Min Aung Hlaing talks tough as Myanmar’s armed forces face growing pressure
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Min Aung Hlaing talks tough as Myanmar’s armed forces face growing pressure

Al Jazeera  

Coup leader told troops at annual parade that young people were being ‘tricked’ into joining resistance and claimed foreign interference. Myanmar’s army chief Min Aung Hlaing has claimed young people are being tricked into supporting the resistance against the military, as anti-coup forces chalk up unprecedented advances. Min Aung Hlaing was speaking to thousands of troops who had assembled for Armed Forces Day, the military’s annual show of force. ‘Ongoing atrocities’ Min Aung Hlaing led a coup against the government of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021 claiming without evidence that there had been election fraud. In his speech, Min Aung Hlaing said the military was being targeted with “fake news” from international journalists and social media users, and accused “some powerful nations,” of trying to interfere with Myanmar’s internal affairs by helping armed anti-coup groups.

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Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?
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5 days, 20 hours ago

Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?

The Independent  

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Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?
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5 days, 20 hours ago

Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?

The Independent  

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ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant For Myanmar Military Leader Min Aung Hlaing
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant For Myanmar Military Leader Min Aung Hlaing

ABP News  

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has requested an international arrest warrant for Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing for the persecution of Rohingya. ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Senior General and Acting President Min Aung Hlaing bore criminal responsibility for the crimes against humanity of deportation and persecution of the …

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, facing ICC arrest warrant request
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, facing ICC arrest warrant request

Hindustan Times  

* Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, facing ICC arrest warrant request ICC seeks arrest warrant for crimes against humanity * Min Aung Hlaing faces sanctions from EU and US * Anti-junta forces gain ground with ethnic armies' support By Shoon Naing, Devjyot Ghoshal Nov 27 - Just days after the United Nations accused his military of brutally driving what …

The Rohingya exodus and ICC pros
3 weeks, 6 days ago

The Rohingya exodus and ICC pros

Hindustan Times  

Nov 27 - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar's junta leader, Min Aung Hlaing, for crimes against humanity related to the alleged persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority. ALLEGED GANG-RES, MASS KILLINGS More than 730,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar to Bangladesh, escaping a military offensive in August 2017 while Min Aung Hlaing was …

Myanmar junta chief discusses civil war with Li Qiang on first China visit since 2021 coup
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar junta chief discusses civil war with Li Qiang on first China visit since 2021 coup

Firstpost  

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in the southwestern city of Kunming Min Aung Hlaing and said that the military was ready for peace if armed groups would engage Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing meet in Kunming on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. On his first visit to China …

Myanmar's Military Chief to Attend China Summits as Conflict Escalates
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar's Military Chief to Attend China Summits as Conflict Escalates

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar's army chief is visiting China for three summits in Kunming, a country regarded as Naypyidaw's most important international ally. The visit comes as the country faces escalating conflict near its border with China, which is a major ally and arms supplier. The military government has suffered recent setbacks on the battlefield, and China is concerned about the stability of …

Head of Myanmar's military government to visit close ally China
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Head of Myanmar's military government to visit close ally China

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Myanmar junta chief warns of 'counterattacks' in opponent-held areas
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar junta chief warns of 'counterattacks' in opponent-held areas

The Hindu  

Myanmar's embattled junta chief has warned civilians in territory recently captured by ethnic minority armed groups to prepare for military counterattacks, state media reported on Wednesday. The military has lost swaths of territory near the border with China in northern Shan state to an alliance of armed ethnic minority groups and "People's Defence Forces" battling to overturn its 2021 coup. …

Supporters of Myanmar’s jailed leader Suu Kyi mark her 79th birthday with a flower-themed protest
6 months ago

Supporters of Myanmar’s jailed leader Suu Kyi mark her 79th birthday with a flower-themed protest

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Supporters of Myanmar’s imprisoned ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi carried out peaceful flower-themed protests marking her 79th birthday on Wednesday, some taking to the streets in defiance of the military government’s repression. One common practice is to post online self-portraits along with symbols of the strike or of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party, but with …

Myanmar’s figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, steps down
8 months ago

Myanmar’s figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, steps down

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s Vice President Henry Van Thio, who served in the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and then continued in the position after the military ousted her to seize power in 2021, is stepping down for unspecified health reasons, state media said Monday. Van Thio was the only member of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party …

Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest
8 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest

