UN council calls on Myanmar to release Suu Kyi and all other political prisonersUNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council agreed after two days of talks to issue a statement Thursday calling on Myanmar’s military government to immediately release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and all other political prisoners. EU beefs up Myanmar sanctions, adding judges, firms controlled by regimeBRUSSELS — The European Union says it is expanding its sanctions against Myanmar after the country sentenced pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to an additional 18 months of house arrest. Myanmar dissidents offer junta reconciliation planJAKARTA - Exiled Myanmar dissidents Thursday unveiled a proposal for a democratic transition and reconciliation in the military-ruled country, offering the junta an “exit strategy”. US senator to meet with Burmese military junta chiefWASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Webb plans to meet with Burma’s top official, Senior General Than Shwe, following his arrival Friday in what would be the first-ever meeting between a U.S. official and Burma’s junta chief. 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. Riot police in force in Myanmar as activists mark 21st anniversary of bloody uprisingYANGON, Myanmar —Pro-junta supporters and truckloads of riot police patrolling Myanmar’s commercial capital on Saturday kept potential demonstrators off the streets on the 21st anniversary of pro-democracy protests that triggered one of the country’s bloodiest uprisings. Myanmar says terrorists tried to disrupt Suu Kyi trial, UN secretary-general’s visitYANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s military government on Friday accused overseas opposition groups and terrorists of planning to set off explosions during a visit last month by the U.N. chief and trying to disrupt the ongoing trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. American on trial in Myanmar has more seizures; his poor health could delay Suu Kyi verdictYANGON, Myanmar — An American on trial for entering the house of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi had three short epileptic fits Friday, police said, fueling concerns that his poor health could delay next week’s verdict. American on trial with Myanmar’s Suu Kyi hospitalized after seizures; verdict due next weekYANGON, Myanmar — An American on trial for secretly entering the house of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been hospitalized after suffering seizures, hospital sources said Tuesday. Diplomats: Court postpones verdict in Nobel-winner Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial until Aug. 11YANGON, Myanmar — The Myanmar court scheduled to deliver a verdict in the high-profile trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday it was not yet ready to make a decision and adjourned until Aug. 11, diplomats said. Obama renews sanctions against Myanmar as US awaits verdict in activist’s trialWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has renewed sanctions against the junta that runs the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar. Myanmar’s state media warns against predicting the verdict in trial of opposition leaderYANGON, Myanmar — A day after democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi murmured in court that the verdict in her trial was already “painfully obvious,” Myanmar’s state-run media warned Wednesday that any predictions of the outcome would amount to contempt of court. Suu Kyi expects painfully obvious verdictLONDON - Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is facing an almost certain criminal conviction and a sentence of up to five years in prison from a Rangoon court, has said that she is “painfully expecting an obvious verdict”. American who swam to Suu Kyi’s defense is unlikely star of her latest battle with dictatorshipBANGKOK — He has been called a fool and a madman, an American innocent abroad who swam a lake to meet Myanmar’s most famous dissident and barged into the midst of her 20-year struggle of wills with the country’s military dictatorship. Myanmar’s democracy leader Suu Kyi expresses doubts about verdict set for FridayYANGON, Myanmar — The defense team for Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivered its final arguments Tuesday, closing the case days ahead of a verdict the Nobel laureate softly said will be “painfully obvious.” Lawyer: Trial of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi likely to wrap up with defense giving final statementYANGON, Myanmar — The trial of Myanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was expected to conclude Tuesday with the defense given the final statement in a trial that has drawn international condemnation, her lawyer said. Clinton acknowledges N. Korea refusal to give up nukes, insists UN sanctions will go forwardPHUKET, Thailand — Faced with a fresh refusal by North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday the communist regime has “no friends left” to shield it from punishing U.N. penalties. North Korea says it will not re-enter six-party talks to end its nuclear weapons programPHUKET, Thailand — North Korea says it will not re-enter six-party talks to end its nuclear weapons program, citing the “deep-rooted anti-North Korean policy” of the United States. Clinton to lead talks with Asian partners on possible incentives for NKorea to end nukesPHUKET, Thailand — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Asian nations Thursday to vigorously enforce the latest U.N. sanctions against North Korea. She said Washington would pursue “every avenue” to denuclearize the Korean peninsula. Indian lawmakers call for Suu Kyi’s releaseNEW DELHI - A forum of Indian lawmakers has urged Myanmar’s military junta to release incarcerated pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. House approves resolution extending sanctions against MyanmarWASHINGTON — The House has voted to renew sanctions meant to penalize the junta that runs the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar, also called Burma. Clinton condemns Myanmar’s treatment of Suu KyiBANGKOK - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Tuesday condemned the Myanmar junta’s imprisonment of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and raised worries about Pyongyang-Myanmar military ties. Gandhian award in South Africa for Aung San Suu KyiDURBAN - Myanmarese pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace here. Myanmar authorities detain dozens of opposition party members on Martyr’s DayYANGON, Myanmar — Authorities in military-run Myanmar detained dozens of opposition party members Sunday as they returned from ceremonies marking the death of the father of jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, witnesses said. AP Interview: UN chief says he’s a man of results not rhetoricUNITED NATIONS — Midway through his five-year term, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he isn’t concerned that he’s not a household name. Myanmar’s rebuilding in delta reflects some politics a year after the cycloneKYON DA VILLAGE, Myanmar — As the U.N. helicopter skimmed above the placid Irrawaddy Delta, Myanmar’s military junta was putting the final touches on its showcase village. UN chief voices deep disappointment after Myanmar junta leader rejects bid to see Suu KyiYANGON, Myanmar — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday he was “deeply disappointed” after Myanmar’s military ruler rejected his second and final request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
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