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UN envoy says Myanmar may allow election observers
AYE AYE WIN | February 5, 2012 10:16 AM EST | AP
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YANGON, Myanmar — A U.N. human rights envoy said Sunday that Myanmar is considering letting foreign observers monitor April elections that are viewed as crucial for gauging the nation’s much-heralded democratic reforms.
The envoy, Tomas [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Jan 26th, 2012 No Comments »
In divided US politics, rare agreement on Myanmar
MATTHEW PENNINGTON | January 26, 2012 02:38 AM EST |
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WASHINGTON — Partisan squabbling has hobbled the business of government in Washington, but on one foreign policy issue at least, Democrats and Republicans appear willing to set aside their differences and get things done. [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Dec 9th, 2011 No Comments »
Realpolitik and the Myanmar Spring
Wondering why Hillary Clinton is in Myanmar right now? Hint: it’s all about China.
BY BERTIL LINTNER | NOVEMBER 30, 2011
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Myanmar, on a trip that is being hailed as a stunning breakthrough in bilateral relations and a sign that the Southeast Asian pariah [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Dec 1st, 2011 No Comments »
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Posted in Old Misellaneous on Nov 28th, 2011 No Comments »
Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks Undisclosed $13B
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By Bob Ivry, Bradley Keoun and Phil Kuntz – Nov 27, 2011 6:01 PM On Nov. 26, 2008, then-Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Officer Kenneth D. Lewis wrote to shareholders that he headed “one of the strongest and most stable major banks in the world.” He didn’t say [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Nov 28th, 2011 No Comments »
China VP meets with Myanmar armed forces chief
November 28, 2011 06:33 AM EST
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BEIJING — China’s vice president met Monday with the head of Myanmar’s armed forces amid concerns over the safety of shipping on the Mekong River and just days before a breakthrough visit to the long-isolated country by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Nov 19th, 2011 No Comments »
Analysis: US overtures may lure Myanmar from China
MATTHEW PENNINGTON | November 19, 2011 08:36 AM EST |
WASHINGTON — The first visit to Myanmar in a half-century by the top U.S. diplomat will open a door for that nation’s military-dominated government to reduce its international isolation and dependence on China, a staunch but mistrusted [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Nov 14th, 2011 No Comments »
Suu Kyi says Myanmar has taken positive steps
November 14, 2011 05:32 AM EST |
YANGON, Myanmar — Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Monday that Myanmar’s government has taken positive steps toward reform in the year since she was released from house arrest but more needs to be done, including freeing hundreds more [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Nov 13th, 2011 No Comments »
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Release of Myanmar political prisoners may be soon
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November 13, 2011 07:15 AM EST |
YANGON, Myanmar — A government-appointed human rights body on Sunday urged Myanmar’s president to release political prisoners or transfer them to prisons close to their families, signaling such action may be imminent.
Speculation is considerable that a [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Nov 13th, 2011 No Comments »
Release of Myanmar political prisoners may be soon
November 13, 2011 07:15 AM EST |
YANGON, Myanmar — A government-appointed human rights body on Sunday urged Myanmar’s president to release political prisoners or transfer them to prisons close to their families, signaling such action may be imminent.
Speculation is considerable that a new amnesty covering some [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Nov 8th, 2011 No Comments »
Analysis: New Myanmar’s changes are no revolution
GRANT PECK | November 8, 2011 09:55 AM EST |
BANGKOK — Myanmar’s elections last year seemed like just another self-serving maneuver by the country’s generals to keep their thumbs on the scales of power. Then some surprising things began to happen.
The new government eased censorship, legalized labor unions, suspended [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Nov 4th, 2011 No Comments »
November 4, 2011 02:20 PM EST |
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s president signed a revised law on political parties on Friday in an apparent attempt to encourage Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy to accept the political system and reregister as a party.
President Thein Sein signed the amendments to the [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Oct 30th, 2011 No Comments »
Suu Kyi holds talks with Myanmar gov’t minister
October 30, 2011 09:14 AM EST |
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar democracy movement leader Aung San Suu Kyi met Sunday with a Cabinet minister to discuss issues whose resolution could lead to a breakthrough in the country’s long-running political deadlock.
Labor Minister Aung Kyi read a joint statement after their [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Oct 17th, 2011 No Comments »
US urges end to abuses of Myanmar minorities
MATTHEW PENNINGTON | October 17, 2011 04:11 PM EST |
WASHINGTON — Myanmar must release more political prisoners and end abuses against ethnic minorities if it wants to transform its relations with Washington, a U.S. official said Monday.
Special envoy to Myanmar Derek Mitchell noted a trend toward [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Oct 13th, 2011 No Comments »
Call for all Myanmar political inmates to be freed
October 13, 2011 03:07 PM EST |
YANGON, Myanmar — A human rights group and prominent activist on Thursday called for Myanmar to free all of its political prisoners after only about 10 percent of an estimated 2,000 were released under a presidential amnesty.
The Thailand-based Assistance [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Sep 26th, 2011 No Comments »
Myanmar police stand by as protesters test limits
September 26, 2011 10:50 AM EST |
YANGON, Myanmar — Democracy activists freshly tested the new Myanmar government’s avowed tolerance for dissent by gathering peacefully Monday at a central landmark in the country’s biggest city in honor of giant protests four years ago.
Four truckloads of riot police [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Sep 23rd, 2011 No Comments »
Reuters – Myanmar’s Suu Kyi wins top UK Chatham House prize
AFP – Western states should reach out to Myanmar: study
UPI – Myanmar dam outrages many
UPI – Myanmar stands firm on Myitsone dam
European Voice – Myanmar’s abuses demand justice
The Age – Burma reforms threatened
Mong Palatino – Myanmar’s ‘prisoners of conscience’
Asia Sentinel – [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Sep 16th, 2011 No Comments »
On this International Day of Democracy, we reflect on the human desire for dignity, inclusion and freedom, which has seen millions of people across the Arab world demanding change.
Many lives have been lost, and are still being lost, as regimes and their opponents have faced off against each other.
Tunisia, Egypt, and now Libya are embarking [...]