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Myanmar stories: 137 news summaries

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Secret Envoy Paves Way for Burma Visit
by UN Chief

Ban to press for Aung San Suu Kyi release

Jun 26, 09 5:54 AM CDT
(AP) - A UN special envoy began a secret trip to Burma today to pave the way for a possible visit by Ban Ki-moon, the secretary general, that would be politically delicate because of the continuing trial of imprisoned opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Human rights groups are urging Ban not... More »

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North Korea • United Nations • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • junta • Ibrahim Gambari • weapons • Ban Ki-Moon

 In Myanmar, 
 Soccer Offers Relief 

But is it just an opiate for the masses?

Jun 23, 09 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Myanmar has had something to cheer about lately, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a country where gatherings of more than five people are officially illegal and free speech is nonexistent, the Myanmar National League has been drawing huge crowds of screaming fans. Launched in May, it’s the... More »

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soccer • Argentina • Myanmar • Burma • FIFA • Southeast Asia

 N. Korea Ship 
 Sails Toward 
 Sanctions 
 Showdown 

US Navy shadows ship suspected of smuggling arms to Myanmar

Jun 21, 09 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - A North Korean ship the US Navy has been tailing is heading to Myanmar, and is about to become the first test of new UN sanctions against the Pyongyang regime, the New York Times reports. The US Navy suspects the Kang Nam is smuggling arms, and will search it if... More »

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North Korea • Myanmar • UN sanctions • US Navy • Kang Nam • John S McCain • arms smuggling

 Protesters Worldwide 
 Mark Suu Kyi's Birthday 

Burmese activist remains on trial

Jun 19, 09 5:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Activists worldwide are marking the 64th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese democracy activist who remains on trial for breaking the terms of her house arrest. The EU today called for her "unconditional release," and a group of celebrities ranging from Salman Rushdie to Julia Roberts... More »

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protests • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • Burma protest • Nobel Peace Prize • Nobel laureates

(Newser) - Aung San Suu Kyi feels no ill will toward the American who infiltrated her home in an act that could land her another 5 years of prison, the AP reports. “Suu Kyi said she bore no grudge against (John) Yettaw or his family,” her lawyer said after a... More »

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Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • military junta • criminal trial • trespassing • John Yettaw

Suu Kyi Lawyers 'Optimistic' as Trial Nears End

Verdict in pro-democracy leader's trial expected after closing arguments Monday

May 29, 09 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyers are optimistic about her case despite the fact only one defense witness has been allowed to testify, the Press Association reports. One of the lawyers for the Burmese pro-democracy leader said he was "very confident of victory if the trial is carried out according... More »

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Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • John Yettaw

(Newser) - President Obama issued a sharply worded statement yesterday demanding the "immediate and unconditional" release of Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, reports the BBC. Her "detention, isolation, and show trial based on spurious charges cast serious doubt on the Burmese regime's willingness to be a responsible member... More »

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Barack Obama • house arrest • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • detention • John Yettaw

Suu Kyi Denies Breaking
Law in Testimony

She hasn't yet met with her lawyers

May 26, 09 3:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi took the stand in her own defense today to deny she broke the terms of her house arrest when she allowed an American trespasser to stay overnight, reports the BBC. Some diplomats and local journalists were allowed to attend today's session amid signs the... More »

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Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • military junta

(Newser) - Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi pleaded not guilty today to charges she violated terms of her house arrest, Reuters reports. She blamed the regime’s lax security for allowing an American to swim to her lakeside home. Asked if she was guilty, Suu Kyi answered, “no, because... More »

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crime • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • court cases • breach of security • John Yettaw

Yank: Suu Kyi Swim Spurred by 'Vision
of Danger'

Yettaw hoped to post
video on YouTube

May 22, 09 4:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The American who jeopardized Aung San Suu Kyi’s freedom by swimming to the lakeside home where she was under house arrest told the court yesterday he did so because he “had a vision” that Suu Kyi’s life was in danger, the Independent reports. John Yettaw planned to... More »

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trial • house arrest • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • John Yettaw

