Freed Suu Kyi deputy calls for Myanmar talks
by Hla Hla Htay
YANGON (AFP) – Aung San Suu Kyi's deputy urged Myanmar's ruling junta Sunday to engage the opposition in dialogue before elections this year, as he took his first steps outside as a free man in seven years.
Govt hails release of Myanmar activistLONDON (AFP) – The government hailed the release of the deputy leader of Aung San Suu Kyi's Myanmar opposition party Saturday and urged the junta to allow all political groups to take part in elections this year. Thailand joins RI in promoting free, fair elections in MyanmarAbdul Khalik , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Mon, 02/15/2010 11:35 AM | World It is in the interests of the ASEAN community to help Myanmar hold fair, free and transparent elections this year, to return democracy and peace to the country, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya says. |
Govt may approve ONGC pipeline project stakeNEW DELHI: The Cabinet may this week consider giving state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp and GAIL India Ltd approval to take stake in an $2 billion pipeline that China is building from Myanmar to transport natural gas found off the Myanmar coast. UN Human Rights Envoy Visits Myanmar as Opposition Leader FreedBy Paul Tighe Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations sent its human rights envoy to Myanmar for talks on elections scheduled for this year that would be the first in two decades as the military government released an opposition leader from house arrest. |
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