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Myanmar`s top leaders to hold talks with Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi has requested "national reconciliation" discussions with the President.

Nov 30, 2015, 13:06 PM IST

Suu Kyi lays down law on party discipline to new Myanmar MPs

Aung San Suu Kyi has warned newly minted MPs she will not tolerate poor discipline or wrongdoing, party members said Saturday, as Myanmar`s democracy champion began marshalling her opposition for government amid sky-high expectations.

Nov 28, 2015, 14:54 PM IST

Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD wins 77.3 percent seats in Myanmar elections

Myanmar's opposition party National League for Democracy has won 880 parliamentary seats out of a total of 1,139 in the elections.

Nov 16, 2015, 09:37 AM IST

Myanmar president 'will hand power' to Suu Kyi after poll win

Myanmar's President Thein Sein on Sunday said historic polls won in a thumping landslide by Aung San Suu Kyi's party were the consequence of his government's reforms and vowed a smooth transition of power.

Nov 15, 2015, 12:56 PM IST

Aung San Suu Kyi’s party wins historic Myanmar elections

Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition on Friday won a parliamentary majority from weekend polls that will allow it to elect a president and form a government in a historic shift in power from the Army.

Nov 13, 2015, 13:01 PM IST

Suu Kyi's party on verge of landslide win in Myanmar polls

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party was on the verge of a formal victory on Thursday, as incoming results from Myanmar's historic polls pointed to a landslide win for the pro-democracy crusader and a resounding rejection of military rule.

Nov 12, 2015, 14:30 PM IST

Myanmar opposition secures 536 parliamentary seats

Myanmar's opposition party, Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD), has so far secured 536 parliamentary seats in the country's general election.

Nov 12, 2015, 12:41 PM IST

Myanmar's President pledges peaceful power shift

Myanmar's President has joined the Army Chief in congratulating Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition after it swept national elections, and promised a smooth transition of power.

Nov 12, 2015, 10:58 AM IST

Aung San Suu Kyi holds her seat in Myanmar election

Suu Kyi's NLD looks set for a landslide win after Sunday's nationwide polls, winning nearly 90 percent of the seats declared so far in the upper and lower houses of Parliament.

Nov 11, 2015, 13:15 PM IST

Myanmar opposition alleges poll panel delaying results deliberately

The surprising accusation by the National League for Democracy adds a worrying twist to what has so far been an amicable election.

Nov 10, 2015, 13:52 PM IST

Myanmar announces 106 parliament representatives-elect

Democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD dominates the House of Representatives with her party securing 49 of the 54 seats.

Nov 10, 2015, 10:44 AM IST

Myanmar election: Ruling party chief concedes defeat to Suu Kyi’s opposition

The acting chairman of Myanmar’s ruling party conceded defeat to Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition on Monday and said he would accept the result of the country’s first free national election in 25 year

Nov 09, 2015, 20:09 PM IST

Military dominance in Myanmar set to go as Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party nears victory

The National League for Democracy' won 15 of the first 16 seats.

Nov 09, 2015, 16:35 PM IST

Myanmar ruling party chief concedes defeat to Suu Kyi's opposition

Preliminary reports indicate a wide margin of victory for Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy.

Nov 09, 2015, 12:42 PM IST

Myanmar vote count begins on Aung San Suu Kyi's day of destiny

After a day marked by euphoric lines of voters -- and a rock star welcome for Suu Kyi as she voted -- the count began after polling stations shut at 4pm local time (0930 GMT).

Nov 08, 2015, 23:54 PM IST

With excitement and hope, millions vote in Myanmar polls

Myanmar was ruled for five decades by a brutal junta that smothered opponents with violence, jail and political sleight of hand.

Nov 08, 2015, 03:12 AM IST

Upcoming elections most important in Myanmar history: Suu Kyi

Myanmarese pro-democracy icon and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has dubbed the coming elections in her country as "the most important elections in the history of independent Myanmar" that would decide the future of her country.

Oct 07, 2015, 16:26 PM IST

Suu Kyi party manifesto pledges 'dignified' Myanmar military role

Myanmar`s main opposition party has launched an election manifesto that pledges to retain a "dignified" role for the military as a defender of democracy and consolidate government ministries to save costs.

Sep 15, 2015, 17:34 PM IST