| News - Politics Written by The Irrawaddy Friday, 04 June 2010 18:19 | | Seven leading ethnic political leaders inside and outside Burma have been criticized for their election activities by a Rangoon-based group called the Burma Ethnic Politics Watch Network (BEPWN). | | News - Politics Written by DVB Tuesday, 01 June 2010 04:26 | | An EU delegation in Burma yesterday met with both the National League for Democracy (NLD) and the National Democratic Force, two parties that could come to represent ‘old’ and ‘new’ Burma following elections later this year. | | News - Politics Written by The Irrawaddy Tuesday, 01 June 2010 04:26 | | Several of the Burmese junta officials who recently resigned their military positions to found the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) were responsible for the deadly ambush on pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her convoy in Depayin, Sagaing Division, in 2003. | | News - Politics Written by The Irrawaddy Tuesday, 01 June 2010 04:26 | | Burma's opposition and ethnic group leaders do not believe that US Sen Jim Webb, who begins a three-day visit to to the country on June 4, will achieve any important progress for the people of Burma. | | News - Politics Written by Mizzima News Tuesday, 06 April 2010 01:32 | | Chiang Mai (Mizzima) - The National League for Democracy (NLD) will abide by the principles of non-violence even if the party ceases to exist in keeping with the Burmese junta’s harsh electoral laws, according to Win Tin a senior leader. | | News - Politics Written by Mizzima News Tuesday, 06 April 2010 01:32 | | Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The National League for Democracy (NLD) apologised to the country today for failing to achieve national reconciliation during the past 20 years. | | News - Politics Written by Mizzima News Friday, 02 April 2010 21:32 | | The United Wa State Army (UWSA), which is still steadfastly refusing to transform its army into the junta controlled Border Guard Force (BGF), met Military Affairs Security (MAS) chief Lt. Gen. Ye Myint | | News - Politics Written by AFP Thursday, 04 February 2010 19:44 | | | The detained deputy leader of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party in military-ruled Burma should be released next week and is set to resume political activities, a party spokesman said Thursday... | | News - Politics Written by AFP Thursday, 04 February 2010 19:34 | | | Aung San Suu Kyi may be freed during the national elections in Burma, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said on Tuesday, predicting that the polls could be held during the second half of 2010... | | News - Politics Written by BA KAUNG/The Irrawaddy Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:25 | | | In a meeting with her lawyer on Thursday, Burma's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said that the Burmese Home Minister's recent comment about her release this coming November ... | | News - Politics Written by WAI MOE/The Irrawaddy Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:23 | | | Already under pressure from Naypyidaw over the Border Guard Force issue, the ethnic cease-fire groups faced a fresh blow as a key leader of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) based in Mongla ... | | News - Politics Written by Htet Aung Kyaw/DVB Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:10 | | | Several Burmese armed groups, including the Karen National Union, could soon merge with Burma’s government-in-exile to form a parallel government prior to elections this year... | | News - Politics Written by WAI MOE/The Irrawaddy Wednesday, 27 January 2010 20:18 | | | The Burmese junta’s top negotiator with ethnic groups, Lt-Gen Ye Myint, is likely to meet representatives of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), one of big ceasefire groups, at the end of January... | | News - Politics Written by Khaing Suu/Mizzima News Tuesday, 19 January 2010 22:48 | | | Win Tin, a leader with the National League for Democracy (NLD), for the first time since his release from prison in September 2008 on Monday traveled outside of Rangoon... | | News - Politics Written by Khin Hnin Htet/DVB Tuesday, 19 January 2010 22:29 | | | Burma’s opposition National League for Democracy party yesterday held its first senior-level meeting following the expansion of its central committee... | | News - Politics Written by Phanida/Mizzima News Tuesday, 19 January 2010 10:24 | | | Lawyers of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi expressed optimism of her acquittal after the Supreme Court on Monday heard their final arguments on the petition ... | | News - Politics Written by S.H.A.N. Tuesday, 12 January 2010 22:18 | | | Gentle ways are not working when it comes to dealing with the ceasefire groups, according to Maj- Gen Kyaw Phyoe, Commander of Kengtung-based Triangle Region Command, ... | | News - Politics Written by THE IRRAWADDY Tuesday, 12 January 2010 21:52 | | | Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was on Tuesday allowed to meet with her lawyers to discuss her upcoming appeal against the 18-month extension of her house arrest ... | | News - Politics Written by Mungpi/Mizzima News Tuesday, 12 January 2010 21:51 | | | Lawyers of detained Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday met with her as part of their preparation to submit a final argument in their appeal to the Supreme Court against her sentence ... | | News - Politics Written by Mungpi/Mizzima News Tuesday, 12 January 2010 21:45 | | | With the testimony of a defense witness on Tuesday, Rangoon’s Southern District court concluded witness hearings in the trial against Burmese-born American Kyaw Zaw Lwin, (alias) Nyi Nyi Aung... | |