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Aung San Suu Kyi Apologizes For Not Becoming Myanmar's President

9:05am March 10, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The Nobel Peace laureate released a letter Thursday explaining the situation and apologizing for "not fully fulfilling the people's desire" by becoming their president.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi (center) walks along with other lawmakers of her National League for Democracy party after a regular session of the lower house of parliament Monday.

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Aung San Suu Kyi's Party Takes Control Of Myanmar's Parliament

11:27am February 01, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The change comes after years of strife — and a weekend of celebration in Myanmar. But by law, Suu Kyi is barred from assuming the presidency.

A bowl of mohinga, a flavorful fish stew with vegetables and rice vermicelli.

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'All-Day Breakfast' In Myanmar: Catfish Chowder Loaded With Condiments

6:33am December 02, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

The breakfast dish known as mohinga is sold all day long by curbside hawkers who carrying their wares on shoulder poles or bicycle carts, as well as in shops and restaurants in every price range.

On the road to Buddhist monkhood, young novices chant mantras and collect alms on a street in Yangon, Myanmar.

You'll Never Guess The Most Charitable Nation In The World

6:16am November 28, 2015

by Diane Cole

Hint: It's not the United States. (We're number 2). And it's definitely not a country from the Western world.

This 11-year-old boy lives with his family in a Roma settlement in Belgrade. "He and his brothers and sisters are without documents, but he had this amazing confidence," Constantine says.

Eye On The Invisible: A Photographer's Quest To Spotlight The Stateless

6:13am November 21, 2015

by Ben de la Cruz

Greg Constantine has spent 10 years documenting the world's stateless people. They live without passports, without ID cards, without dignity — but not without hope.

On Wednesday in Yangon, Myanmar, two police officers read about the elections that saw opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party win a majority of seats in parliament.

Myanmar Is Also Known As Burma, But We Won't Keep Repeating That

7:14am November 14, 2015

by Mark Memmott

For years, it's been NPR's style to say that Myanmar is "also known as Burma" at the start of reports about that nation. We don't think that's necessary anymore.

Opposition politician Zin Mar Aung is one of the declared winners so far in the election. Previously, she served 11 years in jail because of her activism.

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Amid Slow Vote Count, Myanmar Opposition 'Cautiously' Eyes Victory

2:39pm November 11, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

Opposition supporters believe they have won the country's freest election in more than two decades. But the military still holds 25 percent of parliamentary seats.

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Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech next to party patron Tin Oo (left) in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday. Suu Kyi on Monday hinted that her party will win the country's historic elections, and urged supporters not to provoke their l

Opposition Party Headed For Win In Myanmar's First Free Election In 25 Years

7:07pm November 09, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy party, is confident of her party's victory in the historic election.

Supporters of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi celebrate as they hear the first official results of the elections on a giant screen outside the National League for Democracy headquarters in Yangon on Monday.

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Votes Still Being Counted, But Aung San Suu Kyi Expects Big Win In Myanmar

10:05am November 09, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The country also known as Burma went to the polls on Sunday for the freest elections in decades. Supporters of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy were already celebrating.

Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she will be

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Aung San Suu Kyi's Lofty Goal In Myanmar: To Be 'Above' The President

11:35am November 07, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

The country votes Sunday in its most important election in a quarter-century. The best-known politician is barred from the presidency, but Suu Kyi says she'll be calling the shots if her party wins.