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03 Dec 16 : 34 | Ex-presidents, premiers urge UN chief to intervene in Myanmar WASHINGTON: More than 100 former government leaders wrote to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday asking him to travel to military-ruled Myanmar to secure the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. Source : Channel NewsAsia Front Page News 16 hours ago |
29 Nov 09 : 45 | Myanmar leader says 2010 election plans on course YANGON: The head of Myanmar's government has told supporters plans for elections in 2010 under a controversial "road map" to democracy are well under way, according to state media. Source : Channel NewsAsia Front Page News |
19 Nov 05 : 25 | China to build new oil, gas pipeline across Myanmar BEIJING: China has revived a plan to build an oil and gas line across Myanmar in a bid to reduce its dependence on energy supplies transported through the Strait of Malacca, state media reported Wednesday. Source : Channel NewsAsia Front Page News |
14 Nov 07 : 48 | Nine monks jailed in Myanmar YANGON: Nine Buddhist monks were jailed for between six and eight years by courts in Myanmar this week for taking part in last year's anti-government protests, an opposition party spokesman said Friday. Source : Channel NewsAsia Front Page News |
13 Nov 19 : 38 | US freezes assets of alleged Myanmar drug traffickers WASHINGTON: The US authorities said on Thursday it had frozen the assets of 26 individuals and 17 firms tied to drug trafficking in Myanmar and prohibited US citizens from dealing with them. Source : Channel NewsAsia Front Page News |
11 Nov 07 : 08 | Myanmar blogger jailed for 20 years, says opposition YANGON: A popular Myanmar blogger arrested after massive anti-government protests last year has been jailed for 20 years at Yangon's notorious Insein Prison, an opposition spokesman said Tuesday. Source : Channel NewsAsia Front Page News |
08 Nov 20 : 20 | Bangladesh boosts presence on Myanmar border DHAKA - Bangladesh has deployed more troops along its border with Myanmar, a military official said late Saturday, as tensions between the two countries simmer over a disputed stretch of water. Source : Channel NewsAsia Front Page News |
08 Nov 05 : 50 | Myanmar pro-democracy lawyers jailed for four months YANGON: Myanmar's High Court sentenced two lawyers from Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party to four months each in prison for contempt of court, a party spokesman told AFP Saturday. Source : Channel NewsAsia Front Page News |
06 Nov 18 : 22 | Myanmar refuses to back down in row with Bangladesh YANGON : Myanmar refused to back down Thursday in a row with Bangladesh, vowing it would continue to explore gas in disputed waters despite a four-day standoff between warships in the Bay of Bengal. Source : Channel NewsAsia Front Page News |
06 Nov 06 : 37 | Myanmar gas row highlights energy crisis in Bangladesh DHAKA : A simmering dispute between Bangladesh and neighbouring Myanmar in a hydrocarbon-rich stretch of the Bay of Bengal has highlighted Dhaka's desperate plight over dwindling gas supplies, say analysts. Source : Channel NewsAsia Front Page News |
05 Nov 09 : 58 | Bangladeshi diplomats head to Myanmar for energy row talks YANGON: Bangladeshi diplomats headed to Yangon on Wednesday to try and smooth tensions over gas exploration in disputed waters, as a Myanmar official blamed "outsiders" for stoking the row. Source : Channel NewsAsia Front Page News |
04 Nov 16 : 23 | Bangladesh deploys another warship in Myanmar gas row DHAKA: Bangladesh said on Tuesday it has deployed another warship to the Bay of Bengal and would send a top diplomat to Myanmar amid escalating tensions over gas exploration in disputed waters. Source : Channel NewsAsia Front Page News |
