Than Shwe

...sanctions but it remains uncertain if the reconciliation efforts will yield results. In a letter to junta chief Senior Gen. Than Shwe released Tuesday, Suu Kyi has requested a meeting to explain how she would cooperate in tasks "beneficial...

In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, Nyan Win, United States, Democracy, National League for Democracy, and Meio University

Nyan Win, spokesman of the National League for Democracy, said that in a letter last Wednesday to junta chief Senior Gen. Than Shwe, Suu Kyi also sought permission to meet at her home with other members of her party's central...

In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Nyan Win, Myanmar, United States, Democracy, National League for Democracy, Kurt Campbell, and State Department

...said she was on "remarkable form". The meeting was allowed after Ms Suu Kyi sent a letter to junta leader General Than Shwe saying she was ready to co-operate with the government to have the sanctions lifted. Mr Heyn said sanctions sent a...

In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Barack Obama, Burma, United States, Burma Campaign UK, and Democracy

Burmese in Sri Lanka protested the visit of military ruler Than Shwe Lawyers for Burma's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi have lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court against her extended house arrest. US Secretary of State Hillary...

In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Hillary Clinton, Supreme Court, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, US, Barack Obama, and Manila

..."I doubt it. This is a long term effort that requires a lot of patience." Suu Kyi wrote a letter to junta leader Senior General Than Shwe at the end of September offering her cooperation in getting Western sanctions lifted, after years of...

In this article: Hillary Clinton, Thein Sein, Myanmar, US, Barack Obama, Aung San Suu Kyi, Yangon, Singapore, and John Yettaw