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Htin Kyaw wins presidental vote in Myanmar

Myanmar’s parliament has elected Htin Kyaw as the country’s new president. Kyaw is a close friend of the Aung San Suu Kyi, head of the governing

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Aung San Suu Kyi loyalist poised for Myanmar presidency

A close friend and confidant of Aung San Suu Kyi has been confirmed as the presidential candidate of Myanmar’s lower house of parliament. The Nobel

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Aung San Suu Kyi ruled out as Myanmar's next president

Aung San Suu Kyi’s party has nominated her former driver and close aide to be Myanmar’s next president. The National League for Democracy (NLD) is

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Myanmar NLD names Suu Kyi friend as presidential candidate

Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) has proposed Htin Kyaw who is a close friend of party leader Aung Sun Suu Kyi , as presidential

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi readies for power as her party comes to parliament

They are doctors, poets, teachers, farmers, fishermen. Many are new to politics, and had to receive intensive instruction in law and constitutional

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Myanmar: Aung Sang Suu Kyi addresses peace talks

It is hoped her presence will build bridges ahead of her party taking power in March

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Aung San Suu Kyi leads a cleaning up operation

The leader of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy led a roadside clean up on Sunday, in the constituency where she won a seat in the country’s

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Aung San Suu Kyi holds transition talks with Myanmar president

Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has held talks with the country’s president Thein Sein to discuss the smooth transfer of power to her

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Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy wins majority in Myanmar

The party of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi has won a majority in Myanmar’s parliament, the election commission said on Friday, giving it enough

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Aung San Suu Kyi seeks "national reconciliation" meeting with military

Aung San Suu Kyi seeks a "national reconciliation" meeting with the president and military as her party inches closer to election victory in Myanmar.

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Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi waits patiently for official elections results to confirm landslide win

Although only a fraction of results have been officially announced, opposition supporters are claiming a landslide win in Myanmar’s historic

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Suu Kyi continues life-long fight for Myanmar democracy

Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as an icon of peaceful democratic resistance. She could only receive it in person in 2012, after

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Myanmar: facts and background

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, held a general election on Sunday, its second since polls in 2010 ended almost a

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Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi poised for landslide election win as ruling party concedes defeat

The opposition National League for Democracy of Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi says it has won a landslide victory in Myanmar’s first free

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Polls close in Myanmar's landmark free election

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party is expected to make large gains, but even with a landslide, she cannot become president.

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Campaigning ends ahead of historic parliamentary elections in Myanmar

Campaigning ends ahead of Myanmar's historic parliamentary elections, with the opposition NLD hailed as the most popular party running.

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Aung San Suu Kyi holds massive election rally in Yangon

Aung San Suu Kyi held her biggest rally yet ahead of Myammar’s November 8 election. Supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi listen as she speaks during a

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Aung San Suu Kyi calls on the world to monitor Myanmar's general election

As official campaigning starts in Myanmar’s long-awaited general election the leader of the National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi is

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Aung San Suu Kyi welcoms Angela Jolie to Myanmar

Myanmar’s opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has welcomed American actress Angela Jolie to her country. The two met with

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Myanmar's 'free' election struggles to distance dictatorship

Hope for change in Myanmar is approaching a crucial test. The Southeast Asian nation is preparing for the first free national ballot since 1990. The