New Light of Myanmar

...lifted. The state-controlled New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported Sunday that the Nobel Laureate and Aung Kyi discussed her letter, in which she also asked to meet with foreign diplomats in Yangon to speak about sanctions. The media...

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...be systematically held in 2010 for Hluttaws (parliaments) that will emerge in accordance with the constitution," Senior General Than Shwe said Friday in a speech to the Myanmar War Veterans Organisation, The New Light of Myanmar newspaper...

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...comedian. "The state's seven-step road map is, indeed, the only way to smooth [the] transition to democracy as well as [its] own transitional work programs," Than Shwe was quoted as saying by the New Light of Myanmar newspaper. "The...

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There, a Christian group hands out rice, potatoes, and salt. The English-language New Light of Myanmar, a government-owned paper, published a series of stories showing Sr. Gen. Than Shwe and his subordinates visiting shelters and briefing...

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...fails to nudge the stubborn regime," said U Hla Shwe, a 72-year-old retired lawyer. The New Light of Myanmar reported on Sunday that junta leader Senior General Than Shwe denied Ban's request for a prison visit because "the case is being...

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...appearance since the storm. The New Light of Myanmar, the state newspaper, quoted him claiming that the government "took prompt action to carry out the relief and rehabilitation work shortly after the storm". You might also be interested...

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...ready to respond too. "Due to the term 'change' said by President Obama these days, that word is very popular all over the world," said an editorial in the government mouthpiece New Light of Myanmar newspaper. "By issuing the directive,...

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...two sides. "Those who led, got involved in and supported the unrest which broke out in September were called in and are being interrogated," said an official statement published on the front page of the New Light of Burma. "Some are still...

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...Senior General Than Shwe visited some refugee camps two weeks after the storm. An article in the New Light of Myanmar newspaper said Than Shwe had intended to visit the affected regions as soon as the storm occurred, but delayed his plans...

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