Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said she will stand for election to parliament, as her party rejoined the political process. (more…)

Naypyitaw, Myanmar—Whatever happens with Myanmar’s latest tentative thaw with the outside world, one thing is clear after seeing this remote and rarely visited capital: Myanmar’s leaders are thinking big. (more…)

Min Ko Naing, the jailed student leader who played a pivotal role in the 1988 and 2007 uprisings in Burma, has been moved from his cell in the remote Kengtung prison toRangoon’s notorious Insein jail. (more…)

Nusa Dua, Indonesia – Japan told Myanmar on Friday that it wants to soon start working-level talks that could lead to the resumption of full-fledged development aid, following reforms in the long-isolated country. (more…)

Bali, Indonesia – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is promoting U.S. economic engagement with Asia during the East Asia Summit in Bali. The secretary focused her public remarks on increasing economic ties to the region. (more…)

Andrew Mitchell, the first cabinet-level EU minister to visit Burma, has warned foreign companies not to “pre-empt” a cessation of EU sanctions on Burma in light of rumours that Royal Dutch Shell will enter the country’s lucrative extractive sector. (more…)

BALI, Indonesia —Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s most prominent democracy campaigner, announced on Friday that she would rejoin the political system of the military-backed government that persecuted her for more than two decades. (more…)

Brussels – The European Union hinted Friday it may lift sanctions on Myanmar after its main opposition party decided it would end a boycott on parliamentary elections by registering for a by-election early next year. (more…)

She is small but only in physical stature. Aung San Suu Kyi is the very embodiment of Myanmar’s long struggle for democracy. (more…)

Regime shows signs of embracing progress with the right to strike and release of prisoners, but many remain sceptical

Rangoon – A year ago, it was a banned symbol of resistance. Now Burma’s most famous face is becoming ubiquitous in Rangoon: on trinkets, posters and newspaper front pages, the serene features of Aung San Suu Kyi are hard to avoid. And so is the impression that Burma is on the edge of something quite unexpected and unusual in these parts. Change. (more…)

Brussels – Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, made today the following statement: (more…)

Office of the Press Secretary: Grand Hyatt, Bali, Indonesia

SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Just to give you a bit of background — this comes after many months of engagement between the United States and Burma, which we can speak to. (more…)