News on Aung San Suu Kyi

US senator McCain meets Myanmar's Suu Kyi

2011-06-02T10:30:42Z

US Senator John McCain pledged to support efforts to bring democracy to Myanmar in talks Thursday with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a visit to assess the new political landscape.

The senior Republican's visit comes as President Barack Obama...

Renewing Myanmar focus, US to name envoy

2011-04-02T20:30:12Z

President Barack Obama will soon appoint the first US special envoy on Myanmar, officials said, signaling a renewed effort to pry open the nation after its much criticized political transition.

People involved in the process said Obama would name Derek Mitchell, a veteran policymaker on Asia who now serves at <...

US Congress renews Myanmar import ban legislation

2010-06-26T02:12:45Z

The US Congress has voted to renew a legislation banning all imports from military-ruled Myanmar and sent it for President George W. Bush's signature, lawmakers said Thursday.

The Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act was passed by the H...

Myanmar US

2010-12-10T04:31:41Z

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, left, and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Joseph Y. Yun chat as they walk out following their meeting at Suu Kyi's home in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Dec.10, 2010...

Myanmar Suu Kyi

2010-12-07T00:02:14Z

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, left, and her younger son Kim Aris, right, are seen at Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. Suu Kyi has bid farewell to her younger son, who visited his mother for the first time in a decade after her recent release...

APTOPIX Myanmar Suu Kyi

2010-11-22T19:32:53Z

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi welcomes her son Kim Aris, at Yangon International Airport on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, in Yangon, Myanmar. Suu Kyi, recently released from detention, was reunited with her son for the first time in 10 years after the country's ruling junta granted hi...

Myanmar Election

2010-11-13T04:31:17Z

A supporter of Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi chants "May Aung San Suu Kyi enjoy healthiness" at the headquarters of her National League for Democracy (NLD) Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010 in Yangon, Myanmar. Suu Kyi's supporters gathered ne...

Myanmar

2010-11-12T14:03:46Z

Supporters of Myanmar's pro democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, media people and diplomats, wait outside a police barricade on the road leading to Suu Kyi's house, anticipating her release in Yangon, Mayanmar, Friday, Nov 12, 2010.(AP Photo)

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