Full Coverage: Myanmar
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AFP
Myanmar opposition hopes UN envoy can revive talks
AP - Sun Aug 17, 2:02 AM ETYANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's main opposition party said Sunday that it hopes a visiting U.N. special envoy can help restart talks between detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the ruling junta.
Off the Wires
- UN envoy meets Suu Kyi's party, but fails to see her AFP - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
- UN chief expected to visit Myanmar in December AP - Wed Aug 20, 8:56 AM ET
- Report: 1,200 flee as quake hits southern China AP - Wed Aug 20, 1:42 AM ET
- Earthquake hits China's border with Myanmar AFP - Wed Aug 20, 12:29 AM ET
- UN envoy set to meet Suu Kyi: party AFP - Tue Aug 19, 11:40 PM ET
News Stories
- Burma aid effort 'requires $1bn' at BBC - Mon, Jul 21, 2008
- Junta's Delays in Myanmar Are Less Costly Than Feared at The New York Times - Tue, Jun 17, 2008
- Rejected by junta, US aid ships sail from Burma at The London Times - Thu, Jun 05, 2008
- Myanmar Aid Workers Say Delta Needs Are `Critical' at Bloomberg.com - Fri, May 30, 2008
- Burmese Economy Is an Obstacle to Aid at The New York Times - Thu, May 29, 2008
Feature Articles
- Cyclone-battered fisheries worsen Myanmar's pain AP via Yahoo! News - Thu, Jul 24, 2008
- ASEAN Turns Blind Eye to Burma Rights Time.com via Yahoo! News - Tue, Jul 22, 2008
- In Myanmar, a Times reporter worked in secret to cover the story at The Los Angeles Times - Fri, Jun 13, 2008
- Second wave economic crisis in Myanmar at Asia Times Online - Mon, Jun 02, 2008
- Can a cyclone open the iron fist of Myanmar's generals? at The Los Angeles Times - Fri, May 23, 2008
- Will Burma keep its word on aid? at BBC - Fri, May 23, 2008
Opinion & Editorials
- Mulish Myanmar at Seattle Times - Sat, May 31, 2008
- Let Them Eat Frogs at The Washington Post - Fri, May 30, 2008
- In U.S., a Multitude of Forces Drains the Spirit of Giving at The Washington Post - Fri, May 23, 2008
- Myanmar's killing fields of neglect at Asia Times Online - Sat, May 17, 2008
- Only war would provoke intervention in Burma at The Guardian (UK). - Sat, May 17, 2008
- Six Months Since Cyclone Sidr at The New York Times - Fri, May 16, 2008
Related Web Sites
- Nargis Help
- wiki and blog that provides links to news, relief operations, and other Cyclone Nargis-related resources.
- Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- site includes a profile of the country.
- Myanmar Information Committee
- government site that includes annual 'information sheets' with updates on the political situation in the country.
- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
- site created to honor the Burmese resistance leader and Nobel laureate. Includes speeches and interviews, a biography, and more.
- Aung San Suu Kyi
- profile of the Burmese opposition leader and 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, from the BBC.
- Nobel Peace Prize: Aung San Suu Kyi
- features her profile and the 1991 acceptance speech in her honor.