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Aung San Suu Kyi's Party To Propose Giving Her Special 'Advisor' Role
Aung San Suu Kyi's party will submit a proposal today to create a new "state advisor" role for her, lawmakers said, giving her power to liaise between the president and parliament.
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Myanmar Parliament Holds Historic Presidential Election
Myanmar lawmakers began casting ballots in a historic presidential vote today expected to confirm that a trusted confidant and anointed proxy of Aung San Suu Kyi will be the former junta-run nation's first civilian leader in decades.
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Myanmar Military Questions Suu Kyi Picks Ahead Of Presidential Vote
Myanmar's powerful military questioned Aung San Suu Kyi's picks for president and vice president on Monday as tension simmered between the two sides a day before parliament votes on who should get the top job.
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Parliament To Serve Myanmar's Interest, People: Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said today Myanmar's parliament is a place where lawmakers are to serve for the interests of the country and its people.
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Nominees For Myanmar's Next President To Be Known On March 17
The chairman of Myanmar's parliament says the nominees for the country's next president and two vice presidents will be known on March 17.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi Readies For Power As Her Party Comes To Parliament
After sweeping a historic election in November, Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday bid farewell to outgoing lawmakers and prepared to form the country's first democratically elected government since the 1960s.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Meets Myanmar Army Chief As Power Transition Looms
Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar's powerful army chief held fresh talks on Monday on the country's dramatic political transition, days before a military-dominated legislature hands over to the most democratic parliament in generations.
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Aung San Suu Kyi's Victorious Party To Join Parliament On February 1
Members of Aung San Suu Kyi's victorious pro-democracy party will take their seats in parliament on February 1, Myanmar's speaker said today, beginning a new era for a nation under army rule for decades.
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Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Wins EU Sakharov Rights Prize
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in pon for insulting Islam, was awarded the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov human rights prize today.
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Election Success Depends on Stability of Myanmar: Aung Sang Suu Kyi
Proposed changes to the constitution, including the section that bars her from becoming president, were submitted to parliament on June 10. They are scheduled to be debated next week.
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Myanmar Ruling Party Chief Ready to Stand as President if Called
The chairman of Myanmar's ruling party said on Friday he would stand as national president if nominated, and was willing to cooperate with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, or anyone working in the interests of the country.
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Suu Kyi makes Myanmar parliament debut
Aung San Suu Kyi made her historic debut in Myanmar's fledgling parliament on Monday as the opposition leader and her party transform from dissident outsiders to mainstream politicians.
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Suu Kyi's party ends boycott of Myanmar's Parliament
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi agreed on Monday to end her party's boycott of parliament, setting aside her first major dispute with the government since winning by-elections and clearing the way for what could be an acceleration of reforms. Suu Kyi and her party will make their historic debut in the assembly on Wednesday after backing down ove...
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Suu Kyi's party postpones Myanmar Parliament entry
Aung San Suu Kyi's party confirmed on Sunday that it will postpone its Parliamentary debut next week in the first sign of discord between Myanmar's newly-elected opposition and reformist government.
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Myanmar polls set to sweep Suu Kyi into Parliament
The Nobel laureate, who spent most of the past twenty two years locked up by the generals, is widely expected to win a seat in a parliament dominated by the military and its political allies in by-elections to be held on Sunday.
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Aung San Suu Kyi's Party To Propose Giving Her Special 'Advisor' Role
Aung San Suu Kyi's party will submit a proposal today to create a new "state advisor" role for her, lawmakers said, giving her power to liaise between the president and parliament.
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Myanmar Parliament Holds Historic Presidential Election
Myanmar lawmakers began casting ballots in a historic presidential vote today expected to confirm that a trusted confidant and anointed proxy of Aung San Suu Kyi will be the former junta-run nation's first civilian leader in decades.
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Myanmar Military Questions Suu Kyi Picks Ahead Of Presidential Vote
Myanmar's powerful military questioned Aung San Suu Kyi's picks for president and vice president on Monday as tension simmered between the two sides a day before parliament votes on who should get the top job.
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Parliament To Serve Myanmar's Interest, People: Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said today Myanmar's parliament is a place where lawmakers are to serve for the interests of the country and its people.
-
Nominees For Myanmar's Next President To Be Known On March 17
The chairman of Myanmar's parliament says the nominees for the country's next president and two vice presidents will be known on March 17.
-
Myanmar's Suu Kyi Readies For Power As Her Party Comes To Parliament
After sweeping a historic election in November, Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday bid farewell to outgoing lawmakers and prepared to form the country's first democratically elected government since the 1960s.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Meets Myanmar Army Chief As Power Transition Looms
Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar's powerful army chief held fresh talks on Monday on the country's dramatic political transition, days before a military-dominated legislature hands over to the most democratic parliament in generations.
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Aung San Suu Kyi's Victorious Party To Join Parliament On February 1
Members of Aung San Suu Kyi's victorious pro-democracy party will take their seats in parliament on February 1, Myanmar's speaker said today, beginning a new era for a nation under army rule for decades.
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Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Wins EU Sakharov Rights Prize
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in pon for insulting Islam, was awarded the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov human rights prize today.
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Election Success Depends on Stability of Myanmar: Aung Sang Suu Kyi
Proposed changes to the constitution, including the section that bars her from becoming president, were submitted to parliament on June 10. They are scheduled to be debated next week.
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Myanmar Ruling Party Chief Ready to Stand as President if Called
The chairman of Myanmar's ruling party said on Friday he would stand as national president if nominated, and was willing to cooperate with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, or anyone working in the interests of the country.
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Suu Kyi makes Myanmar parliament debut
Aung San Suu Kyi made her historic debut in Myanmar's fledgling parliament on Monday as the opposition leader and her party transform from dissident outsiders to mainstream politicians.
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Suu Kyi's party ends boycott of Myanmar's Parliament
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi agreed on Monday to end her party's boycott of parliament, setting aside her first major dispute with the government since winning by-elections and clearing the way for what could be an acceleration of reforms. Suu Kyi and her party will make their historic debut in the assembly on Wednesday after backing down ove...
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Suu Kyi's party postpones Myanmar Parliament entry
Aung San Suu Kyi's party confirmed on Sunday that it will postpone its Parliamentary debut next week in the first sign of discord between Myanmar's newly-elected opposition and reformist government.
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Myanmar polls set to sweep Suu Kyi into Parliament
The Nobel laureate, who spent most of the past twenty two years locked up by the generals, is widely expected to win a seat in a parliament dominated by the military and its political allies in by-elections to be held on Sunday.
