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Suu Kyi Finally Takes Seat
in Burma's Parliament

historic day

May 2, 2012 4:29 AM CDT

Suu Kyi Finally Takes Seat in Burma's Parliament

She takes office after backing down from oath boycott

(Newser) - In what pro-democracy groups hope is the dawning of a new era in Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi took the oath of office and took her place in the country's parliament for the first time today. Suu Kyi, whose National League for Democracy swept by-elections in April , joined dozens...

Burma's
Swearing-in
Oath Spurs
Boycott

Apr 20, 2012 7:55 AM CDT

Burma's Swearing-in Oath Spurs Boycott

Aung San Suu Kyi, party members plan to boycott parliament

(Newser) - A few weeks after Aung San Suu Kyi was elected to Burma's parliament , her party is ready for its first clash with the regime. Opposition leader Suu Kyi and other members of the National League for Democracy are likely to boycott parliament next week over wording in a swearing-in...

Suu Kyi to Leave Burma for First Time in 24 Years

Apr 18, 2012 8:28 AM CDT

Suu Kyi to Leave Burma for First Time in 24 Years

Opposition leader will visit Britain, Norway in June

(Newser) - Aung San Suu Kyi hasn't left Burma in 24 years, having spent 15 of those in detention and opting to stay within its borders when she was not being held for fear that if she left she wouldn't be allowed to re-enter. Now the newly elected lawmaker will...

Cameron Meets
Suu Kyi, Seeks
End of Sanctions

Apr 13, 2012 9:42 AM CDT

Cameron Meets Suu Kyi, Seeks End of Sanctions

Visits PM, opposition's Aung San Suu Kyi

(Newser) - David Cameron says he will support suspending the European Union's economic sanctions on Burma, which are to be reviewed by the end of the month. The British prime minister spoke after meetings with the country's reform-minded president, Thein Sein, and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was...

Malaria Drugs
Lose Punch
in Key Region

Apr 8, 2012 4:16 PM CDT

Malaria Drugs Lose Punch in Key Region

Resistance grows in Burma, raising risk of major outbreak

(Newser) - Malaria researchers are watching with alarm as once-effective drugs lose their punch in a flashpoint region, reports the Guardian . New studies show that drugs based on the plant extract artemisinin are losing potency on the Burma-Thailand border. The problem started in Cambodia and is apparently spreading as counterfeit versions spring...

Suu Kyi's Party
Grabbed 43
of 45 Seats

Apr 2, 2012 8:37 AM CDT

Suu Kyi's Party Grabbed 43 of 45 Seats

'We hope this will be the beginning of a new era,' she says

(Newser) - Aung San Suu Kyi didn't just win a seat in yesterday's historic election in Burma; her National League for Democracy party won 43 of the 45 parliamentary seats that were up for grabs, the Guardian reports. "We hope this will be the beginning of a new era,...

Suu Kyi Wins
Parliament Seat

Apr 1, 2012 5:45 AM CDT

Suu Kyi Wins Parliament Seat

Unofficial count gives democracy icon 65% of vote in her constituency

(Newser) - Aung San Suu Kyi's party says she has won a seat in Burma's parliament in today's landmark election, setting the stage for the pro-democracy icon to hold public office for the first time. The victory, if confirmed, marks a major milestone in the Southeast Asian nation, where...

Burma Elections
Won't Be Fair:
Suu Kyi

Mar 30, 2012 9:18 AM CDT

Burma Elections Won't Be Fair: Suu Kyi

But democracy fighter vows to continue with elections

(Newser) - Aung San Suu Kyi says that what's happening in the run-up to Burma's latest attempt at elections has been "beyond what is acceptable," with "many, many cases of intimidation" by supporters of the ruling regime, reports Reuters . Suu Kyi accused government supporters of vandalizing opposition...

Ailing Suu Kyi
Halts Campaigning

Mar 25, 2012 9:15 AM CDT

Ailing Suu Kyi Halts Campaigning

Myanmar's democracy icon fell ill on grueling campaign

(Newser) - Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has fallen ill while campaigning for Myanmar's upcoming by-elections and has suspended her extensive tour of the country a week ahead of the polls, her party said today. A National League for Democracy spokesman said that Suu Kyi's personal physician advised taking...