Hindustan Times  

Myanmar's jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said as it freed more than 3,000 prisoners under an amnesty to mark this week's traditional New Year holiday. Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi Suu Kyi, 78, and Win Myint, …

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest amid heatwave
8 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest amid heatwave

Al Jazeera  

Military also pardons 3,000 prisoners to mark this year’s traditional New Year holiday. Myanmar’s jailed former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure amid a severe heatwave, the military has said. Major General Zaw Min Tun told foreign media on Tuesday that Aung San Suu Kyi and …

Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from a Myanmar prison to house arrest due to heat wave
8 months, 1 week ago

Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from a Myanmar prison to house arrest due to heat wave

LA Times  

Aung San Suu Kyi, then Myanmar’s leader, delivers a speech in 2020. Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said. Suu Kyi, 78, and Win Myint, the 72-year-old former president of her ousted government, were among the elderly and …

‘Backs to the wall’: Myanmar military prepares to mark Armed Forces Day
8 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Backs to the wall’: Myanmar military prepares to mark Armed Forces Day

Al Jazeera  

As troops parade in Naypyidaw, questions are being asked about a military under pressure from anticoup forces. “Operation 1027 and subsequent operations showed that the Myanmar military was much weaker than thought,” said Richard Horsey, a senior Myanmar adviser at the International Crisis Group. Min Zaw Oo said the military is “losing ground” in northern Shan, Rakhine and Kachin, where …

As Myanmar’s army faces setbacks, it is stepping up attacks on civilians, a UN expert warns
9 months ago

As Myanmar’s army faces setbacks, it is stepping up attacks on civilians, a UN expert warns

Associated Press  

BANGKOK, Thailand — Myanmar’s military government is escalating violence against civilians as it faces more setbacks on the battlefield from a range of pro-democracy and ethnic armed groups, a U.N.-backed independent expert on human rights warned Wednesday. And the more attention we can focus on this country, the greater the chance of success that we have.” Myanmar’s military seized power …

India concerned about deteriorating situation in Myanmar, says MEA on three years of coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

India concerned about deteriorating situation in Myanmar, says MEA on three years of coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi

Firstpost  

India wants an “early resolution” of the “deteriorating situation in Myanmar” and said it is has been advocating for a complete succession of violence and the country’s transition towards inclusive federal democracy. February 1, marks three years since the military in Myanmar declared a state of emergency and ousted Aung San Suu Kyu’s government on this day in 2021, triggering …

‘Blood and sweat’: Myanmar resistance fights to overturn military coup
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Blood and sweat’: Myanmar resistance fights to overturn military coup

Al Jazeera  

Three years after the generals’ power grab, anti-coup fighters say they want them out of Myanmar’s politics. “I knew that the training wasn’t enough for me to fight against the military, but when I thought about returning home, I didn’t want to go back either,” said Ma Wai. “I became aware of why Myanmar people are asking for it with …

Myanmar’s resistance forces suggest terms for the military’s eventual handover of power
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar’s resistance forces suggest terms for the military’s eventual handover of power

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s leading resistance group and allied ethnic armed groups battling the military government on Wednesday released a political road map to ending military rule and enabling a peaceful transition of power, saying they were open to peace talks with the army if it accepted their terms. Myanmar’s political crisis was unleashed when the military took power and used …

Myanmar’s NUG says anti-coup forces ‘edging closer’ to defeating generals
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar’s NUG says anti-coup forces ‘edging closer’ to defeating generals

Al Jazeera  

Three years after 2021 coup, the resistance says it is gaining strength and taking territory from the military. Speaking from an undisclosed location inside Myanmar at an online forum, NUG Acting President Duwa Lashi La said anti-coup forces had made “stunning gains” since the start of Operation 1027, which was launched late last year by an alliance of ethnic armed …

A closer look at Myanmar’s discontent
10 months, 3 weeks ago

A closer look at Myanmar’s discontent

The Hindu  

In February, it will be three years since the army seized power in Myanmar, overthrowing a democratically elected government headed by Aung San Suu Kyi. The fragile peace between major ethnic armed organisations and the military collapsed, as the former’s objective of establishing federal democracy was no longer feasible under army dictatorship. Last October, an alliance of the Arakan Army, …

Myanmar’s military, ethnic armed groups agree to China-mediated truce
11 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar’s military, ethnic armed groups agree to China-mediated truce

Al Jazeera  

Both sides agree to cease fighting and not harm residents along Myanmar’s northern border with China. Myanmar’s military, which seized power in a coup nearly three years ago, has agreed to an immediate ceasefire with an alliance of ethnic armed groups whose offensive since October has emerged as the biggest threat to the regime since its power grab. “China hopes …

