Burma’s main opposition party, led by democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has decided to re-register as a political party and take part in future elections. The decision was made Friday by more than 100 members of the National League for democracy in a meeting at party headquarters in Rangoon. Burma’s former military government de-listed […]
Burma’s NLD to Re-Register as Political Party
Posted November 18th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
Leave a comment
Sri Lanka Ex-Army Chief Gets 3-Year Sentence
Posted November 18th, 2011 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
A Sri Lanka court has sentenced the country’s former army chief and opposition leader to three years in prison, after finding him guilty of making false allegations about the defense secretary. The Sri Lankan High Court ruled Friday that the comments Sarath Fonseka made in a newspaper interview had violated the country’s emergency law at […]
Hillary Clinton to Visit Burma Next Month
Posted November 18th, 2011 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
In a major new diplomatic initiative, U.S. President Barack Obama says he will send Hillary Clinton to Burma next month, for the first visit to the isolated country by a U.S. secretary of state in more than 50 years. Mr. Obama made the announcement on the Indonesian island of Bali, saying the U.S. is responding […]
US House Votes Friday on Balanced Budget Amendment
Posted November 18th, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. House of Representatives votes Friday on legislation that would force Congress to balance its budget, while a bipartisan committee scrambles to identify budget cuts ahead of a key deadline next week. The legislation would amend the U.S. Constitution to require that Congress not spend more than it receives in any given fiscal year. […]
New Italian Government’s Second Confidence Vote Friday
Posted November 18th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti’s new government faces a second confidence vote Friday after easily winning Senate approval to begin reforms aimed at revitalizing the country’s debt ridden economy. Mr. Monti’s plan to resolve Italy’s debt crisis is expected to win approval in the lower house of parliament. He has vowed to impose stringent reforms […]
Hillary Clinton to Visit Burma Next Month
Posted November 18th, 2011 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he will send Hillary Clinton to Burma next month, the first visit to the military-dominated country by a U.S. Secretary of State in more than 50 years. Mr. Obama told reporters on the Indonesian resort island of Bali that he made the decision after speaking on the phone earlier with […]
Philippines Approves Election Fraud Charges Against Gloria Arroyo
Posted November 18th, 2011 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
The Philippines election commission approved fraud charges Friday against former president Gloria Arroyo for alleged large-scale vote tampering. The commission said the maximum penalty for the crime is life imprisonment. The justice department has been investigating Ms. Arroyo for alleged vote rigging in the 2004 and 2007 polls. She and her husband are also being […]
