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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Not many released convicts find work as quickly as Michael Vick. Even fewer can command the salary he is likely to get.
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.