Suu Kyi urges Myanmar army to back charter reform

Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 18:10

Myanmar`s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday called on the powerful military to get involved in reforming the country`s junta-era constitution, which currently bars her from becoming president.

Myanmar protest seeks constitutional change

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 18:23

Activists have rallied peacefully in Myanmar`s biggest city to call for changing the constitution to allow pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to serve as president.

Suu Kyi`s party to contest 2015 Myanmar elections

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 20:05

Myanmar`s leader Aung San Suu Kyi`s party said on Saturday that it will contest 2015 parliamentary elections even if the country`s constitution barring her from running for president is not amended.

Suu Kyi calls for `spiritual health` in improving lives

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 15:50

Myanmar`s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for inclusion of spiritual health to help improve the life of people across the world.

Suu Kyi urges `freedom from fear` on World AIDS Day

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 16:29

Myanmar Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi today urged greater openness and compassion in the global struggle against AIDS as experts warned against complacency despite falling infection rates.

Pope receives Aung San Suu Kyi

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 18:23

Pope Francis Monday received Nobel peace laureate and former political prisoner in Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi at the Vatican.

Two decades on, Suu Kyi finally collects Rome citizenship

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 10:15

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally collected her honorary citizenship of Rome on Sunday, 19 years after being offered the honour.

UK supports Suu Kyi`s call for democratic reform in Myanmar

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 17:06

Britain has assured democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi that it will help to build international pressure on Myanmar for further reforms to ensure that the 2015 elections are fully democratic.

Aung San Suu Kyi receives 1990 Sakharov Prize finally

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 12:54

A visibly moved Myanmarese leader Aung San Suu Kyi received the European Union`s 1990 Sakharov Prize for human rights finally Tuesday from the hands of European Parliament speaker Martin Schulz.

Myanmar opposition spokesman fined over election claim

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 14:35

District Chief Jeff Jay of the Orlando Fire Department said the dozen passengers were stranded for more than two hour aboard the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, which is billed as Orlando`s tallest roller coaster.

Suu Kyi to claim EU Sakharov prize 23 years after award

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 17:49

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is to finally receive the EU Sakharov human rights prize she won in 1990 at the height of the Myanmar military crackdown, the European Parliament revealed today.

Suu Kyi fears Myanmar unrest could deter investors

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 15:37

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi warned on Saturday that communal violence and weak "rule of law" could scare off investors despite the country`s rapid pace of political and economic reform.