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Obama nominee indicates possible change on Myanmar

Source: Virginian-Pilot Online

Yangon : Myanmar | 5 months ago

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President Barack Obama's choice as top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said Wednesday that the United States is interested in easing its long-standing policy of isolation against military-run Myanmar. Kurt Campbell, however, told U.S. lawmakers at his Senate confirmation hearing that...

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France, Germany throw weight behind EU's Barroso

News Source: The Daily Star | 5 months ago

France and Germany set out plans on Thursday to shape the future of the European Union, saying they would push to keep Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and pressure Irish voters to approve a treaty. Buoyed by their conservative parties'...
Delta recovery could be jeopardized by Suu Kyi trial

News Source: Myanmar News | 5 months ago

Donors warned that the ongoing trial of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese opposition leader and Nobel Peace Laureate, will likely make it harder to raise aid money for the victims of last year’s cyclone, including for the benefit of thousands of children...
Being a Defense Lawyer in Burma Is a Risky Business

News Source: Myanmar News | 5 months ago

As the trial of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi unfolds, many people are asking: How difficult is it to be a defense lawyer who represents political activists in Burma? Defense lawyers who represent political dissidents routinely face...
Myanmar junta's charges are political: Suu Kyi

News Source: Canada.com | 5 months ago

Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi believes her trial is an attempt by the country's ruling generals to prevent her from running in multi-party elections next year, her lawyer said. Suu Kyi, who faces up to five years prison if...
France, Germany in joint appeal for Aung San Suu Kyi

News Source: Channel NewsAsia | 5 months ago

The leaders of France and Germany expressed grave concern on Thursday for Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been put on trial by Myanmar's junta, and appealed to China and India to intervene on her behalf. During a joint news conference with German...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi tells lawyers to push appeal

News Source: Lexington Herald-Leader | 5 months ago

Lawyers for jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi prepared to file an appeal Thursday to Myanmar's High Court to reinstate two key defense witnesses in a case that could put her in prison for five years. "We will know if the High Court accepts...