Reuters (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, expressed hope on Monday that U.S. engagement with the county's military rulers could spur democratic reforms, her lawyer said.
WiredNews (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Reuters - Japan urged Myanmar Saturday to release detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi before next year's election, adding it was ready to provide more aid if democratization in the country advanced.
KyiMayKaung (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
http://chinlandguardian.com/news-2009/821-suu-kyi-in-good-health-says-doctor.html
IntelliBriefs (Free subscription) | yesterday
5 Nov 2009 The US sends a high-level delegation to Burma in advance of President Barack Obama's ASEAN summit next week, but little progress is expected any time soon, Simon Roughneen comments for ISN Security Watch. By Simon Roughneen for ISN Security Watch A high-level US delegation visited Burma on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, meeting with Prime Minister General Thein Sein and with opposition...
RealClearPolitics (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's extended hand was whacked across the knuckles by the leaders of Iran, Syria and assorted other thuggeries last week. But the Obama administration did manage a good demonstration in Burma of how its brand of engagement can and should work. Kurt Campbell, the State Department's top Asia official, traveled to the isolated military dictatorship to talk with its corrupt junta....
KyiMayKaung (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/05/michelle-obama-visits-ene_n_347653.html I would love to see the Obamas host Aung San Suu Kyi for dinner, or go to see her. Imagine the dinner table conversation. Kyi May Kaung.
PalaungNLD (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Senior United States officials are said to be “in a listening mode” as they head to Rangoon today to meet with detained Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The US delegation, led by the head of Washington’s East Asia and Pacific Bureau, Kurt Campbell, met yesterday with government ministers in the new capital of Naypyidaw. Campbell however failed to meet with the reclusive junta...
BURMA DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Nov 6, 2009 (DVB)–Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday rejected a meeting with members of her party on the grounds that the party’s detained chairman would not be present, state media said.Senior United States official Kurt Campbell had reportedly requested the meeting between Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD) party prior to him meeting with Suu Kyi on
Asia Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
This week's landmark visit by senior United States officials to Myanmar featured meetings with military leaders, pro-democracy figure Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic groups, but none led to any diplomatic breakthrough. Critics claim Washington's engagement gambit, far from being aimed at achieving stability in Myanmar, is more designed to counter China's overtures to Southeast Asia. - Brian McCartan (Nov...
Globo Diplo (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
After a two-hour meeting on Wednesday with the leader of the country’s beleaguered democracy movement, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Mr. Campbell urged the government to allow her “more frequent interactions” with members of her party, the National League for Democracy, which won elections in 1990 that were ignored by the ruling generals. Mrs. Aung San [...]
KyiMayKaung (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
2 November 2009 To: Kurt M. Campbell Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs CC: 1. Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State 2. Scot Marciel, Deputy Assistant Secretary, East Asia and Pacific Bureau and Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs 3. Larry M. Dinger, U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Burma Open Letter from Civil Society from Burma and Asia Concerning U.S. Fact-finding Mission...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Both men are leading members of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD). Both were released from prison in September 2008, having served 35 years between them for opposing Burma’s military junta. Both were beaten, tortured and held in solitary confinement, and remain under constant surveillance. They have much in common — but on one issue they disagree vigorously.
BURMA DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Friday, November 6, 2009 Source: The NationPosted by BURMA DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT at 0 comments: Subscribe to: "????????????? ??????? ??????????? ??????????? ???????????????????? ????????????????????? ???? ?????? ???????.............." - ???????????????Thaksin Vs Suu KyiHun Sen should not compare Thaksin with Suu Kyi, as nobody would agree with such a comparison. It was the common stance...
newsletter archive (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Today's News: November 5, 2009 ---------------------- Subscribe to the weekly magazine in November and save 71%! Click below to complete your order. http://www.elabs5.com/ct.html'rtr=on&s=o1l,6tt5,er,25xz,bxo6,i4ns,g971 ------------------ Did Honduras deal weaken Zelaya? What first seemed like a victory for ousted President Manuel Zelaya could become a setback for him depending on what - and when...
BURMA DIGEST (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
www.mizzima.com : by Phanida : Thursday, 05 November 2009 16:13 (Interview with Pu Cin Sian Thang and U Aye Thar Aung) Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – During their two-day visit to Burma, US Assistant Secretary of State, Kurt Campbell and Undersecretary Scot Marciel met Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, National League for Democracy (NLD) Party Central Executive Committee [...]
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