Myanmar vows to keep to democracy &#39;road map&#39;
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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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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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Pro-government gangs on trucks staked out key streets in Myanmar's largest city on Wednesday as the country's military rulers sought to crush a rare wave of dissent by pro-democracy activists protesting fuel price increases.
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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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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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Myanmar&#39;s military leadership has admitted the ouster of the nation&#39;s premier was linked to corruption but denied it signalled an end to tentative democratic reforms, a diplomatic source said yesterday.
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Pro-democracy advocates called Sunday for Myanmar's junta to honor the 1990 election results, the last democratic vote in a country that has seen nearly two decades of military rule.
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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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Myanmar will finish its new constitution this year, Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said, quoting his Myanmar counterpart Nyan Win following a meeting here between them.
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The dismissal of Burma&#39;s Prime Minister Khin Nyunt is causing concern that it may set back efforts to move the country toward democracy after more than 40 years of military dictatorship.
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The ouster of Myanmar's prime minister, architect of a tentative "roadmap to democracy," has dashed faint hopes for an end to military rule and leaves Southeast Asia's policy of constructive engagement in tatters.
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New Delhi, Oct. 25: Visiting Myanmar military ruler Senior General Than Shwe today told his hosts his country will not allow its soil to be used by Northeast insurgents against Indian interests.
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BANGKOKâThe extension of the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyiâs detention allows Myanmarâs military regime to press ahead with its proclaimed democracy program
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BANGKOK, Jan. 31 -- The leader of Thailand's ruling military junta vowed Wednesday to hold democratic elections before the end of the year, saying the army would immediately hand over control to a civilian government following the inauguration of a new prime minister.
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Myanmar's military government will resume a convention to draft the country's new constitution on Oct. 10, an Information Ministry official said Saturday.
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Military vows not to halt monk protests in biggest challenge to Burmese junta for a decade
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The ouster 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.