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The Tibetan spiritual leader says he has called on fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to ease tensions between Buddhists and Muslims in Burma’s Arakan State.
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In Kawhmu, a rural district south of Rangoon, elderly voters, perhaps those most used to an early wake-up, file into the voting booth.
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Aung San Suu Kyi returned to Burma on Sunday and was greeted by crowds of supporters at Yangon International Airport.
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A new amendment bill suggests easing constitutional articles 59 and 436(a) but not to the degree that reform campaigners have advocated.
Politicians who were denied the right to take up their seats in parliament have vowed to sue the leaders of the military junta that previously ruled Burma.
A commemoration ceremony for the co-founder of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and former political prisoner Win Tin was held in Rangoon on Tuesday.
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Following Wednesday’s summit of political heavyweights, DVB spoke to the National Democratic Force leader Khin Maung Swe to find out what happened.
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Two years after a brutal police crackdown against protesters at the Latpadaung copper mine site, Amnesty Int’l has issued a press release highlighting ongoing problems with the project.
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s proposed bill calling on government ministries to speed-up the issuance of bylaws and regulations was unanimously approved by parliament on Wednesday.
Burma’s Union Election Commission (UEC) has agreed to seven of nine electoral regulation changes recommended by the country’s main opposition party, according to politicians present at the negotiations.
Rallies in support of constitutional reform were held across Burma on Saturday, drawing crowds in three administrative regions.
An office of Burma’s main opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), was told to remove party signage from their property or face retaliation, according to NLD officials.
Burma’s netizens went wild on Tuesday after Vice-President Nyan Tun was quoted in local media remarking that 2,000 kyat (US$2) per day was a liveable wage. The president’s spokesperson, Ye Htut, quickly tried to fix the situation, suggesting that Nyan Tun’s words were “misinterpreted”.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Burma’s Union Election Commission (UEC) last week announced that new campaign guidelines have been drafted.
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is still making the rounds to assess support for Constitutional reform, with plans for a third trip to Mogok in Sagaing Division.
The National League for Democracy (NLD) plans to file a defamation suit against the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) upper house representative Hla Swe for “slandering” NLD officials.
Analysis Contributor Law Lead Story News Politics
Sam Zarifi, Regional Director of the International Commission of Jurists, examines what it will take to create a strong, independent judiciary in a changing Burma.
Constitution Lead Story News Suu Kyi
Hundreds gathered in central Burma’s Mandalay on Sunday demanding abolition of Article-59(f) of the 20008 Constitution, which bars opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from the presidency.
National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi, en route to Shan State for a three-day tour, was not granted permission to land at the military airbase in Nansang on Thursday and instead had to reroute to Heho about 150 km from her original destination.
Aung San Suu Kyi spoke to her party supporters at a public assembly in Karen State capital Hpa-an on 18 January, declaring that the 2008 Constitution stands in the way of peace between the military and the people of Burma.
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The US$1.1 trillion spending package that US President Barack Obama signed into law on Friday contains new restrictions on assistance to Burma.
The ninth session of Parliament commenced in Burma’s capital city Naypyidaw on Monday, with a total of thirty bills up for review by both the upper and lower houses.
Post-imperialist nation-building is still a work in progress in many ASEAN states, and democratisation has therefore not yet fully taken shape. Without sincere reforms and well-balanced wealth sharing, it won’t be long before people in Burma start to press for meaningful change, as in its neighbouring countries.
During her visit to Chin State in western Burma, National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi spoke to supporters in Tedim on Tuesday about her party’s vision for Constitutional reform.
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Thousands of supporters greeted Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the town of Kale in Sagaing Division on Monday when she made a stop in the town en route to western Burma’s remote Chin state.
Renovations to begin after lengthy court battle between the opposition leader and her estranged brother over ownership of the house
Feb 2, 2009 (AP)‚ The United Nations’ special envoy to Burma met with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday in an effort to promote political reform in[…]
Feb 2, 2009 (DVB), United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari met detained National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and senior party leaders at a government guesthouse in[…]
Jan 28, 2009 (DVB), The lawyer for detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been summoned to the attorney-general's office in Naypyidaw, but refused the invitation on the instructions[…]
Jan 26, 2009 (DVB), Senior National League for Democracy member Win Tin has said the party will not discuss the 2010 elections with United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari when[…]
