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ASEAN: Burma declines chairmanship in 2006
Burma today announced that it would forego the chairmanship of ASEAN next year.
AseanBURMA/ASEAN: Rice to miss ASEAN annual summit
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice confirmed during a visit to Thailand yesterday that she...
BurmaBURMA: Military regime releases political prisoners
Burma's military junta released more than 240 political prisoners yesterday, including veteran...
BurmaBURMA/EU: Straw warning raises ASEAN fears
UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw yesterday called on Rangoon to release leader of the main...
BurmaBURMA: Former prime minister put on trial
The Supreme Court yesterday opened a trial against former Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, who was...
BurmaBURMA: Junta imposes news blackout following blasts
The government today imposed a news blackout following Saturday's three bomb blasts in Rangoon,...
BurmaBURMA: Junta accused of using chemical weapons
An international human rights group, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, has alleged that the...
BurmaBURMA: Court sentences ex-PM's allies
A court has handed down tough sentences on some 38 intelligence officers, tried on charges that...
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