Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi was due to visit Myanmar's parliament for the first time on Friday to meet with the powerful lower house speaker, her party said.

In the capital Naypyidaw to sign

A top ULFA leader and an Indian journalist have been detained by authorities in Myanmar, Union Home Secretary R. K. Singh said on Sunday.

However, there was no information about the detention of ULFA

For years, Hillary Clinton has hobnobbed with the world's powerful and been welcomed as a virtual rock star. But Friday, she was the one who was star-struck as she met a personal hero Aung San Suu Kyi

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won promises of further reforms from Myanmar's rulers in historic talks on Thursday, but said it was too soon to end sanctions after decades of repression.

United Nations leader Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday he planned to visit Myanmar 'as soon as possible', after talks with President Thein Sein where he urged progress on nascent reforms.

"I am also plan

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party announced its return to the official political arena on Friday after years of marginalisation by ruling generals.

About 100 senior members o

Southeast Asian leaders agreed on Thursday to allow Myanmar to chair their bloc in 2014, in a victory for the new government seeking international legitimacy after a series of reform moves.

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Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is likely to contest a by-election in the coming months, a spokesman for her party said on Saturday, following a change to party registration laws.

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India and Myanmar, the energy-rich Southeast Asian nation on Friday held wide-ranging talks that focused on expanding their strategic, economic and energy ties.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held tal

India and Myanmar, the energy-rich southeast Asian nation, on Friday held wide-ranging talks that focused on expanding their strategic, economic and energy ties.