YANGON, Myanmar, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., arrived in Myanmar Friday to meet with military junta leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe during the weekend, officials said.
YANGON, Myanmar, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., plans to visit Myanmar to meet with leaders of the military junta while on a tour of Asia, his office said.
MONTREAL, May 28 (UPI) -- Two Canadian human rights group in Quebec are calling for women to mail panties to Myanmar's embassy to protest the ruling military junta.
WASHINGTON, May 27 (UPI) -- The extension of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest by Myanmar's ruling junta is troubling, U.S. President George Bush said Tuesday.
YONGON, Myanmar, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Myanmar's military junta has reportedly arrested a noted poet for a love verse that allegedly contained a hidden message against the junta's leader.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. first lady Laura Bush used the 60th anniversary of Myanmar's independence Friday to condemn the country's military junta for its abuse of human rights.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Myanmar Prime Minister Gen. Khin Nyunt said Tuesday it is unlikely pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi would be released now.
WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) -- The United States urged the Myanmar junta Friday to take immediate steps to restore democracy and release political prisoners.
YANGON, Myanmar, March 31 (UPI) -- Myanmar's military junta announced Wednesday it would hold a National Convention next month for a new constitution.
RANGOON, Myanmar, July 24 (UPI) -- Ministers of several European and Asian governments are again calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, who is being held in Myanmar.
