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While the predictable condemnations echo around the world after the Burmese junta’s sentencing of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to an additional 18 months under house arrest, it may be surprising to hear that, as her international counsel, I would urge caution...
Tags: san suu, aung san, daw aung, suu kyi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, house arrested, Myanmar, Burmese
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...
Tags: myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Myanmar's High Court, Daw Khin Khin Win, leaders aung, daw aung, Germany, opposition leaders, Burmese Bar Council
Myanmar's military junta went back to barring reporters and diplomats from pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's trial Thursday, sparking complaints that it was trying to hide the widely criticized proceedings from the world. It was unclear whether...
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, Suu Kyi&, daw aung, leader aung, Burmese, opposition leader, democracy leader, military junta, United Nations Security Council
U.S. engagement with the dictators who run Burma, the Southeast Asian nation of 50 million people also known as Myanmar. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has ordered a review of U.S. policy. Several humanitarian organizations are pushing hard...
Tags: Myanmar/Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, Ms Suu Kyi, John William Yettaw, leader aung, opposition leader, medical care, daw aung, Burmese Opposition
The visiting UN human rights envoy to Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, visited the Burmese capital, Naypyidaw, on Wednesday morning where he was expected to meet with Burmese premier Thein Sein, according to sources. However, according to opposition National...
Tags: Burma, NLD, human rights, Tomas Ojea Quintana, Aung San Suu Kyi, Quintana Flies, Myanmar, Indonesia, Burmese, daw aung
The Irrawaddy recently spoke with UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari about his meetings with Aung San Suu Kyi, his disappointments and his hopes for the future of Burma. Ibrahim Gambari Question: Several UN special envoys to Burma have come and gone over the...
Tags: freedom, Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, Ibrahim Gambari, daw aung
In a statement released after Wednesday's meeting, Assembly President Srgjan Kerim emphasized "the need for continued engagement and strong commitment from all parties to continue the process of national reconciliation, pointing out that such engagement...
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, opposition leader, National League for Democracy, Kyi Win, daw aung, leader aung