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Myanmar Junta Sets December 28 Election Date Despite Raging Civil War
Myanmar's junta said Monday that long-promised elections will start on December 28, despite a raging civil war that has put much of the country out of its control, and international monitors slating the poll as a charade.
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PM Hasina Slams US Lawmaker's Proposal To Integrate Rakhine, Bangladesh
Bangladesh is happy with its 54,000 sq km territory, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday as she criticised as "flagitious" a proposal by a top US lawmaker to integrate Myanmar's restive Rakhine state with her country.
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Senior US Lawmakers Target Myanmar Military With New Sanctions
Senior US Republican and Democratic lawmakers proposed targeted sanctions and travel restrictions on Myanmar military officials on Thursday over the treatment of the country's Rohingya Muslim minority, one of the strongest efforts yet for Washington to intervene in the humanitarian crisis.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Has Busy Week Meeting World's Diplomats
Myanmar's high-profile new foreign minister, Aung San Suu Kyi, has met her Canadian counterpart as dignitaries stream into the country to meet the Nobel laureate.
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Aung San Suu Kyi's Party To Propose Giving Her Special 'Advisor' Role
Aung San Suu Kyi's party will submit a proposal today to create a new "state advisor" role for her, lawmakers said, giving her power to liaise between the president and parliament.
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Myanmar Parliament Holds Historic Presidential Election
Myanmar lawmakers began casting ballots in a historic presidential vote today expected to confirm that a trusted confidant and anointed proxy of Aung San Suu Kyi will be the former junta-run nation's first civilian leader in decades.
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Parliament To Serve Myanmar's Interest, People: Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said today Myanmar's parliament is a place where lawmakers are to serve for the interests of the country and its people.
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As Myanmar Powerbrokers Talk, Could Aung Suu Kyi Emerge As President?
As Aung San Suu Kyi's lawmakers smiled for the cameras at the first sessions of Myanmar's parliament, a summit of generals convened at a base, just minutes from the chamber. On every mind was the same question: who will be the country's next president?
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New Era As Aung San Suu Kyi's Novice Lawmakers Brace For Office
In a modest dormitory in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw, novice MP Tin Thit recites a poem he has penned called "No Retreat", steeling him to enter Myanmar's parliament carrying the dreams of a nation left traumatised by army rule.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi Readies For Power As Her Party Comes To Parliament
After sweeping a historic election in November, Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday bid farewell to outgoing lawmakers and prepared to form the country's first democratically elected government since the 1960s.
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Myanmar Army Lawmakers To Take The Mic In Karaoke Swansong
The karaoke machine is ready and the lyrics have been hastily rehearsed as the former generals who have dominated Myanmar for decades prepare to belt out their last numbers as they exit parliament.
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Myanmar Ethnic Groups Place Faith In Suu Kyi Government For Peace
Rebel negotiators applauded talks with Myanmar authorities Saturday at the end of five days of discussions, but said the real business of crafting peace rests with Aung San Suu Kyi's government-in-waiting.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, Ethnic Armed Groups Gather For Peace Talks
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi was set to address today hundreds of representatives of ethnic armed groups, the military and lawmakers, gathered for talks over a ceasefire to end insurgencies that have plagued the country for decades.
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Myanmar Ruling Party Lawmakers Gracious in Defeat
Dumped from his parliamentary seat by Myanmar's voters, ruling party lawmaker Saw Hla Tun says he accepts defeat and is ready to help newcomers from Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy movement settle in -- an encouraging sign in a country known for its perfidious politics.
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Thousands Rally in Myanmar as Attacked Candidate Leaves Hospital
A Myanmar opposition lawmaker whose attack had raised fears of instability ahead of historic elections left hospital today, parading through the streets with thousands of cheering supporters.
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Myanmar Junta Sets December 28 Election Date Despite Raging Civil War
Myanmar's junta said Monday that long-promised elections will start on December 28, despite a raging civil war that has put much of the country out of its control, and international monitors slating the poll as a charade.
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PM Hasina Slams US Lawmaker's Proposal To Integrate Rakhine, Bangladesh
Bangladesh is happy with its 54,000 sq km territory, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday as she criticised as "flagitious" a proposal by a top US lawmaker to integrate Myanmar's restive Rakhine state with her country.
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Senior US Lawmakers Target Myanmar Military With New Sanctions
Senior US Republican and Democratic lawmakers proposed targeted sanctions and travel restrictions on Myanmar military officials on Thursday over the treatment of the country's Rohingya Muslim minority, one of the strongest efforts yet for Washington to intervene in the humanitarian crisis.
-
Aung San Suu Kyi Has Busy Week Meeting World's Diplomats
Myanmar's high-profile new foreign minister, Aung San Suu Kyi, has met her Canadian counterpart as dignitaries stream into the country to meet the Nobel laureate.
-
Aung San Suu Kyi's Party To Propose Giving Her Special 'Advisor' Role
Aung San Suu Kyi's party will submit a proposal today to create a new "state advisor" role for her, lawmakers said, giving her power to liaise between the president and parliament.
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Myanmar Parliament Holds Historic Presidential Election
Myanmar lawmakers began casting ballots in a historic presidential vote today expected to confirm that a trusted confidant and anointed proxy of Aung San Suu Kyi will be the former junta-run nation's first civilian leader in decades.
-
Parliament To Serve Myanmar's Interest, People: Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said today Myanmar's parliament is a place where lawmakers are to serve for the interests of the country and its people.
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As Myanmar Powerbrokers Talk, Could Aung Suu Kyi Emerge As President?
As Aung San Suu Kyi's lawmakers smiled for the cameras at the first sessions of Myanmar's parliament, a summit of generals convened at a base, just minutes from the chamber. On every mind was the same question: who will be the country's next president?
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New Era As Aung San Suu Kyi's Novice Lawmakers Brace For Office
In a modest dormitory in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw, novice MP Tin Thit recites a poem he has penned called "No Retreat", steeling him to enter Myanmar's parliament carrying the dreams of a nation left traumatised by army rule.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi Readies For Power As Her Party Comes To Parliament
After sweeping a historic election in November, Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday bid farewell to outgoing lawmakers and prepared to form the country's first democratically elected government since the 1960s.
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Myanmar Army Lawmakers To Take The Mic In Karaoke Swansong
The karaoke machine is ready and the lyrics have been hastily rehearsed as the former generals who have dominated Myanmar for decades prepare to belt out their last numbers as they exit parliament.
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Myanmar Ethnic Groups Place Faith In Suu Kyi Government For Peace
Rebel negotiators applauded talks with Myanmar authorities Saturday at the end of five days of discussions, but said the real business of crafting peace rests with Aung San Suu Kyi's government-in-waiting.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, Ethnic Armed Groups Gather For Peace Talks
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi was set to address today hundreds of representatives of ethnic armed groups, the military and lawmakers, gathered for talks over a ceasefire to end insurgencies that have plagued the country for decades.
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Myanmar Ruling Party Lawmakers Gracious in Defeat
Dumped from his parliamentary seat by Myanmar's voters, ruling party lawmaker Saw Hla Tun says he accepts defeat and is ready to help newcomers from Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy movement settle in -- an encouraging sign in a country known for its perfidious politics.
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Thousands Rally in Myanmar as Attacked Candidate Leaves Hospital
A Myanmar opposition lawmaker whose attack had raised fears of instability ahead of historic elections left hospital today, parading through the streets with thousands of cheering supporters.