Myanmar junta urges rebels to stop being 'foolish', solve problems 'politically'
1 year ago

Myanmar junta urges rebels to stop being 'foolish', solve problems 'politically'

Firstpost  

In response to Min Aung Hlaing’s call for dialogue, a parallel civilian government supporting some rebel groups rejected the proposal Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has urged armed ethnic groups engaged in an offensive against the country’s ruling military to seek political solutions. The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper conveyed his warning that continued aggressive actions by armed …

The process of Myanmar’s actual political unification has begun
1 year ago

The process of Myanmar’s actual political unification has begun

The Hindu  

Indian think-tanks, analysts, writers and the media dub Myanmar’s Spring Revolution as militancy and militant action against Myanmar’s military, but there are many developments which we in India should take into account. In 2022, the parallel governance system set up by the National Unity Consultative Council organised an online “People’s Assembly convened in January 2022”, which adopted the Federal Democracy …

War in Myanmar: The Hindu Editorial on the junta and restoring democracy
1 year, 1 month ago

War in Myanmar: The Hindu Editorial on the junta and restoring democracy

The Hindu  

A coordinated offensive by Myanmar’s ethnic rebels against the junta in several parts of the country late last month is the clearest sign yet that the coup regime’s hands are overstretched. The Three Brotherhood Alliance, a coalition of ethnic minority armed groups, has claimed to have made territorial gains on Myanmar’s border with China and dozens of junta forces surrendering. …

Myanmar’s military government faces new challenge after armed group opens new front
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar’s military government faces new challenge after armed group opens new front

LA Times  

Members of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army pose last month with weapons allegedly seized from a Myanmar army outpost in Chinshwehaw town. Myanmar’s military government faced a fresh challenge Monday when one of the armed ethnic groups in an alliance that recently gained strategic territory in the country’s northeast launched attacks in the western state of Rakhine. The Arakan …

How Myanmar's Junta is facing its biggest threat since 2021 coup
1 year, 1 month ago

How Myanmar's Junta is facing its biggest threat since 2021 coup

Firstpost  

Myanmar’s junta is facing its biggest threat since it took power. “It’s chaos – neither the military nor the alliance groups are in control of the town,” the resident told AFP by phone, requesting anonymity to protect their safety. On Friday, Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in a speech to members of the State Administration Council, as the junta …

Son of Aung San Suu Kyi launches new campaign to free jailed Myanmar leader
1 year, 1 month ago

Son of Aung San Suu Kyi launches new campaign to free jailed Myanmar leader

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The son of imprisoned leader …

Q&A: NUG’s first Rohingya minister says Myanmar in ‘unified revolution’
1 year, 1 month ago

Q&A: NUG’s first Rohingya minister says Myanmar in ‘unified revolution’

Al Jazeera  

Aung Kyaw Moe says the civilian government working to remove the military has a vision of a more inclusive Myanmar. Significantly, the NUG has implemented a cultural and political shift within its ranks, first appointing an openly gay minister Aung Myo Min into the human rights cabinet and a Rohingya, Aung Kyaw Moe, as their deputy. Al Jazeera: Given the …

Myanmar’s military is accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar’s military is accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military has been accused of launching an airstrike on a camp for displaced persons in the northern state of Kachin that killed about 30 people, including about a dozen children, Kachin militants and activists and local media said Tuesday. A spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed alarm at the reports of killings and said he …

UK, Canada, Taiwan criticise Myanmar as generals unleash ‘corrective purge’
1 year, 2 months ago

UK, Canada, Taiwan criticise Myanmar as generals unleash ‘corrective purge’

Al Jazeera  

Plan for elections and continued violence and atrocities draw concern in West, as Russia and China cosy up to regime. “We’ll continue to watch very carefully and continue to advocate for human rights protection and democracy in Myanmar,” Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu told Al Jazeera in an interview on Thursday. ‘Corrective purges’ The regime added two members, Myanmar military’s …

Son of Aung Sang Suu Kyi is worried about her health in detention and about Myanmar’s violent crisis
1 year, 3 months ago

Son of Aung Sang Suu Kyi is worried about her health in detention and about Myanmar’s violent crisis

The Hindu  

The younger son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi has said he’s increasingly worried about his imprisoned 78-year-old mother’s health and about Myanmar’s violent political crisis, which he calls “desperate.” “I’d just really like to have some form of contact with her so that I know that she’ OK, because at the moment she has no access to …

