Suu Kyi Trial Adjourned for a Week

The fate of Nobel peace prize winner peace and democracy activist Aang Sang Suu Kyi of Myanmar is in the hands of the junta.The latest development from the myanmar suggests that the ongoing trial ahs been postponed citing the reasons of administrative error.UN chief is on...

Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi on trial

Junta seems to have have forgot the power of listining, whole world is crying that Suu Kyi is innocent and the latest charge is not genuine to put her behind the bars, but Junta started the trial and trying to extend the detention period for another one year.Next year Junta...

Free At Last, Burmese Democrat Released

79 year old Win Tin, one of the founders of the National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi has at last been released from prison after serving 19 years for committing no crime. He was released today among some 9002 prisoners some of whome are believed to...

"Cyclone victims do not need 'chocolate bars'" - Myanmar junta

Myanmar's military rulers have recently let foreign aid workers in to the country, and then this..." MYANMAR’S ruling junta lashed out at foreign aid donors Friday, saying cyclone victims did not need...

Indonesia diplores extension of Aung San Suu Kyi`s house arrest

" Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda deplores the Myanmar`s military junta`s decision to extend the house arrest of their country`s pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, a foreign ministry spokesman said.Even though differences of view are okay, the (junta`s) decision runs...

Myanmar warns embassies against aiding Suu Kyi`s party

"Myanmar`s military government Thursday warned foreign embassies not to support Aung San Suu Kyi`s pro-democracy party as the nation gears up for a constitutional referendum next month.The warning carried in the official New Light of Myanmar newspaper came the morning after...

Myanmar looking at Indonesian model for democratic transition: UN envoy

""I can reveal to you that the junta has been looking for a model closer to Indonesia where there was a transition from military to civilian rule and ultimately to democracy," Gambari was quoted by AFP as saing in an interview with Singapore`s Straits Times newspaper.Gambari,...

Indonesia wants Suu Kyi in Myanmar democracy process

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia wants to see democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi included in the political process in military-ruled Myanmar, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda said Wednesday.Myanmar's Foreign Minister Nyan Win last week confirmed to his Southeast Asian...

Myanmar people welcome junta election promise

"People in Myanmar welcomed the military government's promise of multi-party elections in 2010 on Sunday as an opportunity to be seized, despite deep scepticism from opposition politicians and abroad."Just get on whatever horse you can catch. Then try to find better ones...

UN envoy to visit Indonesia to discuss Myanmar crisis

"Gambari, who has already met with the prime ministers of Thailand and Malaysia, was expected to meet with Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda and possibly President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during his...

Chevron's Pipeline Is the Burmese Regime's Lifeline

This article shows the tangled web of commerce as always ignoring moral and ethical concerns. The world needs not a corrupt  George Bush, it needs a Ralph Nader to lead the way and organise massive...

UN peace envoy meets Myanmar`s Suu Kyi

""He looks forward to meeting Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, before the conclusion of his mission," a U.N. statement was quoted by Reuters as saying. Diplomats said...

RI urged to encourage democratization in Myanmar

""Indonesia must take firm and concrete steps supporting political reforms in Burma (currently Myanmar)," the coalition said in a press statement issued on Thursday. The coalition also asked President Susilo...

Burma's silent symbol of hope

"When Aung San Suu Kyi emerged briefly from house arrest for the first time in four years last Saturday, it sent a powerful message to the Burmese people. Protest supporter wears a t-shirt of Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon - 25/09/07 The fact that the military leadership had...

RI expects completion of convention to lead to democracy

""Indonesia certainly expects it will bring Myanmar to democracy in accordance with their self-determined roadmap," Kristiarto Soeryo Legowo said here Friday. In their meeting last July in Manila, ASEAN foreign...

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