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: Soe Thein is a pious man. Every evening he kneels before a Buddhist shrine in his Yangon home to pray for the only woman he believes can lead Myanmar to a brighter future. "I pray for Aung San Suu Kyi's health and long life," says Soe Thein, formerly a political prisoner and senior member of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD). "Who could replace her?" Suu Kyi's role...
08:42 AM, 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
Suu Kyi's party the National League for Democracy has claimed that she has won by a huge margin from her own constituency. ...
11:27 PM, Apr 01, 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
Yangon: Myanmar votes on Sunday in its third election in half a century, a crucial test of its nascent reform credentials that could propel opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi into Parliament and convince the West to end sanctions. The United States and European Union have hinted economic sanctions, imposed years ago in response to human rights abuses, could be lifted if the election is free and fair, which could...
07:46 AM, Apr 01, 2012
Yangon: At a rare press conference in Yangon, Burmese opposition politician and the General Secretary of the National League for Democracy Aung San Suu Kyi is already warning that this weekend's by-elections, being watch closely by the world's media may not be fair. Suu Kyi said, "What has been happening in this country is really beyond what is acceptable for democratic elections. Still, we are determined to go forward because...
11:16 PM, Mar 31, 2012
Ted Turner, the Founder of United Nations Foundation said he is trying to make the world a better place to live. ...
08:24 PM, Mar 31, 2012
Yangon: Myanmar's Presidential Advisor Ko Ko Hlaing has dismissed allegations of poll irregularities by pro-democracy leader and Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. Talking to CNN-IBN, he also said there was no bloodshed in Myanmar polls. Following is an excerpt from Ko Ko Hlaing's interview with CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar: Suhasini Haidar: Aung San Suu Kyi very clearly spoke to the media today, she said she's very disappointed with the...
09:06 AM, Mar 31, 2012
Yangon: With 24 hours to go before the by-elections in Myanmar begin all eyes are on pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi who is contesting for the first time in 20 years and is widely expected to make a comeback. At a rare press conference in Yangon, Aung San Suu Kyi already warned that this weekend's by-elections, being watch closely by the world's media, may not be fair. "What has...
07:27 AM, Mar 31, 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi, the long-time standard-bearer for democracy in Myanmar, is taking a leap of faith in running for Parliament on Sunday, opting to enter a political system crafted and run by the soldiers who kept her locked up for a total of 15 years. Her party's participation in this weekend's by-elections marks a change of heart for the Nobel Peace Prize winner who repeatedly rebuffed the military's attempts...
02:52 PM, Mar 30, 2012
Pathein: Crowds of supporters greeted Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi with thunderous applause as she embarked on Tuesday on her first campaign trip since becoming an official candidate for April elections. The Nobel Peace laureate traveled for the first time in two decades to the Irrawaddy delta, Myanmar's rice bowl and the region most devastated by Cyclone Nargis in 2008. Crowds lined the roads to shout support to...
03:39 PM, Feb 07, 2012
New Delhi: Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday expressed desire to double trade with India to USD 14 billion by 2014 and forge maritime partnership to develop seaport at Dawei, a strategic location on the southwestern coast of Myanmar. Addressing leaders of Indian industry at the luncheon meeting hosted by ASSOCHAM, FICCI and CII in New Delhi, Shinawatra said, the two countries can also have cooperation in developing the...
04:48 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari reached Myanmar on Tuesday on a two-day official visit to hold talks with the country's top leadership on bilateral issues, besides meeting pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. Upon his arrival at the Naypyidaw International Airport, Zardari was accorded a warm red carpet welcome. Myanmar's Union Minister for Health Pe Thet Khin and Union Minister for Education Mya Aye and Pakistan ambassador to Myanmar...
07:12 PM, Jan 24, 2012
