Foreign Policy, an American magazine has placed 15-year-old Pakistani child rights activist Malala Yousafzai at the sixth spot in its top 100 Global Thinkers list. Malala, who was shot in the head by Taliban, has been honored by the FP due to her untiring efforts for standing up to the Taliban and everything they […]
Aung San Suu Kyi agrees to accept 1991 Nobel Peace Prize Oslo: Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader of Myanmar, has finally accepted her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo today. Suu kyi, who has lately carved out a new recognition of a freedom fighter, has faced over 15 years of under house arrest. […]
USA lauds Aung San Suu Kyi led democratic transition in Burma Only eighteen months ago, Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was under house arrest. Today, the pro-democracy leader and several other members of the National League for Democracy have taken their newly won seats in Burma’s parliament. For the first time in the country’s […]
May 2 2012 | Posted in
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Myanmar’s fledgling democratic transition is now reaching yet another turning point. A few days back, Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party secured a landslide win in the elections. This victory has led Washington to ease sanctions on the country which many feel is a job well done for a country that has […]
Apr 5 2012 | Posted in
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President Zardari confers Benazir democracy award on Aung San Suu Kyi Yangon: (Wednesday, January 25, 2012) President Asif Ali Zardari, who is on his official visit to the Union of Myanmar, today conferred ‘Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Award for Democracy’ on Nobel laureate and the icon of political struggle for democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi. The […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
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President Asif Ali Zardari to leave for Myanmar In a bid to enhance bilateral ties, President Asif Ali Zardari will be leaving for Myanmar on Tuesday for a two-day official visit. The president will hold meeting with his counterpart, U Thein Sein, to promote economic and trade cooperation between two states as well as enhancing […]
Jan 24 2012 | Posted in
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Burma’s opposition politician, Aung San Suu Kyi, is hopeful of revival of democracy in the country after her landmark meeting US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, claiming that the green light is now visible on the horizon. Kyi and Clinton met for the first time at Yangon yesterday. The two renowned women politicians of the […]
Dec 2 2011 | Posted in
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