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Aung San Suu Kyi Calls for Reconciliation in Burma

Revered Burmese democracy activist-turned-lawmaker meets with Burmese Americans, college students during New York stop of her 17-day U.S. visit.

Myanmar Democracy Leader Speaks In NYC - NY1.com

A freedom fighter and Nobel Prize winner came to New York Saturday, asking for help in her country's struggle for democracy.

Suu Kyi: 'I just didn't know how to give up' - The Daily Nightly

Ann Curry, NBC News Special CorrespondentNEW YORK – Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was one of the world's most famous political prisoners until her release two years ago.After 15 years under house arrest, NBC News’ Ann Curry...

Meryl Chertoff: Conscience and Charisma: Aung San Suu Kyi Receives the Congressional Gold Medal

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is graced with a charismatic leadership style that has focused world attention on her as the embodiment of the aspirations of her people.

United Nations News Centre - Ban hails Aung San Suu Kyi’s role in Myanmar’s reconciliation, reaffirms UN support

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the role played by Nobel laureate and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar’s reconciliation efforts, and re-affirmed the commitment of the United Nations to helping the Asian nation in...

UN Live United Nations Webcast - Live Now - Joint Media Stakeout: Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairperson and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy, Myanmar

The Quiet Strength Of Aung San Suu Kyi » Feminist Peace Network

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Aung San Suu Kyi Meets American Burmese

The nobel laureate promoted a message of cautious compromise on the third day of her US visit

Personal Finance » Myanmar democracy icon meets with Hillary Clinton

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi supports easing of US sanctions - Yahoo! News

From Yahoo! News: Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi began her landmark visit to Washington by declaring Tuesday that she supports the easing of the remaining U.S. economic sanctions on her country.

Suu Kyi, in U.S. visit, says Myanmar reforms "first hurdle" - Yahoo! News

From Yahoo! News: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi warned on Tuesday that reforms in her country had cleared only the "first hurdle" and said she supported an easing of U.S. sanctions. The Nobel laureate said...

With Honors Awaiting, Aung San Suu Kyi Visits U.S. : NPR

The opposition leader in Myanmar arrives in the U.S. for a lengthy visits where she is being feted as if she were a head of state. She will receive honors that include the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Myanmar democracy icon Suu Kyi begins key U.S. tour| Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi opened a two-week tour of the United States on Tuesday with talks with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the latest step of a rapid

Deborah Derrick: Health Efforts a Keystone in Rebuilding Burma

There is still a lot of work to be done in Burma. But with a healthy foundation, and with continued strong support from the U.S., it can move toward building a stronger and more just society.

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Aung San Suu Kyi Visit Indicates Progress in US-Burma Relationship

Her visit comes as the Obama administration is considering easing its remaining sanctions

An Open Letter To Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Regarding The Rohingya Issue Eurasia Review

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Prisoners released in Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi visits Washington - CSMonitor.com

Myanmar pardoned more than 500 prisoners on Monday, the opposition party is hopeful the amnesty included the country's 424 remaining political prisoners, a step that could strengthen the former military state's growing bonds with Washington.

Myanmar: Anti-Mining Women Protesters Detained · Global Voices

Myanmar: Anti-Mining Women Protesters Detained

Aung San Suu Kyi's Visit: Progress and Remaining Challenges in Burma

Aung San Suu Kyi's upcoming visit reminds us that some progress has been made in Burma, but it also highlights the challenges that remain.

Burma/Myanmar in Transition: A Discussion with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi | Asia Society

After decades of stagnation under military rule, Burma/Myanmar finds itself in a particularly fluid and fragile transition. The Asia Society and the United States Institute of Peace are pleased to host a discussion with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, leader...

Coke makes first cola shipment to Myanmar in 60 years

(REUTERS) - Coca-Cola Co said on Monday that it shipped its flagship cola to customers in Myanmar, its first delivery to the country in 60 years.

:: Suu Kyi Bakal Singgah di AS

Ikon demokrasi Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi akan melakukan perjalanan ke Amerika Serikat pada Minggu (16/9) untuk menerima penghargaan tertinggi dari Washington, kata juru bicara partainya.

Suu Kyi akan berkunjung ke AS - AntaraNews.com

ANTARAnews.com - Ikon demokrasi Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi akan melakukan perjalanan ke Amerika Serikat pada Minggu (16/9) untuk menerima penghargaan tertinggi dari Washington, kata juru bicara partainya.

Aung San Suu Kyi sets date for first US visit since house arrest | Myanmar News Now

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Is Aung San Suu Kyi Overplaying Her Hand by Refusing to Take an Oath to Myanmar's Constitution? - NYTimes.com

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi won't take her seat in Parliament because she refuses to pledge allegiance to Myanmar's undemocratic Constitution. Is she overplaying her hand?

