Myanmar’s president sketched a vision of gradual progress toward democracy for his isolated and authoritarian nation in his first extensive interview with a US journalist, saying that the military will retain a strong role in government even as it welcomes opposition figures into parliament.
Even as the Myanmarese government initiates political reforms in much of the country, it has intensified an ethnic civil war here in the resource-rich hills of northern Myanmar, a conflict that at once threatens its warming trend with the United States and could alienate Chinese officials concerned about stability on the border.
Myanmar authorities on Tuesday gave the green light to Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition to rejoin mainstream politics, setting the scene for the Nobel laureate to run for a seat in the new parliament.
A blast in Myanmar's commercial hub and former capital Yangon killed one woman and wounded another today, a security officer said.
Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi registered her opposition party and visited the national parliament for the first time today, as she prepares to enter the mainstream political arena.
Myanmar has set a date of April 1, 2012, for by-elections that could see pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi enter parliament, although the military's grip on the assembly will not be threatened.
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi confirmed that she will run for a seat in Parliament, her party said on Tuesday, a move that will infuse April by-elections with legitimacy, star power and historic significance.
Ecstatic cheers of "Long Live Aung San Suu Kyi!" echoed through the streets of this impoverished Yangon suburb today as Myanmar's most iconic figure registered her candidacy for a parliamentary by-election.
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi launched her historic bid for a seat in parliament today in the latest sign of change in the country after the end of decades of outright military rule.
Myanmar state media today confirmed an initial ceasefire deal had been reached with one of the country's major ethnic guerrilla groups.
Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will run in an upcoming by-election, a senior official in her party said today, three days after her National League for Democracy ended its boycott of the country's political system.
Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will run in a parliamentary by-election expected by the end of the year, a top party official said on Monday, giving legitimacy to moves towards democracy after decades of military rule.
Myanmar's new capital, Naypyitaw, translates as "Abode of Kings", fitting for US secretary of state Hillary Clinton to begin historic talks that could restore some lustre to one of the world's most reclusive states.
Wrapping up a historic three-day visit to Myanmar today, Hillary Rodham Clinton met for a second time with former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi, this time for a more formal meeting at the lakeside residence where the Nobel laureate was kept under house arrest for much of the last two decades.
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday she was confident about prospects for democratic reforms in Myanmar, after talks with United States secretary of state Hillary Clinton during a landmark visit.