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YANGON, Myanmar, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Washington is willing to thaw relations with Myanmar if its ruling military junta takes tangible steps toward democracy, a U.S. official said Thursday.
YANGON, Myanmar, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Military generals in Myanmar say rebel forces should disband along the country's rugged border with China to pave the way for national unification.
YANGON, Myanmar, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a senior member of the ruling military after losing an appeal of her latest house detention.
Webb plans to hold hearing on Myanmar
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., who just returned from a two-week trip to Southeast Asia, says he plans to hold a hearing on U.S. relations with Myanmar.
Ban faces criticism of leadership style
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's willingness to talk with dictators is undercutting the body's moral authority, critics say.
August 17, 2009
The administration appears to be backing away from its commitment to a public option as part of its health care reforms in the face of growing public opposition.
BANGKOK, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- A U.S. resident convicted in Myanmar for visiting opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Bangkok Sunday with U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, R-Va., officials said.
Senator: U.S. Myanmar prisoner freed
YANGON, Myanmar, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- American John Yettaw, sentenced to seven years of hard labor in Myanmar, has been released to U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D Va., officials said Saturday.
August 14, 2009
Not many released convicts find work as quickly as Michael Vick. Even fewer can command the salary he is likely to get.
U.S. senator in Myanmar for meetings
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.
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