UN concerned over dismissal of Myanmar Prime Minister
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United Nations, Oct 20 - The United Nations has expressed concern over the dismissal and detention of Myanmar Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, who was seen as favouring talks with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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The United States and the European Union have led international condemnation of Myanmar&#39;s decision to extend the detention of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, calling for her immediate release.
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The U.N. Security Council urged Myanmar's military government on Wednesday to exercise restraint toward peaceful protesters and expressed concern at its violent response to demonstrations in the reclusive Asian nation.
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BANGKOK, Thailand - The secretive military government of Myanmar was at the center of rumors today that the prime minister, the long-powerful Lt.
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Myanmar accused unnamed U.N.   Security Council powers on Tuesday of abusing their role by   putting the isolated Southeast Asian nation on the list of   countries deemed a threat to international peace and security.
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Thailand's government says  Burma's PM Khin Nyunt has been accused of corruption and removed from office.
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Myanmar's military junta singled out the  United States and Japan for criticism on Tuesday over a United  Nations decision to put it on the list of countries deemed a  threat to international peace and security.
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Burmese PM Khin Nyunt, who was dismissed last month, threatened army unity, a top military official says.
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One of the few unchallenged accomplishments of Myanmar's military junta &#151; securing peace with the country's armed ethnic rebel groups &#151; may be in jeopardy after Prime Minister Gen. Khin Nyunt lost his job this week.
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The US State Department and the United Nations say they are seriously concerned about reports that Burma&#39;s military junta has ordered the removal of a security detail at the home of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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BANGKOK, Thailand  - Khin Nyunt has been sacked as  prime minister of military-ruled Myanmar amid allegations of  corruption and placed under house arrest, a Thai government  spokesman said on Tuesday.
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YANGON, Myanmar - Military-ruled Myanmar will stick to its plans for gradual democratization despite the abrupt appointment of a new prime minister believed to hold a hard line in dealing with the countryâs political reform movement, Foreign Minister
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The United Nations expert on human rights in Myanmar vowed on Wednesday he would not be constrained by the military junta when he visits the country next month to report on the recent crisis.
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The new prime minister of military-ruled Myanmar was directly behind an attack on opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her convoy last year, the United States charged amid calls for UN Security Council action against the Southeast Asian nation.
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Myanmar&#39;s Prime Minister Gen. Khin Nyunt is seen in this photo taken in June 2001 in Yangon, Myanmar. Thailand&#39;s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is in the town of Mae Sot near the Myanmar border for a special Cabinet meeting, said Tuesday, Oct.
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The United Nations reacted  cautiously on Monday to Myanmar's announcement of a  constitutional referendum and elections, saying the political  process there needs to include a range of parties.
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Myanmar's secretive military regime has forced out its prime minister, the long-powerful Gen. Khin Nyunt, and placed him under house arrest on corruption charges, the leader of neighboring Thailand said Tuesday.