New Delhi: Myanmar's Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi ended her boycott of Parliament and will be sworn in on Wednesday. The Nobel laureate had objected to the wording of the oath because it required her to pledge to protect the Myanmar constitution, which she says gives too much power to the ruling military junta.
"Politics is an issue of give and take," she told reporters in the main city, Yangon, on Monday. "We are not giving up, we are just yielding to the aspirations of the people."
Suu Kyi's party National League for Democracy wanted "safeguard" replaced with "respect," a change made in other laws including electoral legislation that enabled Suu Kyi's party to officially enter politics for the first time in decades.
The apparent resolution of the deadlock came as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was visiting Myanmar to encourage democratisation and reform....
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09:11 AM, May 01, 2012
Sweeping changes in India's neighbourhood as a democratic icon and Myanmar's most loved leader Aung San Suu Kyi wins a land slide by-election, we are tracking the tectonic shift Inside Myanmar and what it means for India. ...
11:49 PM, Apr 06, 2012
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01:14 PM, Apr 06, 2012
Sweeping changes in India's neighbourhood as a democratic icon and Myanmar's most loved leader Aung San Suu Kyi wins a land slide by-election, we are tracking the tectonic shift Inside Myanmar and what it means for India. ...
07:52 PM, Apr 04, 2012
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08:30 AM, Apr 04, 2012
New Delhi: With by-poll results in Myanmar indicating a landslide win for pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD), India on Tuesday welcomed the successful conduct of the by-elections and congratulated Suu Kyi for the victory. "We welcome the successful conduct of by-elections in Myanmar on April 1, 2012," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said in response to reporters' queries. The results officially announced so...
02:17 PM, Apr 03, 2012
Yangon: It may be the start of a new era in Myanmar as pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party the National League for Democracy swept the elections. But will the Military Junta, give up power? A day after the historic elections, Suu Kyi who told her cheering fans that the victory in the Myanmar polls was their triumph. Suu Kyi said, "Not so much our triumph. It's a triumph...
07:17 AM, Apr 03, 2012
The charismatic Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who led the struggle against military rule in the former Burma for two decades, will take a seat in the lower house of Parliament. ...
09:17 PM, Apr 02, 2012
The charismatic Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who led the struggle against military rule in the former Burma for two decades, will take a seat in the lower house of Parliament. ...
09:17 PM, Apr 02, 2012
Malavika Karlekar is one of Aung San Suu Kyi's oldest friends in India, having known her from 1960 when they were both students at the Convent of Jesus and Mary. They went on to study BA (Hons) in Political Science at Lady Shri Ram College and then read PPE together at St Hugh's College, Oxford. As Suu Kyi creates history in Myanmar by finally entering the country's parliament after almost...
06:08 PM, Apr 02, 2012
Yangon: Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is believed to have won a historic bye election in Myanmar. The Delhi University alumnus says she wants to visit her alma mater. "It's a great victory. I would like to come to India soon, and meet all my friends there. I would also like to visit my college, Lady Sri Ram College. I don't want to speak about the elections until the...
12:51 PM, Apr 02, 2012
Yangon: Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party, the formerly-banned National League for Democracy (NLD) has claimed that the Nobel Peace Prize laureate has won by a huge margin. The NLD which had earlier alleged poll irregularities now says that the election has been relatively more free and fair than previous years. Speaking to CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haider, NLD Chairman U Tin Oo said they will carry out rule of law...
08:05 AM, Apr 02, 2012
Yangon: She struggled for a free Myanmar for a quarter-century, much of it spent locked away under house arrest. Now, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate whose non-violent campaign for democracy at home transformed her into a global icon is on the verge of ascending to public office for the first time. Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is believed to have won the historic election in Myanmar that saw a...
07:45 AM, Apr 02, 2012
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party has claimed she has won by a huge margin from her seat Kawhmmu. ...
07:28 PM, Apr 01, 2012
Yangon: Supporters of Myanmar's opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday erupted in euphoric cheers after her party said she won a parliamentary seat in a landmark election, setting the stage for her to take public office for the first time. The victory, if confirmed, would mark a major milestone in the Southeast Asian nation, where the military has ruled almost exclusively for a half-century and where a new...
04:59 PM, Apr 01, 2012
The Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Dr VS Seshadri said on Sunday that Aung San's Suu Kyi's participation was a welcome change. ...
02:17 PM, Apr 01, 2012
Myanmar votes for the first time in more than 2 decades and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is poised for a win. ...
08:52 AM, Apr 01, 2012
New Delhi: India has deputed two senior election officials and its Ambassador to Myanmar to oversee elections in that country. Indian Ambassador to Myanmar VS Sheshadri, Manipur Chief Electoral Officer PC Lawmkunga and his Assam counterpart Maninder Singh will be observing the elections in Myanmar, the External Affairs Ministry said. Voters in Myanmar are on Sunday casting ballots in historic polls seen as a test of the military-dominated regime's reforms,...
08:50 AM, Apr 01, 2012
Wah Thin Kha (Myanmar): Voters in Myanmar have begun casting ballots in historic polling that's widely expected to see opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi elected to parliament for the first time. The vote comes after months of surprising reforms by the military-backed government, and almost a quarter-century after Suu Kyi began her pro-democracy struggle. Sunday's by-election, to fill a few dozen vacant seats in the 664-member legislature, will not...
08:36 AM, Apr 01, 2012
