Former Myanmar foreign minister dies in jail
Yangon - Former Myanmar foreign minister Win Aung died in Insein Prison where he was serving a seven-year sentence for corruption, police and personal friends confirmed on Thursday. Win Aung, 65, died Wednesday morning from a cerebral hemorrhage, clo...
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EXTRA: Obama calls for release of Myanmar's Suu Kyi
Tokyo - US President Barack Obama Saturday called for Myanmar to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying it was a precondition for any softening of sanctions against the country's military junta. Using the traditional name of the country, ...
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Aung San Suu Kyi appeals against her 18-month sentence
Yangon - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi filed an appeal Friday with the country's highest court against her 18-month house arrest sentence. Her detention in her Yangon family home was extended by a special Insein prison court in August af...
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Aung San Suu Kyi to deliver 'positive' message next week
Yangon - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is due to issue an important and positive statement next week, her lawyer Nyan Win said Wednesday. Suu Kyi, who is still under house detention in her Yangon home, is expected to deliver the statem...
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US warns Myanmar elections won't be credible without Suu Kyi
Manila - The United States warned Thursday the international community would be sceptical of the credibility of next year's elections in Myanmar if opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi would not be allowed to participate. US Secretary of State Hillary ...
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US citizen on trial for 'fraud and forgery' in Myanmar
Yangon- US national Nyi Nyi Aung, a former Myanmar student activist, went on trial Wednesday to face charges of fraud and forgery, his defence team said. The Mingalardon Court at Insein Prison, where Nyi Nyi Aung is being kept, quickly adjourned th...
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US envoy meets Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi
Yangon - US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell - the highest ranking American official to visit military-ruled Myanmar in 14 years - met Wednesday with Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Campbell, accomp...
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US envoy to meet Aung San Suu Kyi on Myanmar trip - Summary
Yangon - US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell is scheduled to hold talks with Aung San Suu Kyi during a visit to Myanmar this week, but is unlikely to meet the junta chief, sources said Monday. Campbell and US Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot...
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Democracy icon asks to meet junta leader for 'sake of country'
Yangon - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has asked to meet the leader of the ruling military junta in a possible sign of easing political tension. Suu Kyi, who is under house arrest, told General Than Shwe that she would like to meet the s...
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