Myanmar announces commission to draft constitution
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Army-ruled Myanmar announced a commission on Thursday to draft a new constitution as part of its "roadmap to democracy" derided by critics as a sham to keep the generals in power.
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Burma's neighbours and the US criticise the draft constitution which is to be put to referendum.
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The German presidency of the EU on Wednesday called on Myanmar to release iconic democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi as the country&#39;s military junta prepares to review her detention this weekend.
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Burma's government says its draft constitution has been completed, paving the way for a referendum in May.
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YANGON: Myanmar has pledged to adhere to its âroadmap to democracyâ and draft constitution timeframe, media reported on Saturday, despite the sacking and arrest of the nationâs former premier who was seen as the key architect of the plan.
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Bowing to international pressure, Myanmar's rulers on Tuesday agreed to bring forward to early November a return visit by UN mediator Ibrahim Gambari a day after clearing the first visit by the UN's top human rights official in four years.
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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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ThailandÂs military leaders said today that they would unveil a temporary constitution within days.
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The United States has moved to put the issue of political repression and human rights abuses in Myanmar formally on the agenda of the Security Council this month, its ambassador to the UN said.
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Thailand yesterday 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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Nepal's ruling alliance and Maoist rebels on Saturday approved the draft of an interim constitution, a key step to implement their landmark peace deal ending a conflict which has killed thousands, negotiators said.
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MAE SOT, Thailand  - A referendum on an army-made constitution in Myanmar will be a "major battlefield" between the junta and a people wanting to be rid of military rule, the country's biggest dissident group said on Monday.
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Myanmar's military junta accused pro-democracy and dissident groups on Tuesday of trying to tear the country apart, and urged the public to back its "roadmap to democracy" in a referendum on a new constitution in May.
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Myanmar military ruler Senior General Than Shwe told Indian leaders on Monday the junta was committed to bringing democracy, a week after ousting a fellow general credited with setting in motion a roadmap for change.
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Supporters of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi protested Tuesday to demand democracy in Myanmar, days after the military regime said it would hold elections in 2010 under a new constitution likely to entrench the junta's powerful position.
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VIENTIANE, Laos Thailand told Myanmar on Tuesday that it must take real steps toward democracy in the coming year but failed to get any clarification from the junta on reports that the house arrest of the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi had been
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Myanmar has given the green light for a visit by the UN special rapporteur on human rights, UN spokeswoman Michele Montas said Monday.