RANGOON, November 3 – A delegation of senior US officials arrived in Burma on Tuesday for Washington’s highest-level talks with the reclusive military regime in 14 years. The Obama administration’s move to engage the junta... [read full story]
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BANGKOK: The US has stepped up pressure on the Burmese junta to reform, with a senior diplomat saying the jailed democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, must be allowed to take part in next year's elections for the world to accept...
BEN DOHERTY, BANGKOK November 6, 2009 JAILED Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi must be allowed to participate in next year's elections for the world to accept the result, the US has said. Speaking in Bangkok the day...