Burma Frees Political Prisoners

Jan 13, 2012 5:40 AM CST

Burma Frees Political Prisoners

Famous dissidents, ethnic leaders released

(Newser) - Burma is continuing to move toward meeting the West's demands with surprising speed. Dozens of its best known political prisoners were freed today in the country's most sweeping prisoner release yet, reports the New York Times . Those freed include leaders of 1988's failed pro-democracy uprising, ethnic minority...

Burma Finally Signs Key Cease-Fire With Rebels

Jan 12, 2012 5:30 AM CST

Burma Finally Signs Key Cease-Fire With Rebels

Move meets a key condition for establishing better ties with West

(Newser) - Burma's government signed a cease-fire today with ethnic Karen rebels in a major step toward ending one of the world's longest-running insurgencies and meeting a key condition for better ties with the West. The Karen group has been fighting for greater autonomy for more than 60 years in...

Suu Kyi
Running
for Office

Jan 10, 2012 8:05 AM CST

Suu Kyi Running for Office

Burma's democracy leader will seek Parliament seat in April 1 elections

(Newser) - None other than Aung San Suu Kyi will run for a Parliament seat in April, standing for election for the first time since her National League for Democracy swept to victory in a 1990 vote that was quickly quashed by Burma's military junta. The democracy icon had expressed reservations...

Unlikely Tourist
Hotspots for 2012

Jan 8, 2012 5:33 PM CST

Unlikely Tourist Hotspots for 2012

Panama, Finland, and Myanmar top the list

(Newser) - If you like cool design, upscale safaris, or a forbidden communist island, the New York Times can recommend 45 locales to visit in 2012. Among them:

Panama. See the world-famous canal before its expansion, then stay for Panama City's economic boom and Frank Gehry's first design in Latin

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Burma: Suu Kyi's
Party Can Run

Jan 5, 2012 8:35 AM CST

Burma: Suu Kyi's Party Can Run

Opposition leader planning to run herself, says spokesperson

(Newser) - Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy will officially return to mainstream politics in Burma after a two-decade absence, as the government today approved the NLD to run in upcoming elections. And, though Suu Kyi would not confirm it, a party rep says the opposition leader is herself...

17 Killed in Burma Blast

Dec 29, 2011 2:29 AM CST

17 Killed in Burma Blast

Explosion was caused by warehouse fire, not bomb, officials say

(Newser) - A fire and a massive explosion killed at least 17 people in Rangoon today. More than 100 others, including dozens of firefighters, were injured by the pre-dawn blast in the former Burmese capital, the BBC reports. The blast in a warehouse compound is not thought to have been caused by...

Suu Kyi's Party
Registers to Run

Dec 23, 2011 4:55 AM CST

Suu Kyi's Party Registers to Run

National League for Democracy to take part in Burma elections

(Newser) - More than 20 years after it overwhelmingly won a general election—which the ruling military junta then ignored—Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy is poised to take part in elections in Burma. The party has been formally registered for any upcoming elections, and Suu Kyi herself...

Clinton Dines With Suu Kyi

Dec 1, 2011 3:07 PM CST

Clinton Dines With Suu Kyi

Meeting highlights secretary of state's trip to Burma

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton may have met with Burma's president earlier today, but the real highlight of her trip to the reclusive nation came at dinner time: She ate with longtime opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, notes the AP . The two women spoke of matters...

Clinton Dangles Aid to Burma

Dec 1, 2011 6:54 AM CST

Clinton Dangles Aid to Burma

Will meet with Aung San Suu Kyi today

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton had what she described as a “candid, productive” meeting with Burma President Thein Sein and other officials in Naypyitaw today, offering support for more aid to the country, and dangling the possibility that the US might lift sanctions and station an ambassador there for the first time...

Hillary Clinton
Starts Historic
Burma Visit

Nov 30, 2011 7:57 AM CST

Hillary Clinton Starts Historic Burma Visit

Landmark visit to be first in more than 50 years

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton arrived in Burma’s capital of Naypyidaw today, kicking off the first visit by a US secretary of state to the country in more than 50 years. Clinton says her goal is to see for herself how serious Burma’s junta is about its halting steps toward democratic...

Suu Kyi Running for Parliament

Nov 21, 2011 8:06 AM CST

Suu Kyi Running for Parliament

Pro-democracy leader will seek seat in Burma

(Newser) - As expected, Aung San Suu Kyi will run for parliament in Burma’s upcoming by-elections, a spokesperson for her National League for Democracy said today. The move was anticipated when the pro-democracy leader on Friday announced her party would rejoin politics and register for future elections, the AP reports. Suu...