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Legal challenge launched to Suu Kyi`s candidacy

Aung San Suu Kyi`s bid for a seat in Myanmar`s Parliament has been challenged by a rival candidate....

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Myanmar moves towards ending media censorship

Myanmar is poised to adopt a new media law that could sweep away half a century of heavy-handed ce...

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Suu Kyi hits the campaign trail in Myanmar

Suu Kyi is running for a seat representing Kawhmu, a poor district south of Yangon, the country`s la...

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Myanmar poll a `key test` of reform: UN envoy

A top UN envoy hailed dramatic changes in Myanmar but said by-elections would be a "key test" of the...

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Myanmar`s Karen rebels say ceasefire `fragile`

One of Myanmar`s most prominent rebel groups warned a ceasefire deal seen as a breakthrough in rela...

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Myanmar`s Suu Kyi postpones planned political trip

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has postponed a trip to central Myanmar because she could not...

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Myanmar denies trying to obtain N Korean nukes

Myanmar President Thein Sein has denied his country is trying to obtain nuclear weapons from North ...

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Myanmar President vows `healthy democracy`

Thein Sein pledged to establish a "healthy democracy" after nearly half a century of iron-fisted mil...

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Myanmar shift to democracy not over: Minister

Myanmar has already done a lot to reconnect with the international community and win investment.

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Myanmar`s great transformation in sight: Syu Kyi

Pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has appealed to the international community to support efforts ...

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Nambiar to become UN chief`s adviser on Myanmar

Veteran Indian diplomat Vijay Nambiar is currently UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon`s Chief of Staff...

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Thailand seeks to build maritime ties with India

Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday expressed desire to double trade with Indi...

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Zardari on Myanmar trip, wants dynamism in ties

Pakistan and Myanmar have modest trade relations. Two way trade between the two countries stood at $...

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Curb anti-India terror groups, Myanmar told

Raising fears that terror groups may stoke trouble in poll-bound Manipur, India has asked Myanmar to...

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EU to lift Myanmar visa bans

EU foreign ministers agreed today to begin easing sanctions against Myanmar.

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Zardari to visit Myanmar, set to meet Suu Kyi

Zardari will specially travel from Myanmar`s capital Nay Pyi Taw to Yangon to meet Noble Peace Priz...

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US `pleased` with Myanmar reforms progress

Suu Kyi is running for a parliamentary seat in the vote, one of several dramatic developments in re...

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Myanmar President says no turning back on reforms

Myanmar`s President has even dangled the possibility of giving opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi a ...

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Myanmar holds new cease-fire talks with Kachin

Myanmar`s government and ethnic Kachin rebels met on Thursday for cease-fire talks.

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Myanmar`s Suu Kyi registers for Parliament seat

Myanmar`s most iconic figure Suu Kyi registered her candidacy for a parliamentary by-election.

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US Senator praise Myanmar reforms, calls for more

Republican leader Mitch McConnell met for more than an hour with Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung S...

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French minister to meet Suu Kyi on Myanmar visit

France`s Foreign Minister is due to meet democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a historic visit ...

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US to send Ambassador to Myanmar: Hillary

The US will soon kick-off the process of exchanging ambassadors with Myanmar, Secretary of State H...

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Obama praises release of political prisoners in Myanmar

US President Barack Obama on Friday praised the release of political prisoners in Myanmar, terming ...

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Myanmar frees many prominent political prisoners

Myanmar freed some of its most famous political inmates Friday, sparking jubilation outside prison g...

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Myanmar says 651 convicts to be freed under pardon

The video, posted on YouTube and other sites, shows 4 men in camouflage Marine uniforms urinating on...

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Myanmar signs ceasefire with ethnic rebels

Ending war with ethnic rebels is one of the conditions set by Western countries for improved relatio...

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Myanmar on verge of breakthrough: Suu Kyi

Myanmar`s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been presented with the `Global Vision Award` by...

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Key US lawmaker heads to Myanmar

A US congressman will pay his first visit to the country tomorrow to assess the pace of recent ref...

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The new Myanmar

Myanmar is today undergoing one of history’s most remarkable political transformations.

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Suu Kyi becomes party chief as by-election looms

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi announced during a party meeting that she will seek a sea...

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`Suu Kyi could get role in Myanmar government`

It is the latest gesture of reform by Myanmar`s new leadership, but concerns remain about the fate o...

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Myanmar approves Suu Kyi`s party for election

Suu Kyi declined to say yet if she herself will stand in the election when pressed on the issue.

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Democracy in Burma `in my lifetime`, hopes Suu Kyi

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday said she expected full democratic elections wit...

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UK`s Hague in Myanmar urges reforms

William Hague is the first British foreign secretary to visit Myanmar since 1955.

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Myanmar cuts jail terms on `humanitarian grounds`

All inmates, except those imprisoned for life, will see their prison terms cut in honour of the nati...

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Myanmar sets April by-elections, Suu Kyi set to run

Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy had said they planned to run in every seat in...

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Myanmar sets by-election date: Government official

Myanmar is to hold by-elections on April 1, a government official said today.

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Myanmar`s Suu Kyi to meet George Soros: spokesman

US billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros will meet Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon next we...

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Myanmar rights body calls for general amnesty

Myanmar`s state media says a govt-appointed human rights body has appealed to the President to relea...

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Gunpowder warehouse blast kills 17 in Myanmar

The blast took place around 2.00 am in Mingalartaungnyung, about five kilometres east of downtown Ya...

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Japanese foreign minister heads to Myanmar

Koichiro Gemba on Sunday left for Myanmar, in the latest high-profile diplomatic trip looking to enc...

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Suu Kyi`s party registers to run in Myanmar polls

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi formally registered her party for any upcoming elections, return...

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Yangon blast kills one: Myanmar official

A blast in Myanmar`s commercial hub and former capital Yangon on Wednesday killed one woman and wou...

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China begins economic zone construction

The China-Myanmar border is set to become a major commercial hub as Beijing has launched constructio...

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`Myanmar seeks everlasting peace in 3 years`

Myanmar`s government plans to bring an end to a series of decades-old conflicts with ethnic rebels w...

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31 Myanmar nationals held in Tripura

Illegal influx of Myanmarese nationals into India through Bangladesh has continued, with 31 held for...

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Wen to skip Myanmar visit; Chinese envoy meets Suu Kyi

The meeting between Chinese diplomat and Suu Kyi assumes significance because it was rare since Beij...

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Suu Kyi`s NLD wins legal status

The Myanmar government has officially recognized Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi`s National League f...

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Journalists missing in Myanmar are alive: Assam CM

Two journalists missing in Myanmar since October, are alive, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Mon...

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