Aung San Suu Kyi

President Obama offers encouragement for reforms in Myanmar

2013-05-20 16:09:00

WASHINGTON -- President Obama welcomed Myanmar President Thein Sein to the White House on Monday with tokens of encouragement as the former military ruler pushes democratic reforms in the once-authoritarian Southeast Asian nation. Obama praised Thein...

The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates

2013-05-20 04:00:00

Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...

Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit

2013-05-17 18:05:00

NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...

Myanmar frees group of dissidents ahead of summit with U.S.

2013-05-17 13:08:00

NEW DELHI --� Some 20 political prisoners were released in Myanmar on Friday, just days before a a historic summit between the country's leader and President Obama in Washington, officials and prisoner rights groups said. President Thein Sein will be the...

Myanmar panel proposes measures to ease ethnic tensions

2013-04-29 13:00:00

NEW DELHI, India -- Ever since Myanmar opened to the West, released political prisoners and allowed the opposition led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to run for office, it has been dogged by tensions among its many ethnic and religious minorities....

Myanmar forces accused of 'ethnic cleansing' as EU ends sanctions

2013-04-22 13:20:00

The European Union discarded the last of its economic sanctions against Myanmar on Monday, despite fresh reports that Rohingya Muslims there face bloody and persistent attempts at "ethnic cleansing." The decision worried activists working to help the...

Ed Ruscha, Wang Shu named to Time 100 list

2013-04-18 11:57:00

Los Angeles artist Ed Ruscha and Chinese architect Wang Shu have been named to Time magazine's new list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The annual list, which features personalities from politics, business, sports and culture, was...

The Week Ahead: Suu Kyi sojourn, Thatcher farewell, Italy adrift

2013-04-15 01:00:00

Testing the waters for a revitalized Asian alliance Now through Saturday, April 20: Democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to Japan this week is purportedly unofficial, but the Nobel Peace Prize laureate probably has more clout than any...

French countess is key advocate for AIDS patients in Myanmar

2013-04-07 17:48:00

SHWEPYITHA, Myanmar — After her heroin-addict husband died five years ago, Ei Ei Phyu discovered she was HIV-positive. She thought her life was over until friends directed her to the open-air clinic here where she receives antiretroviral medicine....

Myanmar opposition party meets in open to elect leaders

2013-03-08 07:27:00

NEW DELHI, India -- Myanmar’s main opposition party led by Nobel laureate lawmaker Aung San Suu Kyi began three days of meetings in Yangon on Friday to elect leaders for the first time in its 25-year history. The fact that the government allowed...

2013 State of the Union: Full prepared transcript

2013-02-12 18:00:00

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress…It is my task,” he...

Myanmar ends year of firsts with another: a public countdown

2012-12-31 13:03:00

To end a year charged with change, Myanmar enjoyed yet another first:� a public countdown to the New Year. Such gatherings were heavily restricted under the military government that once ruled Myanmar, also known as Burma. But as the country emerges...

Delegates stand in line to enter the first-ever National League for Democracy party congress in Yangon, Myanmar on Friday. Nobel laureate lawmaker Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to be reappointed party leader.

2013-03-08 00:00:00

A worker uses a tricycle to transport an oil drum at the Yangon Jetty in Myanmar. Myanmar saw sweeping changes in 2012, including the release of hundreds of political prisoners and the election of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi to parliament.

2013-01-02 00:00:00

Obama meets with pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.

2012-11-19 08:25:02