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Myanmar began releasing as many as 15,000 prisoners Tuesday as part of an amnesty program after a visit from a special envoy from the UN secretary-general, but rights groups claim the government has not gone far enough. On Monday,...

Myanmar is processing grants of amnesty to prisoners to allow them to participate in the 2010 general elections, ambassador U Than Swe told the UN Security Council on Monday. Additionally, Swe maintained...

The military government of Myanmar continues to arrest political dissidents despite assurances given by Prime Minister Thein Sein in November that the arrests had stopped and no more would take place, Amnesty International reported Friday....

The military junta in Myanmar Thursday agreed to allow opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to meet with fellow members of her political party Friday for the first time in three years. The announcement...

The military government of Myanmar reconvened negotiations on a new constitution Wednesday, saying the latest talks will be the final session in completing a drafting process that began 14 years ago. The government...

The government of Myanmar announced plans Tuesday to reconvene negotiations on a new constitution for a final session next month. The national constitutional drafting convention, tasked with creating guidelines for a more democratic...

The ruling military junta in Myanmar will resume negotiations for a new constitution in the second week of October, junta spokesman Lt. Gen. Thein Sein announced Saturday. The constitutional convention was suspended on January...

The ruling military junta in Myanmar has closed constitutional talks until late 2006, delegates said Tuesday. The convention to draft a constitution has been held intermittently since 1993, and is the first step on a...