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Myanmar's ethnic minorities and their militias should give up their arms and honor past agreements to enter politics, the country's state-controlled media said Thursday. The commentary in the three state-run national newspapers came amid uncertainty over...
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Supreme Court Denies 3 Political Detainees Bail Violet Gonda 6 April 2009 Supreme Court Judge Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku has dismissed a bail application by three political detainees who have been in custody for four months. MDC officials Chris Dhlamini,...
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Citing further steps to be taken, Mr. Ban reiterated his call for the release of the hundreds of political prisoners still in detention, including opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and the resumption of dialogue between...
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Military-ruled Myanmar has ratified a charter by Southeast Asian nations that aims to create an economic bloc of half a billion people, Singapore's foreign minister said in remarks published on Friday. "Myanmar has recently ratified it and will be announcing...
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