Myanmar junta seeks India's help to build democracy
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Myanmar's military ruler Senior General Than Shwe met with the Indian leadership saying democracy was the only path to peace and prosperity, just days after he sacked the country's premier.
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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 country's political reform movement, Foreign Minister Nyan Win said Thursday.
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Myanmar&#39;s top military general Than Shwe on Monday assured Indian leadership that his country would not allow its territory to be used by anti-India insurgents groups.
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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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Asian and European leaders were set to admit 13 new nations to a high-powered regional forum riven by discord over one of the countries slated to join -- military-ruled Myanmar.
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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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BANGKOK, OCTOBER 20 : Southeast Asia, defenders of Myanmarâs democracy roadmap, put on a brave face on Wednesday after Junta hardliners dashed hopes for reform and once again embarrassed their frustrated neighbours.
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Myanmar's foreign minister sought to reassure diplomats Thursday that the military government's plans for democratization would remain unchanged under a new prime minister who is believed to espouse a hard line in dealing with the pro-reform movement.
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The United States has urged India to convey to Myanmar's military strongman Than Shwe, who is on an official visit to New Delhi, international concerns over human right abuses in his country.
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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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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 for the release of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
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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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NEW DELHI: Myanmar army strongman General Than Shwe was due to meet Indian premier Manmohan Singh, leader of the world&#39;s biggest democracy, in New Delhi as the neighbouring nations sought stronger ties.
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NEW DELHI: Myanmar said Monday it will not allow its territory to be used for anti-India activities as New Delhi rolled out a red carpet to welcome Yangon&#39;s army leader, General Than Shwe.
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UNI New Delhi Oct 25: India and Myanmar today agreed to cooperate in the fight against terrorism and border crimes as Yangon assured that it would initiate action against North-East insurgents operating from its soil and sought New Delhiâs support in
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Six female Nobel Peace laureates called on the world to keep up pressure on Myanmar's military junta to restore liberty and democracy in the country.
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Gaining leverage over Myanmarâs self-sufficient, insular junta is proving as hard as it sounds.