Burma attacked over constitution
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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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Myanmar&#39;s extension of house arrest for democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has been condemned by rights groups and the United States, but drew no rebuke from neighbours.
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Aung San Suu Kyi will not be allowed to run for election under Myanmar's proposed constitution, which has now been drafted ahead of a referendum in May, the military government said Tuesday.
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Nine people are killed in Burma during a violent crackdown on protests against the junta, state media says.
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Myanmar's military government will hold a referendum on a new constitution in May this year followed by multi-party elections in 2010, the first in two decades, state television announced on Saturday.
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Burma's military authorities use tear gas to break up a protest by hundreds of monks, reports say.
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President Arroyo's bid to change the Philippines constitution comes under fire
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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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âAmericans are outraged by the situation in Burma,â President Bush told the U.N. General Assembly today.
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Accusing Myanmar of crushing  dissent, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday the southeast  Asian country&#39;s recent national convention to draw up a  constitution was undemocratic and exclusionary.
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Burma's military government warns it will take strong action against those who take part in fuel protests.
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RANGOON, Burma - Stepping up their challenge to the military government, Buddhist monks staged a second straight day of protests yesterday, briefly occupying a landmark pagoda in Burma's largest city during one of several marches around the country.
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Burma sets a new date for a constitutional conference seen as a first step towards democracy.
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Exiled - National Coalition of Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) on 30 November strongly denounced Burmaâs military junta, State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) for extending the house arrest of democracy leader and Nobel laureate Daw Aung
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Military-run Myanmar claimed Friday it was taking another step on its "road map" to democracy by drafting a new charter, and accused the United States of training monks who led protests last month.
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BURMA&#39;S promise to move towards democracy appeared in tatters last night following reports Prime Minister Khin Nyunt had been charged with corruption and placed under house arrest.
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Burmese police beat protesters including monks at a pagoda at the heart of anti-junta unrest, reports say.