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Myanmar Junta Says It Will Free 1,600 Prisoners, Political Protestors Excluded
Families of detained Myanmar protesters had their hopes dashed Sunday after political prisoners were not included in some 1,600 people released by the junta to mark the Buddhist new year.
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Myanmar's Top Monks Parry Claims Of Buddhist Hardliners
The body representing Myanmar's top monks has distanced itself from a vocal Buddhist nationalist group, in an unprecedented blow to the anti-Muslim network blamed for a surge in sectarian violence across the country.
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Myanmar's Ruling Party, Military Clash Over Suu Kyi Role
Myanmar's upper house of parliament approved a bill on Friday that gives Aung San Suu Kyi a powerful government role, despite opposition from the military on the second day of her party's new administration.
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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 Army Reasserts Its Key Political Role Ahead Of Transition
Myanmar's armed forces commander-in-chief stressed on Sunday the need for the military to remain political force just days before a democratically elected government is set to take power for the first time in 56 years.
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Myanmar Frees 3,000 Prisoners, Including Ex-Military Intelligence Figures
Myanmar began releasing hundreds of prisoners -- including a political detainee and former military intelligence figures -- on "humanitarian" grounds, officials said on Tuesday, in the latest large-scale amnesty in the once pariah nation.
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Suu Kyi finally gets United Nations' nonviolence prize awarded in 2002
The United Nations has given Aung San Suu Kyi a 10-year-old peace award delayed by her long house arrest. A UN official visiting Myanmar presented Suu Kyi with its Mandanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Nonviolence on Monday.
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Myanmar frees many prominent political prisoners
Myanmar freed some of its most famous political inmates on Friday, sparking jubilation outside prison gates while signaling its readiness to meet Western demands for lifting economic sanctions.
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Myanmar Junta Says It Will Free 1,600 Prisoners, Political Protestors Excluded
Families of detained Myanmar protesters had their hopes dashed Sunday after political prisoners were not included in some 1,600 people released by the junta to mark the Buddhist new year.
-
Myanmar's Top Monks Parry Claims Of Buddhist Hardliners
The body representing Myanmar's top monks has distanced itself from a vocal Buddhist nationalist group, in an unprecedented blow to the anti-Muslim network blamed for a surge in sectarian violence across the country.
-
Myanmar's Ruling Party, Military Clash Over Suu Kyi Role
Myanmar's upper house of parliament approved a bill on Friday that gives Aung San Suu Kyi a powerful government role, despite opposition from the military on the second day of her party's new administration.
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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 Army Reasserts Its Key Political Role Ahead Of Transition
Myanmar's armed forces commander-in-chief stressed on Sunday the need for the military to remain political force just days before a democratically elected government is set to take power for the first time in 56 years.
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Myanmar Frees 3,000 Prisoners, Including Ex-Military Intelligence Figures
Myanmar began releasing hundreds of prisoners -- including a political detainee and former military intelligence figures -- on "humanitarian" grounds, officials said on Tuesday, in the latest large-scale amnesty in the once pariah nation.
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Suu Kyi finally gets United Nations' nonviolence prize awarded in 2002
The United Nations has given Aung San Suu Kyi a 10-year-old peace award delayed by her long house arrest. A UN official visiting Myanmar presented Suu Kyi with its Mandanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Nonviolence on Monday.
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Myanmar frees many prominent political prisoners
Myanmar freed some of its most famous political inmates on Friday, sparking jubilation outside prison gates while signaling its readiness to meet Western demands for lifting economic sanctions.
