Myanmar forms peace group to deal with ethnic insurgents
May 18th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, May 18 (IANS) A high-level peace group headed by President U Thein Sein has been formed in Myanmar to carry out peace negotiations with ethnic armed groups in the ... Read more...
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Myanmar president meets UN chief
April 30th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Naypyidaw, April 30 (IANS) Myanmar president U Thein Sein held talks with UN chief Ban Ki-moon in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw Monday, a day after his arrival in Yangon.Ban also met ... Read more...
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Myanmar gas export revenue up
April 26th, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, April 26 (IANS) Revenue from Myanmar's natural gas exports rose by $640 million to $3.5 billion in the fiscal year 2011-12.Natural gas from Yetagun and Yadana gas blocks mainly ... Read more...
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Canadian foreign minister visits Myanmar
March 8th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, March 8 (IANS) Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird arrived in Myanmar Thursday on a one-day official visit.This is his first visit to the country after a new civilian government ... Read more...
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China wants closer ties with Myanmar
February 24th, 2012 - 6:14 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 24 (IANS) China Thursday pledged to boost strategic cooperation with Myanmar.Top political advisor Jia Qinglin hailed the bilateral exchanges and enhanced trade cooperation during a meeting with Myanmar's ... Read more...
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Myanmar president meets top UN envoy
February 15th, 2012 - 7:47 am ICT by IANS
Yangon, Feb 15 (IANS) Myanmar President U Thein Sein met the visiting UN special envoy to Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, in Nay Pyi Taw Tuesday, state radio and television reported.Nambiar, the ... Read more...
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France, Myanmar hold talks
January 16th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 16 (IANS) Myanmar President U Thein Sein and visiting French Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Alain Juppe Monday discussed recent political developments in Myanmar, state media reported.The ... Read more...
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French foreign minister visits Myanmar
January 15th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 14 (IANS) French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe arrived here Saturday on a three-day official visit to Myanmar, Xinhua reported.This is the first visit by a French foreign minister ... Read more...
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Hague praises Myanmar reforms
January 6th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 6 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary William Hague wrapped up his two-day official visit to Myanmar Friday by praising the reforms initiated by the new government."If the country continues ... Read more...
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British foreign secretary meets Myanmarese president (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 5 (IANS) Visiting British Foreign Secretary William Hague Thursday met with Myanmar President U Thein Sein hours after he arrived in the capital Nay Pyi Taw.Hague also met ... Read more...
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British foreign secretary visits Myanmar
January 5th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 5 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary William Hague Thursday arrived in Myanmar on a two-day official visit.This is the first visit by a British foreign secretary to Myanmar since ... Read more...
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Myanmar seeks collaboration with Indian business houses
December 20th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) A 34-member parliamentary delegation from Myanmar Tuesday sought co-operation from Indian business houses for strengthening various sectors of their country's economy.The delegation, led by Thura ... Read more...
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Clinton wraps up Myanmar visit
December 2nd, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrapped up her three-day official visit to Myanmar Friday, saying there remains much work to be done with Myanmar in ... Read more...
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Clinton arrives in Myanmar for first official visit
November 30th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 30 (IANS) Hillary Clinton arrived in Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw Wednesday for the first official visit in more than 50 years by a US secretary of ... Read more...
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Retired Myanmar generals join election fray
September 15th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Sep 15 (DPA) Three of Myanmar's top retired generals have registered to contest the Nov 7 general elections as candidates of the main pro-junta party, officials said Wednesday.
Prime Minister Thein Sein, ... Read more...
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Myanmar’s pro-junta parties field army of candidates
August 31st, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Aug 31 (DPA) Myanmar's two pro-junta parties have submitted large candidate lists for the country's Nov 7 general election, dwarfing the number of pro-democracy candidates, party sources said Tuesday.
Parties had to ... Read more...
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Burma’s reclusive, ailing dictator resigns, may become president
August 28th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.28 (ANI): Burma's reclusive and ailing dictator, Than Shwe, has resigned from his military post, exiled Burmese media have reported, paving the way for him to become Burma's president after this ... Read more...
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Myanmar generals resign to contest polls
August 27th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Aug 27 (DPA) Myanmar's defence minister and other top generals resigned their junta and military posts Friday to contest the upcoming polls as civilians, officials said.
Defence Minister General Thura Shwe Mann ... Read more...
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America Endorses An Inquisition By The U.N. Into Alleged Myanmarese War Crimes
August 19th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, August 19, 2010 (Just Flashed): The federal administration of America has privately indicated its endorsement for the implementation of a "U.N. commission of inquiry'. The commission of this U.N. Commission will ... Read more...
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Myanmar officials sentenced to death for secret leak
January 8th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 8 (DPA) A court in Insein Prison sentenced two officials to death and a businessman to 15 years in jail for revealing state secrets, officials said Friday.
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Myanmar Supreme Court agrees to hear Suu Kyi’s appeal
December 5th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Yangoon, Dec. 4 (ANI): The Burmese Supreme Court has decided to hear detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal against the 18-month extension of her house arrest. The Nobel peace prize ... Read more...
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Senior US diplomats in Burma for talks with military junta, Suu Kyi
November 3rd, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 3 (ANI): Two senior Barack Obama Administration officials have arrived in Burma to hold talks with the military junta and detained democratic leader icon Aung San Suu Kyi.This is ... Read more...
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Suu Kyi allowed to meet Western diplomats
October 9th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.9 (ANI): Detained Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will meet Western diplomats to discuss sanctions imposed against the military-ruled country, junta officials have said.The Nobel Prize winner, who ... Read more...
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Myanmar to release 7,114 prisoners on crackdown anniversary
September 18th, 2009 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Yangon, Sep 17 (DPA) Myanmar's junta is to release 7,114 prisoners on the 21st anniversary of the military's crackdown on pro-democracy protests, media reports and officials said Thursday.
The amnesty will come into ... Read more...
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US Senator gains release of American jailed in Myanmar: Report
August 16th, 2009 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) US Senator Jim Webb obtained the release Saturday of American John Yettaw, who had been sentenced to seven years of hard labour in Myanmar for visiting detained pro-democracy ... Read more...
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Protests urged as Myanamr jails blogger for 20 years
November 11th, 2008 - 9:28 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Nov 11(IANS) Reporters Without Borders Monday called on bloggers worldwide to protest the jailing of a fellow blogger by the Myanmar military junta for criticising it.In a statement in Montreal, ... Read more...
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UN chief arrives in cyclone-hit Myanmar
May 22nd, 2008 - 5:31 pm ICT by admin
Yangon, May 22 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Myanmar on Thursday to press that countrys military junta to accept a full-scale international relief operation for cyclone survivors.
Moon, ... Read more...
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Musharraf eighth worst dictator in world: Parade magazine
February 18th, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by admin
New York, Feb 18 (IANS) Pakistan's beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf has been named the eighth worst dictator in the world by the widely circulated Parade magazine here. Kim Jong-Il of North Korea ... Read more...
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Indian and Myanmar army teams play friendly soccer
January 16th, 2008 - 3:36 pm ICT by admin
Siliguri, Jan 16 (ANI): Indian and Myanmar army teams played a friendly soccer game in Siliguri recently coinciding with the 60th Indian Army Day celebrations.
The match was part of India-Myanmar sports exchange ... Read more...
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UN calls for release of Burmese political prisoners
November 14th, 2007 - 2:06 am ICT by admin
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Full horror of Burmese junta’s repression of monks revealed
November 14th, 2007 - 2:02 am ICT by admin
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