Southeast Asian leaders are calling for an early lifting of economic sanctions on Burma following historic by-elections in which Aung San Suu Kyi’s pro-democracy movement won a sweeping victory. Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa of Indonesia, last year’s chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, issued the call Tuesday during an ASEAN summit in Phnom […]
Asia Leaders Call for Quick End to Burma Sanctions
Posted April 3rd, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
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Burma’s Opposition Party Wins Big in By-Election
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese pro-democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi declared a “new era” for the country Monday, after she and fellow members of her party won a landslide victory in Sunday’s parliamentary by-elections. She told a crowd of cheering supporters in Rangoon she hoped the election results will force the government to heed the will of ordinary […]
Burma’s Opposition Party Wins By-Election in Landslide
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi declared a “new era” for Burma Monday, after she and fellow members of her party won a landslide victory in Sunday’s parliamentary by-elections. Burmese state media say partial election results show that the opposition National League for Democracy has so far won at least 40 of the 44 seats […]
Burma’s Opposition Party Wins By-Election in Landslide
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi declared a “new era” for Burma Monday, after she and fellow members of her party won a landslide victory in Sunday’s parliamentary by-elections. Burmese state media say partial election results show that the opposition National League for Democracy has so far won at least 40 of the 44 seats […]
Burma’s Opposition Party Wins By-Election in Landslide
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi declared a “new era” for Burma Monday, after her party claimed a landslide victory in Sunday’s parliamentary by-elections. Although official results could take days, the opposition National League for Democracy says it won at least 43 of the 44 seats it had contested. That includes the four seats in […]
Burma’s Opposition Party Wins By-Election in Landslide
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi declared a “new era” for Burma Monday, after her party claimed a landslide victory in Sunday’s parliamentary by-elections. Although official results could take days, the opposition National League for Democracy says it won at least 43 of the 44 seats it had contested. That includes the four seats in […]
Burma’s Opposition Claims Election Win for Suu Kyi
Posted April 1st, 2012 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
The party of Burma’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent most of the past two decades under military-ordered house arrest, says she has won a parliamentary seat in historic by-elections. The Nobel laureate’s National League for Democracy party announced the victory shortly after polls closed late Sunday, saying Aung San Suu Kyi won […]
NLD Claims Aung San Suu Kyi Election Win
Posted April 1st, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Supporters of Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent most of the past two decades under military-ordered house arrest, say she won a seat Sunday in Burma’s lower house of parliament. The Nobel laureate’s National League for Democracy party announced the victory shortly after polls closed in Burma’s by-elections late Sunday, saying she […]
NLD Claims Aung San Suu Kyi Election Win
Posted April 1st, 2012 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Supporters of Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent most of the past two decades under military-ordered house arrest, say she won a seat Sunday in Burma’s lower house of parliament. The Nobel laureate’s National League for Democracy party announced the victory shortly after polls closed late Sunday, saying she won in a […]
Burma Holds Parliamentary Election
Posted April 1st, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
Voters in Burma cast ballots Sunday in parliamentary elections seen as a crucial test of the country’s democratic reform progress. Candidates vied for 45 seats in the 664-seat parliament in the first by-elections since the new, nominally civilian government took office in March of last year. Main opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who heads […]
