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Myanmar junta official meets Aung San Suu Kyi

AP - Wed Dec 9, 8:22 am ET

Detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was taken from her home Wednesday into unannounced talks with a junta official, the first in two months, officials said.

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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Meets Government Liaison - Official
Nasdaq - Wed Dec 9, 3:47 am ET
YANGON (AFP)--Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the junta's liaison officer at a state guesthouse for 45 minutes Wednesday, an official said.
Myanmar junta calls detained Suu Kyi "dishonest"
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 9:50 am ET
Myanmar's ruling junta on Wednesday dismissed reconciliatory moves by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as insincere and dishonest, dealing a blow to efforts to engage with the reclusive regime.
Junta official meets with Aung San Suu Kyi
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 3:59 am ET
Officials say detained Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was escorted from her home into unannounced talks with a junta official for the first time in two months.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi meets gov't liaison: official
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 3:54 am ET
Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the junta's liaison officer at a state guesthouse for 45 minutes Wednesday, an official told AFP.
Myanmar junta labels detained Suu Kyi "dishonest"
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 2:28 am ET
Myanmar's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been insincere and dishonest in her offer to meet the country's military ruler and push for the lifting of Western sanctions, state media said on Wednesday.
Myanmar state media scolds democracy icon Suu Kyi
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 1:23 am ET
Myanmar's state media accused detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi of using the media to make the country's military rulers look bad, warning Wednesday it could hurt her efforts to meet with the junta chief.
Myanmar state media calls Aung San Suu Kyi 'dishonest '
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 1:16 am ET
Yangon - Myanmar's state media on Wednesday called opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi dishonest for offering to help the junta get Western democracies to lift economic sanctions. Suu Kyi, who is under house arrest, on September 28 sent a letter to ...
No progress despite engagement with Myanmar: US official
AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 58 minutes ago
There are no signs of progress towards democratic change in Myanmar despite Washington's decision to hold direct talks with the country's military rulers, a senior US diplomat said Wednesday.
Suu Kyi Meets With Myanmar Junta Representative
INO News - Wed Dec 9, 7:41 am ET
(RTTNews) - Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with a member of the country's military administration, the third such meeting within two months, at a time the United States and the European Union took initiatives to work more closely with the ruling Generals.
Myanmar opposition leader meets with junta representative - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Dec 9, 5:47 am ET
Yangon - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday met with a representative of the ruling junta, shortly after she penned a letter to the country's military supremo claiming she wanted to help the regime in nation building. Aung Kyi, ...
Why Chrysler ads star Burmese dissident Aung San Suu Kyi
Los Angeles Times - Tue Dec 8, 2:10 am ET
As a brand, there is nothing worthwhile left of Chrysler. Why not begin to remake it in the image of what it will become -- globalized, sophisticated, European -- instead of what it was? The newest star of a Chrysler ad couldn't get arrested in this town.
Renown Myanmar monk to talk at Roosevelt today
Honolulu Advertiser - Wed Dec 9, 7:10 am ET
One of Myanmar's best-known monks will give a free public Dhamma talk on "Compassion and Buddhism" today from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Roosevelt High School auditorium.
Well-known Burma monk giving Hawaii speech
Honolulu Advertiser - Wed Dec 9, 7:03 am ET
One of Burma's best known monks will give a free public Dhamma talk on "Compassion and Buddhism" tomorrow from 7 to 8 p.m. at Roosevelt High School's auditorium during his first visit to Hawaii.
Bangladesh, Myanmar 'worst-hit' by extreme weather
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 11:36 am ET
Bangladesh, Myanmar and Honduras were the countries most severely affected by extreme weather events from 1990 to 2008, according to a climate change risk study published on Tuesday.
Thailand set to dominate SEA Games
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Dec 9, 7:02 am ET
Myanmar and Vietnam won two gold medals each at the Southeast Asian Games, as eight finals were decided before the formal opening of the event later Wednesday. Ya Min K-Khine, a 16-year-old from Myanmar, won individual gold in women's taekwondo, while the country's sepak takraw women's team also won a gold.