Asean&#39;s response on Myanmar muted
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THERE had been hopes that the 10th summit would see a new sense of direction take shape within the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean), but the two-day event closed yesterday with an all-too-familiar note of ambiguity.
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Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi met a senior junta official on Friday, state media said, but it was not known what they discussed.
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BANGKOK: The removal of Myanmarâs PM, architect of a tentative âroadmap to democracy,â has dashed faint chances for an end to military rule and leaves South-East Asiaâs policy of constructive engagement in tatters.
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Southeast Asian leaders completed a series of meetings in Laos where renewed embarrassment over military-ruled Myanmar threatened to overshadow the signing of an historic trade deal with China.
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Thailand on Tuesday told military-ruled Myanmar that it must take real steps toward democracy in the coming year, but failed to get any clarification from the junta on reports that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi&#39;s house arrest has been extended.
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Leaders of an Asia-Europe grouping urged new member Myanmar on Friday to improve its rights record and pursue democratic reforms but a final statement is unlikely to call
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The absent member will be the one holding center-stage at a meeting in Hanoi of leaders of Asia and Europe. In a hard-fought compromise, Myanmar&#39;s ruling junta will not send its government head.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday called on the European Union to toughen its stance on Myanmar, urging the military junta to &quot;exercise restraint&quot; over protestors.
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The forcing out of Myanmar's prime  minister, architect of a tentative "roadmap to democracy," has  dashed faint chances for an end to military rule and leaves  Southeast Asia's policy of constructive engagement in tatters.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will push ASEAN leaders at a summit in Laos to address the lack of political reform in military-ruled Myanmar, a source of growing embarrassment to the group, officials said today.
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Aung San Suu Kyi is a symbol of peaceful defiance in Burma, but she has been kept quiet as protests have escalated.
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VIENTIANE -- Southeast Asian ministers yesterday finalized a free trade pact with China and a host of other accords to be adopted at a leaders summit, but touchy topics like the lack of democracy in Myanmar and Islamic unrest in Thailand were sidestepped. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting of 10 leaders was a prelude to a two-day summit. ...
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Thailand is sticking to its refusal to discuss Muslim unrest gripping its southern provinces at next week&#39;s ASEAN summit. It says the slow pace of Burma&#39;s democratic reforms should feature on the agenda.
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Efforts to promote democracy in Myanmar must remain a priority for the international community, European Union special envoy for Myanmar Piero Fassino said here Friday.
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An Asia-Europe forum accepted Myanmar and 12 other new members Thursday ahead of a summit strained by Yangon's human rights record and detention of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
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The ouster of Myanmar&#39;s prime minister, architect of a tentative &quot;roadmap to democracy,&quot; has dashed faint hopes for an end to military rule and leaves Southeast Asia&#39;s policy of constructive engagement in tatters.
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. BANGKOK, Thailand -- The sacking of Myanmar&#39;s prime minister prompted concern among the country&#39;s neighbors