India, Myanmar are natural partners: Singh
Fp Archives • 13 years agoSingh, who meets opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday, commended Thein Sein for initiating major political reforms.
PM seeks to heal bad blood on Myanmar visit
Fp Archives • 13 years agoIn northwest Myanmar, where the Kaladan River flows out into the Bay of Bengal, the two giant arms of a half-built wharf enfold the estuarine mud with steel and concrete.
PM seeks stronger ties with Myanmar; to meet Suu Kyi
Fp Archives • 13 years agoSingh today said India and Myanmar would explore new initiatives and define a roadmap for further boosting of bilateral ties with focus on trade, investment and connectivity.
Ending twenty-five-year hiatus, PM to visit Myanmar
Fp Archives • 13 years agoIn a first visit in 25 years by an Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh will embark on a three-day trip to Myanmar from Sunday during which he will hold talks with the leadership there and meet opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi's first overseas trip in twenty-fours years?
Fp Archives • 13 years agoNobel laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside Myanmar for the first time in 24 years next week to deliver a speech at an international forum in Thailand, her party said on Thursday.
India's Look East policy central for Asia-Pacific growth: Hillary
Fp Archives • 13 years agoUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today that India's Look East policy was "central" to the growth of the entire Asia-Pacific region.
Aung San Suu Kyi takes oath in Myanmar Parliament
Fp Archives • 13 years agoAung San Suu Kyi has taken the oath of office to become an official member of Myanmar’s parliament, ushering in a historic new political era after years of oppressive military rule.
Suu Kyi set to take oath in Myanmar parliament
Fp Archives • 13 years agoAung San Suu Kyi, who led a nearly quarter-century struggle for democracy in Myanmar, stepped inside parliament and prepared to take her oath as a lawmaker.
Suu Kyi's party will protect Myanmar's constitution, to attend parliament
Fp Archives • 13 years agoThe party of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi agreed on Monday to end a boycott of parliament and swear an oath to protect the constitution, said party officials, apparently ending a dispute with the government.
EU suspends Myanmar sanctions after reforms
Fp Archives • 13 years agoThe European Union on Monday suspended its sanctions against Myanmar for a year following a wave of widely praised political reforms in the country.