Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets a senior government official for the first time since her release from house arrest last November ... more
Aung San Suu Kyi led more than 3,000 Burmese democracy supporters on a march in honour of her father, independence hero General Aung San, who was killed in 1947... more
Tomorrow's public sector strikes will go much further than the teaching unions. Strikes by immigration officials will disrupt travel at Heathrow... more
Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears to be on the verge of freedom amid reports that an official order for her release has been signed by the country’s military leaders... more
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in Vietnam for a South-East Asian leaders' summit, called on military-ruled Burma to free political prisoners before its first election for 20 years on November 7, saying it still had time to allay concerns.... more
The wave of spending cuts announced yesterday and today amount to an effort to get some of the pain of Tuesday’s Budget in early. We should be under no illusions, though: this is the easy bit... more
Burma's military rulers bar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from standing in the coming election and may force her own political party to expel her... more
Lawyers for Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi are optimistic that the country’s highest court will overturn an 18-month extension of her house arrest imposed after an American intruder swam uninvited to her home.... more
Burma's military authorities have agreed to allow detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit old and ailing leaders of her party at an undisclosed location, a spokesman for the National League for Democracy party said... more
Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has requested a meeting with the military regime's senior leader, adding to signs that lines of communication are opening up between her and the junta... more
The American who sneaked into the home of detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was in a Bangkok hospital today after being spared seven years in prison.... more
Burma democracy leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi says Friday’s verdict in her trial on charges of violating the terms of her house arrest will be 'painfully obvious'... more
Prime Minister threatens tougher sanctions against Burma as he makes impassioned appeal to ruling generals to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi
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Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to face trial after being charged with violating the terms of her house arrest, her lawyer said... more
AT A time when many who work for private-sector businesses have no pension scheme at all, the details we disclose today of local authority executives' retirement packages highlight a widening gulf in provision for old age... more
The Lady of Burma, a one-woman show about the world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner, makes its mark where many seemingly meatier works fail.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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