Britain guarded at Myanmar election promise
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Britain on Saturday gave a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum would be held on a new constitution in May before multi-party elections in 2010.
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Tony Blair denies scaremongering as he puts security measures at the heart of pre-election plans.
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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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One of the few unchallenged accomplishments of Myanmar&#39;s military junta - securing peace with the country&#39;s armed ethnic rebel groups - may be in jeopardy after Prime Minister Gen.
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The United Nations has expressed concern over reports that Myanmar&#39;s prime minister has been ousted and put under house arrest and urged the military government to remain committed to a promised &quot;road map&quot; to democracy.
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Myanmar's military government, a target of sharp international criticism for failing to hand over power to a democratically elected government, announced Saturday that it will hold elections in 2010.
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Britons in Bangkok are warned to avoid large crowds by the UK Foreign Office amid a coup attempt.
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China's support has been vital to  achieving initial steps toward national reconciliation in  military-ruled Myanmar, an EU envoy said on Thursday, but added  Beijing would not directly pressure the regime towards reform.
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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not be allowed to take part in elections proposed by the country's military leaders in 2010 because she had been married to a foreigner, the Straits Times reported on Wednesday.
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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 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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Myanmar has extended Aung San Suu  Kyi's detention, Malaysia's foreign minister said Monday,  confirming recent reports from Yangon that the junta had  decided to keep her in isolation.
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Military-ruled Myanmar has said Britain is interfering in the internal affairs of its former colony, jeopardising relations between Europe and Asia.
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North Korea remains committed to six-party talks over its nuclear weapons programs but the US presidential elections are influencing its decisions, a British minister has stated after returning from Pyongyang.
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Myanmar attempted to soothe UN concerns over the detention of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi after the world body's Secretary General Kofi Annan condemned the military regime over its claimed democracy drive.
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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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Indonesia has accused Burma of trying to avoid the issue of the ongoing detention of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Burma was asked at an Asia-Pacific summit this week to clarify media reports that