Burma says democracy plans on track
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Military-ruled Burma said it will stick to its plans for gradual democratisation, despite abruptly appointing a new prime minister believed to hold a hard line in dealing with the country&#39;s political reform movement.
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The military government in Burma says it will restart talks next month on a new constitution
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Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is "not satisfied" with her talks with the nation's junta, which after three months have yielded few results, her spokesman said Wednesday.
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Beijing, Oct. 21. (PTI): China today hoped that Myanmar can achieve national reconciliation and that the efforts towards democracy in the country would move forward in spite of the recent political developments there.
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Myanmar&#39;s military junta has pledged to stick by its &quot;roadmap to democracy,&quot; but analysts said on Friday what little credibility the plan had has been shattered by the purge
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Burma's military junta announces a constitutional referendum in May and a general election in 2010.
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Pro-democracy advocates called Sunday for Myanmar's junta to honor the 1990 election results, the last democratic vote in a country that has seen nearly two decades of military rule.
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BEIJING - As China publicly calls for stability and reconciliation in Burma, it is also preparing for the possibility that the mounting protests could lead to the downfall of the military junta ruling its resource-rich neighbor, political analysts said yesterday.
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United Nations, Aug 18 - The United Nations has told the ruling military Junta in Myanmar that its process for transition to democracy and national reconciliation will lack &quot;credibility&quot; unless it engages the opposition political parties and releases ...
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Chanting "democracy, democracy", 10,000 monks marched through the heart of Myanmar's main city on Tuesday in defiance of a threat by the ruling generals to send in troops to end the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.
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Burma's leader calls for national unity, as the country marks 60 years since the end of British colonial rule.
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Burma agrees a peace deal with a splinter group of Karen rebels, but the main body insists it will carry on its fight for autonomy.
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UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari will return to Burma in early November after the date of his visit is moved forward.
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BANGKOK, Sept. 26 -- Burma's military rulers cracked down on protesting monks and other political opponents Wednesday after a week of exercising caution. Security forces fired warning shots and tear gas, swung truncheons and arrested hundreds of demonstrators in an attempt to suppress a ninth...
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The dismissal of Burma&#39;s Prime Minister Khin Nyunt is causing concern that it may set back efforts to move the country toward democracy after more than 40 years of military dictatorship.
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Britain on Saturday gave a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum would be held on a new constitution in May before multi-party elections in 2010.
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The State Department said Thursday it expects continued progress in Pakistan toward democratic rule, showing no concern about moves to allow President Pervez Musharraf to remain on as army chief.