Myanmar stages rally as UN envoy heads back to region

YANGON : Tens of thousands of people gathered early Saturday for a pro-government rally in Yangon in a show of strength by the government, as a UN envoy returned to Southeast Asia to pile pressure on the regime.

Under light rain, the people filled Yangon's main sports ground south of the city to hear officials voice support for the military's plan to build what it calls a "discipline-flourishing" democracy.

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UN envoy heads to Asia to keep up pressure on Myanmar

UNITED NATIONS : UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari heads this weekend to Asia to rally support for an international campaign for democracy in Myanmar, but the success of his mission is far from guaranteed.

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Myanmar 'regrets' UN rebuke over crackdown

YANGON: Myanmar's military government said Friday that it "regrets" a UN Security Council statement rebuking the regime over its violent crackdown on peaceful protests, but vowed to cooperate with the world body.

In its first reaction to the UN statement, whose signatories included close ally China, the government also said it would press ahead with its own "road map" to democratic reform.

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Blast at Myanmar hotel

Blast at Myanmar hotel wounds five near Thai border: police

BANGKOK : Five people was reported injured on Friday in an explosion at a guesthouse in the border town of Myawaddy, Thai police said.

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