Burma in turmoil as PM arrested
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BURMA&#39;S promise to move towards democracy appeared in tatters last night following reports Prime Minister Khin Nyunt had been charged with corruption and placed under house arrest.
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Burma's military junta bans groups of more than five people gathering.
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The arrest of Bangladesh's most recent prime minister brought reactions of shock, praise and uncertainty from ordinary citizens on Tuesday, in a country struggling for political stability.
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A blogger who was apparently picked up in an Internet crackdown by the Myanmar military government has been seen in detention at a government office, an opposition party spokesman said Monday.
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Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be arrested if he returns home from a self-imposed exile as planned, even if his victorious allies form a government following last weekend's general election, officials said Thursday.
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Detained Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been told she will be held under house arrest until at least next September, a spokesman for her political party said.
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RANGOON, Burma, Sept. 30 -- Burma's military junta detained two former dissident leaders on Saturday as part of a renewed crackdown on pro-democracy activists that followed anniversary celebrations of Aung San Suu Kyi's political party.
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Myanmar&#39;s prime minister was sacked Tuesday by his army colleagues, clouding prospects for the freedom of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and for democracy in the military-led Southeast Asian nation.
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Burma&#39;s prime minister has said the country will proceed with democratic reforms, but gave no indication of when opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi would be freed from house arrest.
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RANGOON, Burma, May 25 -- Burma's military government on Friday extended the house arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for another year, defying an outpouring of international appeals for the Nobel Peace Prize winner's freedom.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown criticised Sunday the repression of demonstrations in Myanmar and called for the immediate release of all those who have been arrested.
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HARDLINERS in Burma&#39;s military regime were consolidating their control of the country yesterday after ousting the Prime Minister, painting a gloomy prospect for the release of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Jakarta, Indonesia -- The ruling military junta in Burma has fired Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, a man whom foreign officials had seen as the best hope for returning the country to democracy.
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BANGKOK, Sept. 26 -- After nine days of restraint, Burma's military rulers cracked down on protesting Buddhist monks Wednesday, with security forces firing warning shots, shooting tear gas canisters, swinging truncheons and making scores of arrests to suppress anti-government marchers.
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The junta in Burma releases at least 70 people detained during recent protests, opposition party officials say.
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Police in emergency-ruled Bangladesh on Monday arrested former prime minister Khaleda Zia, the latest high-profile figure to be hauled in as part of a massive anti-corruption campaign.
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Burma&#39;s ruling military junta has placed Aung San Suu Kyi, the country&#39;s charismatic opposition leader, under an additional year of house arrest, dashing hopes