India asks Myanmar to expedite their political reformNEW DELHI - Following the conviction of Burma’s pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Indian Government on Tuesday said that it has emphasized to the Myanmar Government to expedite their political reform. Clinton: Myanmar pro-democracy leader shouldn’t been convicted,’ calls for her releaseGOMA, Congo — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Tuesday for the release of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying she “should not have been convicted” on a charge of violating house arrest. Brown describes Suu Kyi verdict as a “sham”LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the sentencing of Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying he was “saddened and angry” about a trail that was a “sham”. Myanmar sentences opposition leader Suu Kyi to 18 months house arrest; American gets 7 yearsYANGON, Myanmar — A Myanmar court convicted Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday of violating her house arrest by allowing an uninvited American to stay at her home. The head of the military-ruled country ordered the democracy leader to serve an 18-month sentence under house arrest. Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader returns into isolation with resolve, charisma intactBANGKOK — Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is back where the ruling generals want her: inside a crumbling mansion, lonely and isolated from the world. Myanmar court convicts Aung San Suu Kyi; junta chief orders her to return to house arrestYANGON, Myanmar — A Myanmar court found democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty Tuesday of violating her house arrest by allowing an uninvited American to stay at her home. The head of the military-ruled country ordered her to serve an 18-month sentence under house arrest. Myanmar court reinstates 1 of 3 barred defense witnesses in Aung San Suu Kyi trialYANGON, Myanmar — A Myanmar court ruled Tuesday that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be allowed to have one more defense witness — not three as requested by her lawyers — at a trial that has sparked global outrage. |