Assessing the US-Asean Summit – The Irrawaddy News Magazine

BANGKOK — The meeting between US President Barack Obama and his Asean counterparts has been mostly well-received, though some misgivings remain. Obama made a much-anticipated call for the unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma’s …
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Will Myanmar junta chief meet the lady? — Nirmal Ghosh – The Malaysian Insider

NOV 19 — The question on many people’s minds in Yangon these days is whether Senior General Than Shwe will meet “the lady”, as Aung San Suu Kyi is known across Myanmar. She requested a meeting with the regime’s supremo in a letter dated Nov 11 …
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Written on November 18, 2009 | Posted in Feature | No comment

Obama To Myanmar: Release Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi – Post Chronicle

Obama shook hands with Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein at the meeting in Singapore’s Shangri-la hotel with the 10 leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the first ever with a U.S. president. The United States has begun to re …
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Written on November 17, 2009 | Posted in Feature | No comment

Obama calls for Suu Kyi’s release at ASEAN summit – Bangladesh News 24 hours

SINGAPORE, Nov 15, (bdnews24.com/Reuters) – US President Barack Obama called for the release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when he met the country’s prime minister at a meeting with other Southeast Asian leaders in Singapore on Sunday …
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Written on November 16, 2009 | Posted in Feature | No comment

Obama presses Burma during ASEAN summit

Supporters of Burma’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi are voicing guarded hope after US President Barack Obama raised her case directly with the
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Obama calls for release of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi (Extra) – Monsters and Critics

Tokyo – US President Barack Obama Saturday called for Myanmar to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying it was a precondition for any softening of sanctions against the country’s military junta. Using the traditional name of the country …
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Written on November 15, 2009 | Posted in Myanmar | No comment

Obama Calls For Suu Kyi’s Release At ASEAN Summit – Radio Free Europe

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — U.S. President Barack Obama called for the release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when he met the country’s prime minister at a meeting with other Southeast Asian leaders today in Singapore. Obama did not speak …
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Obama calls for release of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi at U.S.-ASEAN summit

U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday called on Myanmar’s junta to release detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a formal meeting here with
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Obama meets Myanmar PM, calls for Suu Kyi’s release

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama called for the release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when he met the country’s
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Obama calls for Suu Kyi’s release at ASEAN summit – Reuters

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama called for the release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when he met the country’s prime minister at a meeting with other Southeast Asian leaders in Singapore on Sunday. Obama did not …
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