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Htin Kyaw sworn in as Myanmar’s president

April 8, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Esther Htusan Associated Press Htin Kyaw, a trusted friend of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, took over as Myanmar’s president on March 30, taking a momentous step in the country’s long-drawn transition toward democracy after more than a half-century of direct and indirect military rule. But democracy in this impoverished Southeast Asian nation […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, Aung San Suu Kyi, Defense Ministry, Home Ministry, Htin Kyaw, Myanmar, Myint Swe, National League, Southeast Asian, Treasury Department, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15

The Layup Drill — A New Year talking Doug B, a new Mariner, and … Manny’s last fight?

February 19, 2016 By Jason Cruz

Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to a new edition of The Layup Drill! This month, we revisit the great year by Doug Baldwin, a return home for a new Seattle Mariner — and is this the last fight for Manny Pacquiao? Despite coming up short, Seahawks’ Baldwin has a career year The feeling is […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2014, 2016, Andre Berto, Carolina Panthers, Doug Baldwin, Father Time, Filipino, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, National League, Philippines, Pro Bowl, Russell Wilson, Seahawks Baldwin, Seattle Mariner, Super Bowl, Timothy Bradley, Travis Ishikawa, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, World Series

Myanmar icon Suu Kyi casts first-ever ballot

November 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Aye Aye Win Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Though championed worldwide as a pro-democracy icon, there is something Aung San Suu Kyi was unable to do until Sunday: vote. The 70-year-old smiled but said nothing to waiting reporters as she cast her ballot at a polling station near the lakeside villa that served […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Associated Press, Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, NLD, National League, Nyan Win, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, YANGON

Myanmar’s parliament blocks changes to constitution

July 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Aye Aye Win Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s parliament voted against several constitutional amendments June 25, ensuring that the military’s veto power remains intact and that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi cannot become president in an election this year. The legislature ended a 3-day debate on proposed changes to the 2008 […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, 2015, Associated Press, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Democratic Rep, East Asia, Joe Crowley, Michael Quinlan, Myanmar, National League, Nobel Peace Prize, President Thein Sein, Republican Rep, Steve Chabot, Tin Soe, Vol 34 No 29 | July 11 - July 17

Suu Kyi’s iron gate up for auction; minimum bid $200,000

February 8, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Aye Aye Win Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The iron gate that stood in front of the home of Myanmar’s formerly imprisoned democracy icon, separating her from throngs of cheering supporters as she made speeches challenging the country’s then-military rulers, is going on the auction block. Soe Nyunt, the current owner, said Monday […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2015, Associated Press, Aung San Suu Kyi, London, Myanmar, National League, Soe Nyunt, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13, YANGON

Myanmar opposition party to hold party congress

March 10, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Aye Aye Win THE Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — In another sign of political reform and reconciliation in Myanmar, the country’s biggest party, led by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, will hold its first-ever congress in the country’s former capital next week. “This will be the NLD’s first party congress since the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, 2015, Aung San Suu Kyi, Central Committee, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, NLD, National League, Nyan Win, Ohn Kyaing, Thein Sein, USDP, Vol 32 No 11 | March 9 - March 15, YANGON, censorship

Burmese advocate Bo Kyi calls on the world to help political prisoners in Burma

April 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly During the seven and a half years that Bo Kyi was in prison, he was beaten, tortured,

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2012, AAPP, Aung San Suu Kyi, Aung Sun Suu Kyi, Bo Kyi, Current Burma, Jeanne Hallacy, Mae Sot, Min Ko Naing, Nan Nan Liu, National League, Northwest Asian Weekly, Political Prisoners, Seattle, Thailand, United States, Vol 31 No 17 | April 21 - April 27

Subtle storytelling and a love story color the “The Lady”

April 12, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The recent news from Burma, officially known as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, about Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy party claiming victory for 40 of 45 contested seats in parliament seems to seal Suu Kyi’s incredible transformation from a longtime housebound prisoner […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2010, 2012, Andrew Hamlin, Ang Lee, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Crouching Tiger, David Thewlis, England, Hidden Dragon, Hong Kong, Luc Besson, Michael Aris, Michelle Yeoh, Mike Leigh, National League, Vol 31 No 16 | April 14 - April 20

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi hopes victory is dawn of new era

April 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Todd Pittman Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) ― Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi’s victory in parliamentary elections is the biggest prize of her political career. But the weekend vote for only a few dozen legislative seats may have sown the seeds of something far more significant ― the possibility her party could sweep […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Associated Press, Aung San Suu Kyi, Aye Aye Win, Burma, Michael Aris, Myanmar, National League, President Thein Sein, Su Su Lwin, Toe Toe Tin, Vol 31 No 15 | April 7 - April 13, White House, YANGON

Obama, Clinton gamble on Myanmar

December 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Lee The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is taking a foreign policy gamble by sending Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on a historic trip to the isolated Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar this week. The administration is betting that the first visit to the country, also known as Burma, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, China, Chinese, Foreign Ministry, Hillary Clinton, Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar, National League, Nobel Peace, President Barack Obama, South Korea, Southeast Asian, State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Vice President Xi Jinping, Vol 30 No 49 | December 3 - December 9

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