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Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ready to cooperate with Myanmar's ruling junta in lifting foreign sanctions but it remains uncertain if the reconciliation efforts will yield results.
President Barack Obama on Sunday told Myanmar's junta to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an unusual face-to-face interaction with a top leader of the ruling military.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that Washington will not impose new conditions on Myanmar's junta in exchange for better relations, but will not lift sanctions until it makes progress on democracy.
The United States, although embarking on a new policy of engagement, will not lift its sanctions on Myanmar unless its ruling generals make concrete progress toward democratic reform, a senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday.
Myanmar's junta leader allowed detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi a rare meeting with Western diplomats Friday to discuss sanctions imposed against the military-ruled country.
Two lawyers for detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi have agreed to defend a Myanmar-born American jailed for allegedly planning to incite unrest in the military-run country, the lawyers said Saturday.
Detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was escorted into surprise talks with a junta official Saturday, a week after writing a letter to the military leader proposing a new era of cooperation.
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she is willing to work with Myanmar's military government on getting Western sanctions against the country lifted, but needs to be allowed to gather more information about the issue first, her lawyer said Friday.
Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi welcomes a U.S. initiative to step up contacts with Myanmar's military government, a spokesman for her political party said Thursday.
Lawyers for detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi appealed the recent conviction that extended her yearslong house arrest Friday, a day after the ruling junta announced it was releasing thousands of prisoners.
Authorities in military-run Myanmar have barred opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from attending an upcoming appeal against her recent conviction for breaking the terms of her house arrest, her lawyer said Wednesday.
The pro-democracy party of detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on the ruling junta Tuesday to allow it to reopen its branch offices, which would be crucial for taking part in next year's planned national elections.
A Myanmar court agreed Friday to hear an appeal by detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi of the criminal conviction that extended her house arrest by 18 months, one of her lawyers said.
Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi plans to repair her dilapidated two-story home to improve security, after an American's high-profile intrusion led to her house arrest being extended, lawyers said Tuesday.
American John Yettaw said Wednesday he has no regrets about taking a secret swim to the home of Myanmar's detained democracy leader — a decision that landed them both in prison — and indicated that he still believes his bizarre visit somehow saved her from being assassinated.
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi may agree to Washington easing sanctions against the military government, a U.S. senator said Monday after securing the release of an American who had been jailed for sneaking into the democracy leader's home.
Family members of a Missouri man imprisoned in Myanmar for swimming to the home of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi waited Saturday for his return to the United States, and said they were thrilled that his ordeal appeared to be over.
Stung by international outrage over the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's ruling generals agreed Saturday to hand an American prisoner involved in her case to a visiting U.S. senator.
The U.N. Security Council agreed after two days of talks to issue a statement Thursday calling on Myanmar's military government to immediately release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and all other political prisoners.
The European Union says it is expanding its sanctions against Myanmar after the country sentenced pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to an additional 18 months of house arrest.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Tuesday for the release of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying she "should not have been convicted" on a charge of violating house arrest.
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is back where the ruling generals want her: inside a crumbling mansion, lonely and isolated from the world.
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is the daughter of Myanmar's independence hero, Gen. Aung San, who was assassinated when she was 2 years old, but she fell into politics almost by accident.
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called the verdict returning her to house arrest "totally unfair," but remains cheerful and alert, her lawyer said Wednesday.
The U.N. Security Council began debating a U.S. draft statement Tuesday seeking to condemn Myanmar for continuing its house arrest of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
US envoy meets Burma's Suu KyiA SENIOR US official has held high-profile talks with detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the Obama Administration opens a new era of engaging the country's military rulers.
EDITORIAL: A Nobel for nothing. By THE WASHINGTON TIMES, Sunday, October 11, 2009This award was so disproportionate to Mr. Obama's achievements that it weakens him; it casts a glaring spotlight on his utter lack of accomplishments. The timing is awkward, coming on the heels of Mr.
U.S. senator meets Myanmar's Suu KyiU.S. Senator Jim Webb is meeting with democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her first talks with a foreign official since being sentenced this week to more house arrest, witnesses said Saturday.
China urges world to respect Myanmar's sovereignty - ReutersYANGON (Reuters) – China urged the world on Wednesday to respect Myanmar's judicial sovereignty, suggesting Beijing would not back any U.N. action against the junta for returning opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi into detention.
Pro-Democracy Leader in Myanmar Is ConvictedA court in Myanmar sentenced the pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to 18 months of additional house arrest on Tuesday, ensuring that she would remain in detention, with limited communications, through a parliamentary election that is scheduled for next year.
Aung San Suu Kyi imprisonedVia the US Campaign for Burma: "Burma's military regime outrageously found Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of sham charges and sentenced her to 18 months of incarceration — which the regime can easily extend to many years, as it has in the past.
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi 'guilty'Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to an additional 18 months house arrest by a court in Rangoon.
Clinton: Nuclear N. Korea has 'no friends left'Faced with a new refusal by North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday the country has "no friends left" to shield it from U.N. penalties.
Do Not Forget Burma For two weeks, the world has been transfixed by images of Iranians taking to the streets to demand the most basic human freedoms and rights.
'The Lady' And The TrampFor years, John Yettaw had experienced visions that warned him of events to come. Sometimes the Missouri resident ignored them and came to regret it. This time, though, he intended to act.
Suu Kyi: Against the Tide Kafka could not have scripted it better. Burma's iconic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was due for release from almost two decades of on-off detention on 27 May.
Suu Kyi charged with detention breachBurma's military junta has charged pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi with breaching her detention conditions.
Aung San Suu Kyi Violates Terms of House Arrest - Reason: American Swam Across the Lake to Her HouseHopes for the release of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi were dashed today with the announcement she has been arrested for violating the terms of her house arrest and could face up to five years' confinement after a bizarre intrusion by an American who swam across a …
Burmese junta to put democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on trial The Burmese democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, faces as long as five years in the country's most notorious jail after new charges were brought against her over a bizarre intrusion earlier this month at the lakeside home where she lives under house arrest.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi 'in poor health'Myanmar's opposition party has said Aung San Suu Kyi, its leader, is in poor health - she is not eating, is dehydrated and has low blood pressure.
Story of 'Suu Kyi' Swimmer Widely QuestionedThe news reported on Thursday that a US citizen swam across Inya Lake to the home of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon, where he stayed for a three-day period, has become the talk of Burma.
What Burma Needs From President Barack Obama When President Obama was elected, I was filled with hope that America would regain the moral standing to aid those who are impoverished and oppressed around the world.
Burma Begins Release of Thousands-----Activists Say Few Are Political PrisonersThailand, Feb. 22 -- Burma's military government has begun releasing more than 6,300 prisoners, including some members of the opposition National League for Democracy.
Sneaking In Where Thugs RuleI have vast respect for Aung San Suu Kyi, the extraordinary woman who won a Nobel Peace Prize for standing up to the country's thugs.
Six Aung San Suu Kyi supporters jailedSix members of Burma's pro-democracy party have been given long prison terms for their part in last year's monk-led protests, a party spokesman says.
Suu Kyi marks 13 years of house arrestThe United States is calling on Myanmar's military leaders to immediately release democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, who marks a total of 13 years under house arrest on Friday.
Myanmar says thousands released"Myanmar's military government has announced the release of more than 9,000 prisoners to allow them to take part in elections planned for 2010."
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