, the latest in an extraordinary rise in cases under the world's strictest lèse-majesté laws.
Myanmar's parliament chief rebukes "sluggish" government
Feb 22, 2012 05:14 EST
YANGON (Reuters) - A senior figure in Myanmar's parliament on Wednesday described recent reforms in the country as "sluggish and unsatisfactory" and urged the civilian government to act faster to push through legislation for the benefit of the public.
Myanmar lifts rally ban after Suu Kyi's party complains
Feb 20, 2012 08:58 EST
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's election authorities Monday said a ministerial order restricting some campaign rallies had been lifted, just hours after Aung San Suu Kyi's party complained its campaigning for upcoming parliamentary by-elections was being stifled.
Suu Kyi's party warns Myanmar polls may not be fair
Feb 20, 2012 06:18 EST
YANGON (Reuters) - The party of Myanmar Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi complained on Monday about attempts to stifle its campaign for April parliamentary by-elections.
Insight: Myanmar's the hot new neighborhood
Jan 30, 2012 03:00 EST
YANGON (Reuters) - Property agent Kyaw Saw leafs through a thick pile of real-estate listings in Myanmar's faded commercial capital, Yangon.
Gunfight erupts in Thai south, four rebels dead
Jan 30, 2012 02:49 EST
YALA, Thailand (Reuters) - Troops killed four suspected insurgents during a gunfight in Thailand's restive Muslim southernmost provinces, the military said Monday, the latest unrest in a region plagued by years of separatist violence.
As Myanmar opens, hoteliers see prospects
Jan 25, 2012 10:52 EST
DAVOS/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Travelers hoping to catch a glimpse of the glittering Shwedagon Pagoda or hear the "tinkly temple-bells" of Kipling's Road to Mandalay might one day be able to book into a Westin or a Marriott, thanks to Myanmar's emergence from political isolation.
U.N. says won't change judge for Cambodia war crimes court
Jan 25, 2012 08:04 EST
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The United Nations will send its investigating judge to resume work at the Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal in Cambodia, despite moves by the government to have him replaced, a top envoy said Wednesday.
Cambodia rebuffs U.N. on new judge for Khmer Rouge trial
Jan 23, 2012 04:58 EST
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia refused on Monday a U.N. call to reconsider its veto of a new judge on the Khmer Rouge war crime tribunal, saying it reserved the right to reject unsuitable candidates under a 2003 agreement with the world body.
Top Myanmar dissidents back Suu Kyi but won't contest election
Jan 21, 2012 07:31 EST
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's most famous political prisoners on Saturday voiced support for democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a week after their mass release, but said they would not contest April by-elections for seats in parliament.
Insight: Freed prisoners add momentum, risks to Myanmar reform
Jan 19, 2012 17:46 EST
YANGON (Reuters) - Buddhist monk Shin Gambira endured solitary confinement, beatings and sleep deprivation in Myanmar's prisons for his leading role in the 2007 "Saffron Revolution" -- peaceful protests that were crushed by the country's military.
Insight: Freed prisoners add momentum, risks to Myanmar reform
Jan 19, 2012 17:46 EST
YANGON (Reuters) - Buddhist monk Shin Gambira endured solitary confinement, beatings and sleep deprivation in Myanmar's prisons for his leading role in the 2007 "Saffron Revolution" -- peaceful protests that were crushed by the country's military.
Myanmar holds peace talks with Kachin state rebels
Jan 19, 2012 08:37 EST
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's government held peace talks on Thursday with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), one of the country's most powerful rebel groups, as part of moves to resolve all its ethnic conflicts after decades of fighting.
Myanmar signs ceasefire to end 62-year ethnic conflict
Jan 12, 2012 02:55 EST
PA-AN, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar's government signed a cease-fire with ethnic Karen rebels Thursday to try to end one of the world's longest-running insurgencies, part of its efforts to resolve all conflicts with separatist groups.
Myanmar opens international airport in new capital
Dec 19, 2011 07:00 EST
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar opened a new international airport in its capital Naypyitaw Monday, with regional leaders the first to use the new facility that will handle up to 65,000 flights per year.
Myanmar seeks "everlasting peace" in 3 years: minister
Dec 17, 2011 04:30 EST
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's government plans to bring an end to a series of decades-old conflicts with ethnic rebels within three years and has ordered troops to halt offensives against Kachin militias, its top peace negotiator said.
Fugitive ex-PM Thaksin reissued Thai passport
Dec 16, 2011 06:39 EST
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has reissued a passport to exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the foreign ministry said on Friday, the latest move by the government led by his sister in support of the country's most famous fugitive.
Opium growth increasing in Myanmar, Laos: U.N.
Dec 15, 2011 04:03 EST
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Opium cultivation is back on the rise in Myanmar and Laos despite government eradication campaigns, with impoverished farmers lured by higher prices and strong demand from neighboring countries, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Opium growth increasing in Myanmar, Laos: U.N. report
Dec 15, 2011 02:05 EST
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Opium cultivation is back on the rise in Myanmar and Laos despite government eradication campaigns, with impoverished farmers lured by higher prices and strong demand from neighboring countries, a U.N. report said Thursday.
