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Suu Kyi to run in upcoming Myanmar by-election
Nov 20, 2011 21:17 EST
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will run in an upcoming by-election, a senior official in her party said Monday, three days after her National League for Democracy ended its boycott of the country's political system.
Exclusive: Suu Kyi to run in upcoming Myanmar by-election
Nov 20, 2011 20:52 EST
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will run in an upcoming by-election, a senior official in her party said on Monday, three days after her National League for Democracy ended its boycott of the country's political system.
Obama sends Clinton to Myanmar to propel reforms
Nov 18, 2011 15:50 EST
US President Barack Obama said Friday he would send Hillary Clinton to Myanmar next month, the first visit there by a US secretary of state for 50 years, to encourage democratic reform.
Suu Kyi party to register for Myanmar elections
Nov 18, 2011 11:00 EST
Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition announced its return to Myanmar's political arena Friday, as the country's nascent reforms received a dramatic seal of approval from the United States.
Suu Kyi party to decide Myanmar political comeback
Nov 17, 2011 16:45 EST
The opposition party of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to announce its return to the official political arena on Friday after years of marginalisation by ruling generals.
ASEAN gambles on Myanmar's regional leadership
Nov 17, 2011 09:22 EST
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Southeast Asian nations endorsed Myanmar on Thursday for the chairmanship of its regional grouping in 2014, gambling that the isolated country can stick to reforms begun this year that could lead it out of half a century of isolation.
ASEAN gambles on Myanmar's regional leadership
Nov 17, 2011 06:34 EST
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Southeast Asian nations endorsed Myanmar on Thursday for the chairmanship of its regional grouping in 2014, gambling that the isolated country can stick to reforms begun this year that could lead it out of half a century of isolation.
ASEAN gambles on Myanmar's regional leadership
Nov 17, 2011 05:12 EST
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Southeast Asian nations endorsed Myanmar Thursday for the chairmanship of a key regional grouping, gambling that the isolated country can stick to reforms begun this year that could lead it out of half a century of isolation.
ASEAN gambles on Myanmar's regional leadership
Nov 17, 2011 04:34 EST
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Southeast Asian nations endorsed Myanmar Thursday for the chairmanship of a key regional grouping, gambling that the isolated country can stick to reforms begun this year that could lead it out of half a century of isolation.
ASEAN set to gamble on Myanmar reform path
Nov 17, 2011 03:20 EST
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Southeast Asian nations are set to endorse Myanmar Thursday for the chairmanship of a key regional grouping, gambling that the isolated country can stick to reforms begun this year that could lead it out of half a century of isolation.
Obama says Myanmar needs to do more on human rights
Nov 17, 2011 00:16 EST
CANBERRA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday Myanmar had opened a dialogue on reform but needed to do more to improve human rights in his first remarks about the authoritarian regime after the Southeast Asian nation released political prisoners.
Myanmar prisoner amnesty delayed
Nov 14, 2011 13:01 EST
Myanmar's army-backed government delayed an expected release of political prisoners on Monday, as democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi marked a year since the end of her house arrest.
Myanmar prisoner amnesty expected
Nov 14, 2011 02:25 EST
Myanmar's army-backed regime is expected to free more political prisoners on Monday, in the latest sign of change in the repressive state, as democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi marks one year of freedom.
Myanmar to free more political prisoners: officials
Nov 13, 2011 14:02 EST
Myanmar is to declare a new prisoner amnesty on Monday that will include political detainees, government officials in the military-dominated country said Sunday.
Myanmar to free more prisoners: officials
Nov 13, 2011 02:07 EST
Myanmar is to declare a new prisoner amnesty on Monday that will include political detainees, according to government officials in the military-dominated country.
Suu Kyi 'likely' to stand in Myanmar by-election
Nov 12, 2011 08:44 EST
Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is likely to contest an upcoming by-election, a party spokesman said Saturday, paving the way for a political comeback after years of exclusion by army generals.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi could seek parliament seat
Oct 29, 2011 02:40 EDT
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi might stand for parliament in an upcoming by-election after her party re-registers itself to enter politics, a party spokesman said.
Myanmar workers win right to strike
Oct 14, 2011 06:39 EDT
Workers in military-dominated Myanmar will be allowed to unionise and go on strike for the first time in decades, officials said Friday, under landmark new legislation welcomed by the United Nations.
Myanmar opposition frustrated by prisoner amnesty
Oct 13, 2011 15:52 EDT
Myanmar faced growing calls Thursday to free its remaining political prisoners as the opposition expressed disappointment with a much-anticipated amnesty that left most key dissidents behind bars.
Myanmar likely to free "prisoners of conscience"
Oct 11, 2011 09:38 EDT
YANGON (Reuters) - Reclusive Myanmar is expected to release a number of political detainees on Wednesday under an amnesty for thousands of prisoners announced after the national human rights commission urged the president to free "prisoners of conscience".