 Burma Will 
 Allow Diplomats 
 to Visit Suu Kyi 

Dictatorship also opens trial to media after global outcry

May 20, 09 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burma's ruling junta will take the unusual step of allowing diplomats to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader currently on trial, reports CNN. Officials from Russia, Singapore, and Thailand are expected to meet Suu Kyi later today. On the third day of the trial, the government allowed... More »

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Desmond Tutu • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • Rangoon • Yangon • Nobel laureates • John Yettaw

 Asian Leaders 
 Condemn Suu Kyi Trial 

Nobel Peace Prize-winners label pro-democracy leader's trial 'a mockery'

May 19, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The trial of Aung San Suu Kyi drew unusually strong condemnation from Asian leaders as it entered its second day today, the BBC reports. A statement from the ASEAN bloc urged Burma's ruling military junta to ensure the ailing 63-year-old was given proper medical care, repeated a call for her... More »

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trial • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • ASEAN • Nobel Peace Prize • John Yettaw

Suu Kyi on Trial Today to Answer for American

Yank 'well-wisher' breached terms of Suu Kyi's house arrest, say officials

May 18, 09 1:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Myanmar democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi is on trial today for breaking the conditions of her house arrest because an American "well wisher" entered her home. She planned to plead not guilty because the intruder was not invited, her attorney told the BBC. Suu Kyi has already spent... More »

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trial • house arrest • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi
Lawyer Banned

Burma disbars activist attorney, files charges against intruding American

May 16, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burma has disbarred a high-profile activist lawyer who was meant to be part of Aung San Suu Kyi’s defense team, Reuters reports. Aung Thein said he visited the prison yesterday where the Noble Peace laureate is being held ahead of a Monday trial on charges she violated her house... More »

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sanctions • United States • lawyer • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • John Yettaw

Suu Kyi Stalker 'Not Crazy,' Relatives Say

Grief-stricken American dad landed Burmese activist back in prison

May 15, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The daughter of the man who jeopardized Aung San Suu Kyi's freedom by swimming to visit her while she was under house arrest insist that John William Yettaw is "not crazy" and had "no ill intention," the Telegraph reports. The Vietnam veteran's strange plan may have been... More »

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house arrest • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • trespassing • Betty Yettaw • Carley Yettaw • John Yettaw

 'American Idiot' Blamed 
 for Suu Kyi's Jailing 

Pro-democracy leader faces years in jail because of Mormon's swim to her home

May 15, 09 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Blame for Aung San Suu Kyi's imprisonment has fallen squarely on a bizarre American who swam a lake to intrude into the pro-democracy's leader's home, CNN reports. John William Yettaw—a Mormon and a Vietnam veteran, according to his Missouri neighbors—is believed to have wanted to speak to Suu... More »

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Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • John William Yeattaw

 Suu Kyi Moved 
 to Prison for Trial 

Pro-democracy leader faces charges over Yank's intrusion in home

May 14, 09 1:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from her home to a Rangoon prison, the BBC reports. The country's military junta plans to put Suu Kyi—who has suffered ill health in recent days—on trial for allegedly violating the terms of her house arrest after an... More »

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Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • Rangoon • military junta • John William Yeattaw • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - The tense peace between Myanmar’s military rulers and various armed ethnic groups may fracture into war next year when the government implements a controversial new constitution, the New York Times reports. The constitution requires the rebels to disarm, without granting them the de facto autonomy they currently enjoy in... More »

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civil war • war • constitution • drug trade • Myanmar • Burma • ethnic conflict • jade • weapons • timber

 Yank 'Stalker' 
 Busted Outside 
 Suu Kyi's House 

Authorities baffled by American who swam lake to hide in activist's home

May 7, 09 4:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burmese police have arrested an American man they fished out of a lake near the home of detained democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi's Rangoon home, the Guardian reports. Authorities believe the man dodged security around the compound by swimming through the lake and then hid inside Suu Kyi's home... More »

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house arrest • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • Rangoon • intruder • John William Yeattaw

UN Calls on Burma Junta to Release Suu Kyi

Rare critical report labels detention illegal under country's laws

Mar 24, 09 5:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burma's continued detention of Aung San Suu Kyi violates both international law and the country's own criminal code, according to a UN report obtained by the AP. The pro-democracy leader has been under house arrest for 13 of last 19 years since her party won a landslide victory in the... More »

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United Nations • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • military junta

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