Burma News
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Yangon -
Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 42 other members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) boycotted the parliament's opening session on Monday over a dispute regarding the constitutional oath of office.
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Rangoon -
Myanmar is preparing to go to the polls Sunday in its third election in 50 years. Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is running for one of 45 parliamentary seats.
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Yangon -
Myanmar's election commission has approved democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's plans to run for election in April's parliamentary poll.
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Rangoon -
The Southeast Asian regime pardoned hundreds of dissidents, journalists and a former premier under a major prisoner amnesty, intensifying a surprising series of reforms by the army-backed government.
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Canberra -
Yesterday Canberra eased some of its sanctions against Myanmar's military-backed government. Furthermore, “members of Burma’s new Government who were not previously on Australia’s sanctions list will not be listed at this time”.
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Yangon -
Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi, 66, could be given a post in Myanmar’s nominally civilian government if she is elected to parliament, presidential adviser Nay Zin Latt told AFP on Sunday.
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Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has indicated she may re-enter politics after years in isolation following her detention for her efforts in propagating democracy in a country ruled for decades by a military junta.
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An investigation into commercial online filtering technology reveals the prevalence of devices from Blue Coat, an American firm, being used to censor the Web in Syria and Burma. Ron Deibert of Toronto's Citizen Lab discusses the report's importance.
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The military junta in Myanmar is hoping to put concerns to rest that the country has a covert nuclear weapons program, saying that the country simply can't afford them. At least this is what officials told visiting US Senator John McCain.
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Yangon -
Aung San Suu Kyi has been set up with wireless broadband at her home after the military junta authorised a network connection.
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