2009-11-15 19:30:00

Singapore: US President Barack Obama used a meeting on Sunday with the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to urge pariah state Myanmar to free pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize
2009-10-25 18:35:00
Asian leaders at a weekend summit were hopeful about Myanmar's improving US ties but activists criticised their failure to pressure the junta over detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
2009-10-25 17:00:00
Myanmar's prime minister told Asian leaders Sunday that the ruling junta sees a role for democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in fostering reconciliation ahead of elections in 2010, Thailand said.
2009-09-19 19:05:00
Lawyers for detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi appealed the recent conviction that extended her yearslong house arrest Friday, a day after the ruling junta announced it was releasing
2009-08-12 17:45:00
Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Wednesday he was "deeply saddened" by the sentencing of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a further 18 months under house arrest.
2009-08-12 17:25:00
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Tuesday for the release of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying she "should not have been convicted" on a charge of violating
2009-08-12 14:45:00
The international community has limited leverage over Myanmar because of the ruling junta's close links with its powerful neighbours China, India and Thailand, analysts say.
2009-08-12 10:44:53
Yangon: An attorney for Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Wednesday that the Nobel Peace Prize laureate plans to appeal the guilty verdict that
2009-08-12 07:20:00
New York: The UN Security Council met on Tuesday to discuss a Myanmar court's verdict against the country's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but failed to agree immediately on a common
2009-08-12 00:40:00
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Tuesday for the release of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying she "should not have been convicted" on a charge of violating