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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi calls for release of Pussy Riot
Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, on a landmark visit to the United States, called on Thursday for the release of jailed members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot. The opposition lawmaker, who spent 15 years under house arrest, said she “would like the whole group to be…
Coke makes its first delivery to Myanmar in 60 years
Coca-Cola has put its stamp of approval on Myanmar’s reforms with the first official delivery of the popular soft drink in the country in more than 60 years, the company announced Monday. The soft drinks giant also said it was moving to establish a bottling operation in the country as…
Myanmar passes new law to attract foreign investors
YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar’s parliament on Friday, September 7 passed an eagerly awaited new law aimed at boosting foreign investment in the former pariah state, which is emerging from decades of military rule, a lawmaker said. The legislation allows foreign companies to own a 50-percent stake in joint ventures with…
Nobel Prize-winning Myanmar opposition leader travels to U.S.
Myanmar’s Nobel Prize-winning opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel to the United States in September on her first visit since spending years under house arrest, a think-tank said Tuesday. Suu Kyi, who was elected to parliament this year in a dramatic sign of Myanmar’s reforms, has indicated that…
Clinton to meet Myanmar leader at business forum
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Myanmar President Thein Sein were to hold landmark talks on Friday as Washington moves to ease its sanctions on the once-pariah state. The two leaders were to meet in the Cambodian tourist town Siem Reap on the sidelines of a conference, amid concerns…
U.S. to send first ambassador to Myanmar in 22 years
WASHINGTON — The US Senate on Friday confirmed President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the first US ambassador to Myanmar in more than two decades, the latest step in greater engagement with a nation undergoing dramatic reforms. Derek Mitchell, a veteran US policymaker on Asia, was confirmed by unanimous consent…
Suu Kyi to receive honor from Oxford University
Aung San Suu Kyi was to be awarded an honorary doctorate by Oxford University on Wednesday in the city where she studied and brought up the family she would later leave behind. The Myanmar democracy icon will be presented with an honorary doctorate in civil law at the prestigious seat…
Clinton urges immediate end to Myanmar violence
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday urged an immediate end to religious violence in Myanmar and called for efforts for reconciliation as security forces tried to restore order. At least seven people have died since Friday in western Myanmar in a cycle of apparent revenge attacks…
Myanmar in state of emergency after Muslim minority attacks Buddhist villages
LONDON — Britain on Sunday urged authorities in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state to open talks to ease sectarian violence, following deadly clashes between Muslims and Buddhists in the region. British Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne said he was “deeply concerned” by the violence and called on all parties to act…
Suu Kyi urges ‘healthy skepticism’ over Myanmar reform
Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday urged “healthy scepticism” over Myanmar’s dramatic reforms, saying only the rule of law can cement recent political progress and foster clean investment. Speaking at a gathering of world business leaders in Bangkok, she also warned China and the United States against turning…
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