ARTICLES RELATING TO THEIN SEIN

Myanmar Muslims jailed for killing Buddhist

2013-05-21 13:09

A court in Myanmar has sentenced seven Muslims to terms ranging from life to two years in prison for the killing of a Buddhist monk during sectarian violence.

Cyclone: Myanmar works to evacuate camps

2013-05-15 10:08

Authorities in Myanmar are struggling to evacuate tens of thousands of people, most of them Rohingya Muslims fleeing religious unrest, before a cyclone reaches camps in low-lying regions.

Myanmar frees 56 political prisoners

2013-04-23 16:04

Myanmar's president has announced an amnesty for about 100 prisoners, says a senior official, of whom 56 have been confirmed as political detainees.

Mosque officials probed in Myanmar fire

2013-04-02 17:04

Police in Myanmar say they were investigating the head of a mosque and a Muslim teacher for possible negligence after a pre-dawn fire has swept a religious dormitory, killing 13 children.

43 dead in Myanmar sectarian clashes

2013-03-30 09:23

Sectarian riots in central Myanmar have claimed 43 dead, 86 injured and have left 11 376 homeless.

Suu Kyi in symbolic debut at army parade

2013-03-27 11:12

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has made a symbol-laden appearance at an annual military parade for the first time, underscoring the country's startling transformation.

Buddhist-Muslim clashes spread in Myanmar

2013-03-25 09:03

Sectarian clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar have spread to at least two other towns in the country's heartland over the weekend, undermining government efforts.

Myanmar opposition party to hold congress

2013-03-04 11:03

In another sign of political reform, Myanmar's biggest party led by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will hold its first-ever congress in the country's former capital.

Media group urges further Myanmar reform

2013-01-17 11:56

Myanmar should repeal laws and develop a code of conduct for journalists to ensure further progress amid an opening in the country's long-closed media, Reporters Without Borders says.

Myanmar to allow daily private newspapers

2012-12-28 13:05

Myanmar will allow private daily newspapers starting in April for the first time since 1964, in the latest step toward allowing freedom of expression in the long-repressed nation.

Myanmar police break up mine protest

2012-11-29 09:09

Riot police in Myanmar have fired water cannon at villagers and monks protesting against a Chinese-backed copper mine, in a pre-dawn crackdown that left dozens injured, activists say.

Obama to Myanmar: America 'is with you'

2012-11-19 12:03

In an historic visit, US President Barack Obama has told the people of Myanmar that the US will befriend any nation that respects human rights.

Obama to make landmark visit to Myanmar

2012-11-09 09:04

President Barack Obama is set to become the first US leader to visit Myanmar, marking the strongest international endorsement so far of the country's fragile democratic transition.

Suu Kyi willing to be president

2012-10-08 14:04

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has declared her willingness to serve as her country's president and her party's intention to amend the constitution to allow her to do so.

US eases Myanmar import ban

2012-09-27 07:57

The political party of Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi has welcomed US moves to ease a ban on imports from the nation, hailing it as a positive long term step.

Suu Kyi supports end to Myanmar sanctions

2012-09-19 13:10

Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has backed the lifting of sanctions on Myanmar and has reassured China her landmark visit to the US is not aimed at containing Beijing's influence.

Suu Kyi begins landmark visit to US

2012-09-17 08:16

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi will be honoured in Washington and presented Congress's highest award, the latest milestone in her journey from political prisoner to globe-trotting stateswoman.

Myanmar ends decades of media censorship

2012-08-20 12:02

Myanmar says it has abolished media censorship in the latest in a series of democratic reforms, delighting journalists.

Suu Kyi makes first parliament speech

2012-07-25 13:04

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has used her first speech in parliament to call for laws protecting the rights of the country's impoverished ethnic minorities.

Myanmar president delays Bangladesh trip

2012-07-02 20:04

Myanmar's president has postponed a trip to neighbouring Bangladesh as tensions between the countries continue over refugees fleeing ethnic strife.

'Myanmar' not 'Burma', Suu Kyi told

2012-06-29 14:00

Authorities in the Myanmar have issued a warning to opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, telling the political prisoner-turned parliamentarian to stop calling the country "Burma".

Death for 2 men in Myanmar murder-rape

2012-06-19 08:26

A court in Myanmar has sentenced to death two men in a rape-murder case that triggered a wave of communal violence in western Rakhine state, official media say.

21 years on, Suu Kyi accepts Nobel Prize

2012-06-16 16:30

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has finally accepted her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.

UN staff leaves unrest-hit Myanmar state

2012-06-11 09:01

The United Nations says it has begun evacuating staff from its base in western Myanmar where fierce sectarian unrest has seen deadly clashes between Muslims and Buddhists.

Suu Kyi calls for 'healthy scepticism'

2012-06-01 12:01

Myanmar's opposition leader and former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi has urged the international community to exercise "healthy scepticism" about her country's reforms.