Suu Kyi sets date for US visit - Channel NewsAsia

Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi will travel to the United States next Sunday, a spokesman for her party told AFP, in a trip that will see her awarded Washington's highest honour.

Burma, Free Political Prisoners! - The Petition Site

In Burma, you could be sitting in jail--indefinitely--for having once owned a fax machine. Many of... (25 signatures on petition)

Aung San Suu Kyi sets date for first US visit since house arrest |thetelegraph.com.au

BURMA'S democracy champion, Aung San Suu Kyi, will travel to the United States next Sunday on a trip that will see her awarded Washington's highest honour.

Burma's Rohingya Muslims: Aung San Suu Kyi's blind spot - Asia - World - The Independent

Aung San Suu Kyi's continued silence on the plight of Burma's Rohingya Muslims is sparking concern that the Nobel Peace Prize winner is failing to live up to her stature as one of the world's most celebrated pro-democracy campaigners.

Burma Monks March for Rohingya Expulsion - Asia-Pacific - News - OnIslam.net

YANGON – In a move that incites hatred against a persecuted Muslim minority, thousands of Buddhist monks have marched across Burma to demand the expulsion of Bengali-ethnic Muslims, known as Rohingyas, from the country.

Photo gallery: With government's OK, Myanmar marks 1988 protest

Crowds turned out Wednesday in cities across Myanmar to commemorate the 24th anniversary of massive pro-democracy protests, with the government giving its approval and support for the first time.

Myanmar Rape-Murder Sparks Outrage Over Abuse of Muslims - Businessweek

Seamstress Thida Htwe was walking home from her tailoring work on a remote Myanmar road in late May when attackers took the 27-year-old by knife point to a forest where they raped her, slit her throat, and took her gold jewelry before dumping her...

BBC News - Suu Kyi says Nobel award meant Burma was not forgotten

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AFP: Myanmar to allow daily newspapers next year

YANGON — Myanmar's new information minister on Sunday predicted newspapers would be able to publish daily from early 2013, heralding fresh reform for a sector recently freed from decades of draconian censorship.

BBC News - Suu Kyi pleads for workers' rights at UN in Geneva

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Indonesia Spurns Investment in Burma over Rohingya Crisis | The Irrawaddy Magazine

Violence against Burma’s Rohingya people has prompted Indonesia to delay its efforts to encourage the archipelago’s state enterprises to seek business opportunities in the emerging Southeast Asian nation. Indonesia earlier this year announced...

Democracy Leader Cautions Investors Against ‘Reckless Optimism’ in Myanmar - NYTimes.com

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who is now a member of Parliament, told corporate executives in Thailand, “I would not like you to be overoptimistic.”

Row over Aung San Suu Kyi threatens to split Burmese pro-democracy movement in Britain - Asia - World - The Independent

Aung San Suu Kyiâs will wrap up her tour of Britain tomorrow with a celebratory gathering of Britainâs Burmese community featuring traditional music and dancing.

New lawmakers in Myanmar learn the limits of their freedom and power - Passport - Boston.com

Naypyitaw is a city of contrasts. At its center is the parliament of Myanmar, a shining marble complex surrounded by a river-turned-moat. Behind it is a dreary compound of cramped quarters, home to all members of parliament who are not members of...

Inside Burma's democracy movement

88 Generation Activists In Vogue in Myanmar - Southeast Asia Real Time - WSJ

For years they were arch-enemies of Myanmar's oppressive military regime, targeted as much if not by more by military leaders than Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy political party. But these days, things are changing.

A biography of Aung San Suu Kyi - About Burma - Burma Campaign UK

The Burma Campaign - for human rights, democracy and development in Burma

The hypocrisy of Burma’s pro-democracy movement | Asia News – Politics, Media, Education | Asian Correspondent

Much has been made of the recent sectarian unrest in western Burma and its ramifications for the country’s fragile reform process. It’s important to note that the violence and subsequent outpouring of anti-Rohingya anger is not a niche issue...

Giving refugees hope beyond the camps | Bangkok Post: opinion

After years of seemingly never-ending conflict and repression, Myanmar's neighbours and the world are watching the changes there with interest and cautious optimism. And for the 140,000 Myanmar refugees in Thailand, many stuck in camps on the border...

Is Burma Democratizing? - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

The victory of Aung San Suu Kyi and several dozen of her National League for Democracy colleagues in Burma’s April 1 legislative by-elections is a major event for the country.