Asian club replete with strongmen welcomes ‘Duterte Harry’
By JIM GOMEZ As bodies continue to pile up in his war on illegal drugs, the Philippine president is making waves at his first summit of the Association of Southeast…
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Suu Kyi meets Chinese president during visit to boost ties
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to strengthen ties that have been challenged by Myanmar’s democratic reforms and the suspension…
Myanmar leader Suu Kyi makes first official trip, to Laos
Myanmar (AP) — Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s de facto leader and foreign minister, visited neighboring Laos on Friday in her first official trip abroad. Myanmar and Laotian state media…
Suu Kyi’s party wins historic majority in Myanmar polls
By GRANT PECK Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party attained a historic majority in Myanmar’s Parliament on Friday, making it possible for them to form the Southeast Asian…
Myanmar’s ruling party forces out influential chairman
By AUNG SHINE OO In a power play ahead of general elections, Myanmar’s military-backed ruling party announced the ouster Thursday of its politically popular chairman hours after security forces seized…
Obama oozes support for Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
By JOSH LEDERMAN President Barack Obama mounted a warm show of support Friday for Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, voicing opposition to a constitutional rule that’s preventing the…
Myanmar committee’s vote a setback for Suu Kyi
By AYE AYE WIN Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, left, meets Nepal’s Prime Minister Sushil Koirala at his residence in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, June 13, 2014. A parliamentary…
MYANMAR MOB SWARMS CAR OF UN RIGHTS ENVOY
U.N. Human Rights envoy to Myanmar Tomas Ojea Quintana, speaks during a press conference before he departs from Yangon International Airport Wednesday, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, in Yangon, Myanmar. The…