Tokyo: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is on a six-day visit to Japan, her first trip to the country in 27 years since she visited Japan in 1985 as a visiting scholar. On Day 3 of her visit on Monday, Suu Kyi will drum up aid for Myanmar and also meet Burmese nationals based in Japan.
On Sunday, Suu Kyi traveled to Kyoto in central Japan. She rode on a shinkansen train from Tokyo to the ancient Japanese capital, where she resided as a visiting scholar from 1985 to 1986. At the station, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate received a rousing welcome from compatriots living in Japan as well as many Japanese.
From there she inspected a small hydroelectric power generator utilizing river current at Arashiyama mountain. She also gave lectures at Kyoto University and Ryukoku University. It was only after Myanmar's transition to democracy in 2011 that Suu Kyi made her first overseas trip in 24 years, visiting Thailand last May.
She has since traveled to Europe, including Norway, Britain and France, as well as to the United States, India and South Korea. In December 2011 in Yangon, Suu Kyi met then Japanese foreign minister Koichiro Gemba, who invited her to visit Japan. ...
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08:54 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Tokyo: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Japan on Saturday for a week-long visit, her first trip to the country in 27 years since she visited Japan in 1985 as a visiting scholar, media reported. During her visit, Suu Kyi is expected to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and other government officials for further Japanese investment in Myanmar, reported Xinhua....
01:49 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Not treated well by her own military junta, pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday praised Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots for being "professional" and "sweet". "I enjoyed my time in India thoroughly from beginning to end, particularly impressed by the Air Force Pilots who flew me back. They are the kind of professional military men I like to see," said 67-year-old Suu Kyi who was placed under house...
04:57 PM, Dec 15, 2012
Yangon: Officially at least, America still calls this Southeast Asian nation Burma, the favoured appellation of dissidents and pro-democracy activists who opposed the former military junta's move to summarily change its name 23 years ago. President Barack Obama used that name during his historic visit on Monday, but he also called Burma what the government and many other people have been calling it for years: Myanmar. That single word was...
08:43 AM, Nov 20, 2012
In this week's episode of The Week That Wasn't, Cyrus Broacha also talks about Aung San Suu Kyi's visit to India almost after 40 years and more. ...
11:12 PM, Nov 19, 2012
Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi visited Anantpur in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. ...
02:08 PM, Nov 19, 2012
Yangon: In a historic trip to a long shunned land, President Barack Obama on Monday showered praise and promises of more US help to Myanmar if the Asian nation keeps building its new democracy. "Our goal is to sustain the momentum," he declared with pride as the first US president to visit here. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets as Obama packed in diplomacy and soaked in his...
01:48 PM, Nov 19, 2012
Every meditative discipline across traditions has one singular aim - to help focus the mind on its true nature - open, vast and inclusive. ...
11:55 AM, Nov 19, 2012
Aboard Air Force One: US President Barack Obama departed on Saturday for a three-country swing through Asia, using his first foreign trip since winning re-election to emphasize his administration's focus on the region. Obama will make stops in Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia. The highlight of the trip is likely to be the historic stop in Myanmar, a former pariah state. The White House hopes his visit will push the country...
03:37 PM, Nov 18, 2012
Bangalore: Myanmar's iconic pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said in Bangalore on Saturday science education in her country had deteriorated in the last few decades. During an interaction with faculty and students of the Indian Institute of Science here, the visiting leader said not only science teaching but education in general had also deteriorated. Suu Kyi said she sometimes regretted not taking science education instead of humanities. Answering questions...
01:50 AM, Nov 18, 2012
Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says it's good to be back in India after nearly 25 years. Speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, she said she was disappointed when India began engaging with the generals who had put her under house arrest, but added she held no hard feelings against India. Below is the full transcript of the interview: Karan Thapar: Hello and welcome to a special...
01:50 PM, Nov 16, 2012
New Delhi: Nobel laureate and Mayanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was at her alma mater Lady Shri Ram College for Women on Friday. It is day four of her visit to India. Suu Kyi studied Political Science at the college in the 60s. Addressing college students, an emotional Suu Kyi said that she had never felt far away from India. She also said that Indians took democracy for...
11:30 AM, Nov 16, 2012
Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says it's good to be back in India after nearly 25 years. Speaking exclusively to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, she said she was disappointed when India began engaging with the generals who had put her under house arrest, but added she held no hard feelings against India. ...
01:55 PM, Nov 15, 2012
Here is the full text of Aung San Suu Kyi's lecture at Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial: There can be few occasions in life more fulfilling than those on which debts of kindness and friendship can be repaid. These past few months have furnished me with many opportunities to thank peoples and organizations and governments for their staunch support for the democratic cause in Burma and for me personally. The sympathy and...
01:44 PM, Nov 15, 2012
New Delhi: Myanmar leader Aung Saan Suu Kyi on Thursday said that she had no bitterness against India over its decision to support the junta regime during her house arrest. Speaking to CNN-IBN Karan Thapar, she said that she was upset but holds no grudge. "I was saddened. Gandhi would have stood by us. We have to be pragmatic. I can't demand loyalty. I never felt betrayed. I was saddened,"...
10:11 AM, Nov 15, 2012
New Delhi: Its day 3 of Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's India's visit. She will be meeting External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday. On Friday, Suu Kyi will be heading to her college Lady Shri Ram College where she learnt the first lessons of democracy. We are happy to believe that we may have contributed in some way to her in a sense her own grammar of...
08:31 AM, Nov 15, 2012
The re-auction of 2G mobile spectrum has been a massive disappointment, ending at less than Rs 10,000 crore - way below the government target of Rs 40,000 crore. Idea is the provisional winner in seven circles while Videocon is also the provisional winner in seven circles. Others like Airtel and Vodafone bid cautiously. The bidding comes after the Supreme Court had cancelled 122 licences in February 2012. ...
11:29 PM, Nov 14, 2012
Hyderabad: Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi plans to visit Papasanipalli village in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district on November 17 to witness rural development programmes. Suu Kyi will be accompanied by Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh and Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will visit, official sources said in Hyderabad on Wednesday. They will witness a powerpoint presentation on rural development and interact with members of self-help groups...
11:05 PM, Nov 14, 2012
Returning after a gap of 25 years, Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday said she was saddened that India was drawn away from Myanmar in its "most difficult days" and hoped it will stand by her country in achieving democracy. She also remembered Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru and said the difficulties she faced in her battle for democracy were quite similar to those the Indian leaders ...
10:23 PM, Nov 14, 2012
Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during which they discussed a variety of issues including the national reconciliation process underway in Myanmar and the process of democratisation in this context. ...
10:20 PM, Nov 14, 2012
