The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Yangon - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has asked to meet the leader of the ruling military junta in a possible sign of easing political tension. Suu Kyi, who is under house arrest, told General Than Shwe that she would like to meet the s...
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Nov 14, Colombo: The visiting leader of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe today paid homage to the most sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura.
KyiMayKaung (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
re. Irrawaddy article on Burma by Aung Zaw "Climate change in Burma." 11-13-09 We have to be very careful with this, and keep close watch. Most of the exile groups or personalities are also jumping on the engagement band wagon or gravy train for funding, even for free trips. Aung San Suu Kyi has been isolated from the world for quite some time, so has the NLD to some extent. She has asked...
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Nov 13, Colombo: The visiting Head of State of Myanmar, Senior General Than Shwe today paid homage to the most sacred Temple of Tooth Relic in Kandy during his four-day Sri Lankan visit.
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Myanmar junta leader General Than Shwe was treated for a mild stomach bug hours after his arrival in Sri Lanka, a doctor from the hospital that treated him said Friday.
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Myanmar junta leader General Than Shwe was treated for a mild stomach bug hours after his arrival in Sri Lanka, a doctor from the hospital that treated him said Friday.
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Myanmar junta leader General Than Shwe was treated for a mild stomach bug hours after his arrival in Sri Lanka, a doctor from the hospital that treated him said Friday.
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Myanmar junta leader General Than Shwe was treated for a mild stomach bug hours after his arrival in Sri Lanka, a doctor from the hospital that treated him said Friday.
Soc 202 - Current Events (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Nicholas Salmons 11/12/09 10:45 pm Aung San Suu Kyi, winner of the Nobel peace prize and leader of the National League for Democracy party in Burma, is apparently facing a possible release from her 18-month house arrest (which followed her 14-year imprisonment) so as to "organize her party," according to a Burmese director-general in the foreign ministry. Despite this statement, no specifics...
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Nov 12 Colombo: The Head of State of Myanmar, Senior General Than Shwe arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake by a special Myanmarian flight this afternoon on a four-day official visit to Sri Lanka.
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Nov 12, Colombo: The visiting leader of Myanmar General Than Shwe has fallen ill and a special medical team has been sent to the President's House in Kandy to treat him.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Colombo - Senior General Than Shwe, the head of Myanmar's military junta arrived for a three-day visit in Sri Lanka on Thursday, officials said. Sri Lankan officials said the main purpose of Than Shwe's visit were talks on trade relations and visits ...
Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Nov 11, Colombo: The Head of State of Myanmar, Senior General Than Shwe and First Lady Daw Kyaing Kyaing will arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow on an official visit from 12th to 14th of November, government sources said.
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Dissident Myanmar monks living in Colombo on Wednesday criticised the Sri Lankan government for inviting junta leader General Than Shwe for a state visit.
The Observer (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Foreign ministry diplomat says jailed opposition leader will be allowed to organiser her party for next year's elections Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, may soon be released so she can play a role in next year's election, a senior Burmese diplomat has said. "There is a plan to release her soon ... so she can organise her party," Min Lwin, a director-general in the foreign ministry,...
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