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  Obama meets Myanmar leader amid fears of backslide

  World | November 13, 2014 23:41 IST

  Naypyitaw, Myanmar: President Barack Obama received a hero's welcome two years ago during his historic visit to Myanmar, whose rapid rebirth after decades of repression was a source of hope for the region and beyond.

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  'India my second home', Myanmar's Suu Kyi tells Modi

  World | November 12, 2014 19:58 IST

  Nair Nay Pyi Taw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Nobel laureate and Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi who described India as her “second home”, recalling her years spent in the country.  It

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  PM Modi meets Myanmar pro-democracy icon Suu Kyi

  World | November 12, 2014 19:10 IST

  Nay Pyi Taw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today had a meeting with Nobel laureate and Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in his first interaction with the pro-democracy icon.The meeting at the Presidential Suite

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  Share your thoughts and ideas over my foreign visit, Modi tweets before leaving for Myanmar

  Politics | November 11, 2014 10:35 IST

  New Delhi: Just before embarking on his flight to Myanmar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted to the nation to share thoughts and ideas for the visit. Modi is to kick off his three-nation ten-day visit

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  PM Narendra Modi to meet Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar

  Politics | November 08, 2014 20:16 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi among other leaders on the sidelines of the ASEAN and East Asian summits in Myanmar next week in his first interaction

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  Sweater knit by Suu Kyi sells for $49K

  World | December 28, 2012 14:53 IST

  Yangon, Dec 28 : A hand-knit woolen sweater made by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has sold at an auction in Myanmar for $49,000.A Myanmar-based radio station won a bidding war for the sweater

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  Huge crowds in Yangon welcome Obama

  World | November 19, 2012 12:28 IST

  Yangon, Nov 19:  Launching a landmark visit to long shunned Myanmar, President Barack Obama said Monday he comes to "extend the hand of friendship" to a nation moving from persecution to peace. But his praise

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  Aung San Suu Kyi comes to India after 40 years

  India | November 14, 2012 11:40 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 14: Mynamar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi  returned to India after a gap of 40 years. She is being treated as a state guest by the government.  The democracy leader laid

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  Aung San Suu Kyi to visit India in Nov

  India | October 19, 2012 13:40 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 18 :  After nearly a gap of 40 years, Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel to India on November 13.Suu Kyi, who will be in the country for nearly

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  Thein Sein says, he will accept Suu Kyi as president if people elect her

  World | September 30, 2012 10:11 IST

  Yangon, Sept 30: Myanmar president Thein Sein has  said, he would accept Aung San Suu Kyi as president if the people vote for her He however said,  the will of the people would be respected

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  Aung San Suu Kyi gets US Congress' highest honor

  World | September 20, 2012 17:32 IST

  Washington, Sep 20: American Lawmakers united by their respect of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday presented her with Congress' highest civilian honor in a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, ahead of

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  Myanmar freeing 46 prisoners, Suu Kyi wants more

  World | July 03, 2012 12:05 IST

  Myanmar, Jun 3: Back from her triumphant tour of Europe, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi stepped up calls Tuesday for the release of hundreds of political prisoners still behind bars.Suu Kyi's comments came in

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  Suu Kyi is symbol of hope, says Hague

  World | June 21, 2012 17:06 IST

  London, Jun 21: Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is a “symbol of hope” for people striving for democracy, Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague said today as he praised her and the country's President

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  Suu Kyi turns 67 'at home' in UK

  World | June 19, 2012 17:47 IST

  London, Jun 19: It was a homecoming of sorts for Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi as she arrived here on a tightly-packed four-day visit that began with a seminar on the idea of

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  Emotional, standing ovation for Suu Kyi at ILO conference

  World | June 14, 2012 18:49 IST

  London, Jun 14: Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was given a prolonged and emotional standing ovation today after delivering her maiden address to the ILO on her first European tour after 24 years.Clad

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  PM returns from Myanmar

  India | May 29, 2012 23:27 IST

  New Delhi, May 29: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today arrived here from his three-day visit to resource-rich Myanmar during which he held talks with the country's President Thein Sein and democracy icon Aung San Suu

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  PM meets Suu Kyi, invites her to visit India

  World | May 29, 2012 16:06 IST

  Yangon, May 29: In the highest-level contact between India and Aung San Suu Kyi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held talks with Myanmar's democracy icon here and invited her to visit his country which has

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  Suu Kyi photo exhibit opens in hometown Yangon

  World | May 18, 2012 15:20 IST

  Yangon, Myanmar, May 18: A photography exhibit about Aung San Suu Kyi's successful campaign for Parliament is showing just how far Myanmar has come since ending a half century of military rule.The works being shown

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  Junta Will Never Be Able To Get Rid Of Suu Kyi, Says Her Biographer

  World | April 05, 2012 12:53 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 5: Aung San Suu Kyi, elected to parliament in a historic victory, will remain a unifying force for those who desire to see a different Myanmar and a prolonged threat to the

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  Myanmar President's Adviser Welcomes Suu Kyi's Victory

  World | April 03, 2012 22:53 IST

  Yangon, Apr 3: Even as Myanmar president Thein Sein termed Sunday's by-elections “successful”, his key aide said the results reflected the people's desire for “change”, and welcomed the emergence of a strong opposition as good