BANGKOK – With Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) secure after its thumping victory in the Nov 8 general election, attention has now turned…
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As Suu Kyi denies genocide, opponents up anti-Rohingya rhetoric
NAYPYIDAW, MYANMAR (AFP) – As Ms Aung San Suu Kyi is vilified internationally for denying genocide against the Rohingya, her opponents in Sunday’s (Nov 8)…
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Aung San Suu Kyi kicks off advance voting for elderly in Myanmar election
NAYPYIDAW, MYANMAR (AFP) – Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi cast her ballot Thursday (Oct 29) ahead of Election Day next week with hundreds…
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Suu Kyi and old guard frustrate young Myanmar politicians
YANGON (AFP) – Once celebrated as democracy champions, a tight elite of elderly former political prisoners at the helm of Myanmar’s ruling party now stand…
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The Lady and The Hague: Myanmar leader Suu Kyi courts home audience
YANGON (REUTERS) – The last time Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi travelled to western Europe, she was feted as the freshly elected civilian ruler…
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi scolds world for lacking focus on Rakhine 'terrorists'
YANGON (AFP) – Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has bemoaned the lack of global scrutiny on extremism and “terrorists” inside Rakhine state, where…
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Aung San Suu Kyi Has a New Target: Political Satire
YANGON, Myanmar — Poets were holding court on the street this week in Myanmar’s largest city, laying down satire as thick as the tropical humidity.…
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi woos investors to crisis-hit Rakhine, decries "negative" focus
NGAPALI BEACH, MYANMAR (REUTERS) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for investment in the crisis-hit western state of Rakhine on Friday (Feb 22),…
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Britain ‘very worried’ about journalists jailed in Myanmar, raises due process concerns
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Friday that two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar on charges of breaking the country’s Official Secrets Act were innocent and…
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