 

Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence

2013-05-21 07:57

President Barack Obama has urged the president of Myanmar to take steps to halt violence against Muslims in his country and move ahead with economic and political reforms.

Myanmar panel recommends security boost

2013-04-29 16:27

A government-appointed commission investigating sectarian violence in western Myanmar last year, has issued proposals to ease tensions there — including doubling the number of security.

'Chaos' unavoidable in Myanmar

2013-04-05 13:01

A degree of "chaos" is inevitable as Myanmar undergoes a transition to democracy, says President Thein Sein's spokesperson, appealing for unity in the wake of deadly religious violence.

Myanmar police call deadly fire 'accident'

2013-04-02 09:10

A fire has engulfed a mosque housing Muslim schoolchildren in Myanmar's largest city, killing at least 13. Authorities, anxious over sectarian violence that has shaken the nation, quickly blamed the blaze on an accidental electrical short.

Myanmar won't allow religious extremists

2013-03-28 14:40

Myanmar President Thein Sein says that his reformist government would not tolerate religious extremism, following a wave of deadly Buddhist-Muslim clashes.

Tougher curfews for Myanmar

2013-03-26 20:52

Authorities in Myanmar have imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in three townships after anti-Muslim religious violence touched new parts of the country, edging closer to the main city of Yangon.

Myanmar aid may hinder, not help: Experts

2013-03-15 12:02

Governments and agencies must be wary of drowning Myanmar with well-intentioned but ill-targeted aid, experts have warned, admonishing the global community to "first do no harm".

Myanmar to 'grant liberty' to dissidents

2013-02-07 14:03

Myanmar's leader has set up a committee to review political prisoner cases "to grant them liberty", in a rare direct acknowledgement of dissidents in the nation's jails.

Myanmar denies chemical weapon attack

2013-01-10 10:44

Myanmar has denied accusations it had used chemical weapons against ethnic minority rebels in the northern state of Kachin.

Thein Sein calls for corruption fight

2012-12-26 13:35

Myanmar's president has voiced public criticism of his government, saying that rampant corruption and bribery are getting in the way of the country's reform process..

Burma or Myanmar? Obama says both

2012-11-19 15:01

Some call the country Myanmar, others call it Burma. On his historic trip to the former army-ruled nation, Barack Obama has called it both.

Praise, pressure as Obama visits Myanmar

2012-11-19 08:21

Barack Obama has become the first serving US president to visit Myanmar, trying to strike a balance between praising the government's progress in democracy and pressing for more reform.

Myanmar government criticised over clashes

2012-10-30 12:07

Victims of ethnic clashes in western Myanmar have lashed out at the government for failing to prevent violence between Muslims and Buddhists.

SA democracy gets nod from Suu Kyi

2012-10-03 09:05

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has wrapped up a landmark US trip praising South Africa and eastern Europe's democratic transitions - but saying Myanmar must find its own path.

Suu Kyi receives highest US civilian award

2012-09-20 08:06

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met US President Barack Obama at the White House and received the highest congressional award.

Myanmar frees 60 political prisoners

2012-09-18 10:06

About 60 political prisoners have been freed in Myanmar, says a member of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, after the government announced a pardon for hundreds of inmates.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi meets president

2012-08-22 18:18

The Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi has met with the president for the second time in less than 2 weeks.

UN human rights envoy in Myanmar

2012-07-29 20:02

A UN human rights envoy has arrived in Myanmar on a post-unrest evaluation visit.

Myanmar frees more political prisoners

2012-07-03 17:52

Myanmar's reformist government has freed more than a dozen political prisoners, but opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for the release of hundreds more still behind bars.

Suu Kyi returns to Myanmar after tour

2012-06-30 07:45

Hundreds of cheering supporters have welcomed democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi back to Myanmar after her triumphant five-nation European tour.

Myanmar unrest leaves 'more than 80 dead'

2012-06-21 12:05

More than 80 people have been killed in a wave of communal violence in western Myanmar this month, a government official says, as local people say they still fear for their lives.

Suu Kyi: Clarify Myanmar citizenship law

2012-06-18 22:00

Aung San Suu Kyi says Myanmar must clarify citizenship laws underlying ethnic tensions in the country, adding she is unsure whether Muslim Rohingyas could be regarded as nationals.

Suu Kyi calls for Myanmar investment

2012-06-14 17:35

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has called for international investment to create jobs for her country's youth at the start of a landmark tour of Europe.

Thai trip was productive, says Suu Kyi

2012-06-06 12:10

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi says there is no reason for her country’s president to be annoyed by her recent trip to Thailand

Myanmar protests an opportunity for reform

2012-05-25 12:02

Five days of street protests over chronic power shortages present Myanmar's reformist government with a headache and an opportunity.

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