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Suu Kyi takes campaign to Myanmar's restive north
AFP, Published on 23/02/2012
» Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi takes her party's election campaign to the country's conflict-riven far north Thursday in a bid to bolster support among ethnic minorities.
Myanmar opposition says campaign restrictions lifted
AFP, Published on 20/02/2012
» Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party said Monday that the authorities had lifted campaign restrictions ahead of closely watched by-elections, just hours after it made a complaint.
Myanmar president vows end to ethnic conflict
AFP, Published on 12/02/2012
» Myanmar's president pledged to seek "lasting peace" with armed rebels and issued a plea for the nation's support, as ethnic unrest continues to marr reforms.
Clinton meets freed Myanmar activists
AFP, Published on 09/02/2012
» US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton welcomed activists from Myanmar including a comedian recently freed from prison as part of Washington's efforts to encourage reform in the country.
Bitter struggle puts reform process at risk
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 07/02/2012
» Myanmar's reform process is in the balance as the hardliners and liberals in government are locked in a bitter power struggle. Change in Myanmar remains fragile, despite encouraging signs and growing goodwill towards President Thein Sein internationally. So far there have been a lot of good intentions, but this has only produced limited practical change, according to analysts.
Myanmar's Karen rebels say ceasefire 'fragile'
AFP, Published on 04/02/2012
» One of Myanmar's most prominent rebel groups on Saturday warned a ceasefire deal seen as a breakthrough in relations with the regime was "fragile", as ethnic unrest continues to cast a shadow over reforms.
US decries 'worsened' Burma violence
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» The United States urged Burma to address what it called worsened ethnic violence and to accept international monitors to ensure the fairness of closely watched upcoming by-elections.
Rights report highlights Burma ethnic abuses
AFP, Published on 22/01/2012
» Burma's army raped, tortured and killed civilians in ethnic minority conflict zones last year, Human Rights Watch said Sunday, despite the government's recent political reforms.
Burma eyes more talks with Kachin rebels
AFP, Published on 20/01/2012
» Burma's government and ethnic minority Kachin rebels have agreed to hold further negotiations in search of an end to a bloody conflict in the country's far north, state media said Friday.
Good start to 2012 holds hope for further right steps
News, Published on 18/01/2012
» 'I will be very happy to meet my family," Nilar Thein said over the phone last Friday, just minutes after stepping through the gate of Tharrawaddy Prison. At the time, her family was in fact on the way to greet her, and her husband was in the process of being released from Taunggyi Prison in Shan State.