Myanmar Dissident Won't Quit Politics
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A 73-year-old dissident who was freed after nearly a decade in a Myanmar prison vowed Monday to continue campaigning for democracy in the military-ruled country.
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The leading Belfast Sinn FÃ©in member, Gerry Kelly, has refused to confirm or deny claims made last night by DUP leader Ian Paisley.
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Myanmar's ruling generals accused exile dissident groups on Friday of fomenting two weeks of rare protests and signaled there would be no let up in efforts to crush them despite harsh U.S. and European Union criticism.
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Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi turned 61, alone and under house arrest in the military-ruled state that has ignored calls to free one of the world&#039;s best known political prisoners.
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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's ruling junta will not send its government head.
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YANGON, Oct. 20. - A change in Myanmarâs political leadership brought fresh calls today for the military-ruled south-east Asian country to carry on with promises to restore democracy.
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Detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung  San Suu Kyi met leaders of her National League for Democracy  party for the second time in three months on Wednesday, party  spokesman Nyan Win said.
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Myanmar's military junta has extended opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest by another year, a government source said on Friday.
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Myanmar&#39;s military rulers will keep opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi isolated under house arrest until at least November 27 next year, her opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) has said.
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Myanmar's military junta has freed an 82-year-old member of the opposition National League for Democracy who was sentenced to five years in jail for joining protests against the regime last month.
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RANGOON - At least two dissidents are among thousands of prisoners being freed by the Myanmar military government in a third mass release in less than a month.
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Buddhist monks and their anti-government supporters continue marches in Rangoon despite military regime's ultimatum.
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Confronted by a military junta willing to pull the trigger, Buddhist monks and democracy activists in Myanmar face long odds in trying to uproot an institution that has wielded absolute power for 45 years.
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South Korea's Daewoo International Corp , which leads a multi-billion dollar energy project in Myanmar, will not alter its investments there following a violent government crackdown on protests, the company said on Friday.
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Myanmar&#39;s ruling generals accused exile  dissident groups on Friday of fomenting two weeks of rare  protests and signaled there would be no let up in efforts to  crush them despite harsh U.S. and European Union criticism.
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VIENTIANE : Myanmar vowed Friday to keep to its promised &quot;road map&quot; to democracy as Southeast Asian officials here cautiously welcomed the military regime&#39;s planned release of thousands of prisoners as a sign of progress.
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Thrown into prison 16 years ago as a strong-willed young student leader, Min Ko Naing, the highest profile dissident among more than 9,000 detainees freed by Myanmar's military rulers, has emerged a frail and disoriented middle-aged man, supporters say.