U.N. chief says ‘systematic repression’ crushing Myanmar democracy hopes
1 year, 3 months ago

U.N. chief says ‘systematic repression’ crushing Myanmar democracy hopes

The Hindu  

Hopes of a return to democracy in junta-ruled Myanmar are being crushed by “systematic repression”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on September 7 at a summit in Indonesia with the United States, China and regional leaders. “Brutal violence, worsening poverty, and systematic repression are crushing hopes for a return to democracy,” Mr. Guterres said before a meeting with the …

Myanmar military extends emergency, postpones election
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar military extends emergency, postpones election

Al Jazeera  

Military delays election it promised to hold in August 2023 citing ongoing violence across the country. Myanmar’s military has officially postponed an election promised by August this year after extending a state of emergency it imposed in the aftermath of its 2021 coup. But coup leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, told the meeting that extended the state of emergency …

6,000 Myanmar civilians killed in 20 months post coup: report
1 year, 6 months ago

6,000 Myanmar civilians killed in 20 months post coup: report

The Hindu  

More than 6,000 civilians were killed in Myanmar in the first 20 months after the February 2021 military coup, a report published on June 13 by the Peace Research Institute of Oslo said. "Our data shows that the human toll of the conflict is higher than previously reported, and while the junta is clearly the main killer, anti-junta forces also …

2 Years of Turmoil: Myanmar’s Spiraling Civil War
1 year, 7 months ago

2 Years of Turmoil: Myanmar’s Spiraling Civil War

The Diplomat  

February 1 marked two years since Myanmar’s military, the Tatmadaw, launched a disastrous putsch that has plunged the country into broader strife and economic meltdown. More than 3,000 civilians have been reported killed by SAC forces and an estimated 300 from the regime’s air strikes while the junta recently blamed PDF attacks for killing nearly 5,500 civilians. The United Nations …

Ex-UN head Ban Ki-moon urges army to end Myanmar violence
1 year, 7 months ago

Ex-UN head Ban Ki-moon urges army to end Myanmar violence

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged Myanmar’s ruling military to take the initiative in finding a way out of the country’s violent political crisis, including releasing political detainees, after a surprise meeting with the army leader who seized power two years ago. A statement released Tuesday by the group quoted Ban saying “I came to Myanmar …

Top election official in Myanmar assassinated by guerrillas
1 year, 8 months ago

Top election official in Myanmar assassinated by guerrillas

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A top election official in Myanmar was fatally shot in his car in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital, in the latest attack attributed to militants opposed to military rule. Sai Kyaw Thu, deputy director-general of the military-appointed Union Election Commission, was shot multiple times on Saturday, according to the military’s information office, media reports and a statement of …

Myanmar army rulers free 3,000 prisoners in holiday gesture
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar army rulers free 3,000 prisoners in holiday gesture

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government on Monday granted amnesty to more than 3,000 prisoners to mark the traditional lunar New Year holiday, but it wasn’t immediately clear if those released included the thousands of political detainees locked up for opposing army rule. Some 17,460 political detainees, including Myanmar’s former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, were in detention as of …

Myriad woes: The Hindu Editorial On Myanmar’s war within
1 year, 8 months ago

Myriad woes: The Hindu Editorial On Myanmar’s war within

The Hindu  

Myanmar’s military did it again. On Tuesday, the junta, notorious for its attacks on civilians, carried out air strikes on an opposition gathering in the rebel-held Sagaing region, killing over 100, including women and children. The National Unity Government, the parallel administration formed by opposition groups, as well as witnesses, said a fighter jet and a combat helicopter bombed the …

2 Years of Turmoil: Myanmar’s Grinding Stalemate
1 year, 8 months ago

2 Years of Turmoil: Myanmar’s Grinding Stalemate

The Diplomat  

The military says things are under control, while the resistance insists total victory is just around the corner. Justified outrage at the junta’s excesses has made the public uncritically accepting of aspirational or wildly improbable promises from resistance sources and aligned personalities, so much so that NUG Acting President Duwa Lashi La warned the resistance against raising “false hope.” Overall, …

Myanmar resistance says military bombing kills 8 civilians
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar resistance says military bombing kills 8 civilians

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Air strikes by Myanmar’s military on a village in the country’s northwest on Thursday killed at least eight civilians, including two children, according to members of a rebel ethnic minority group and independent media reports. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military overthrew the elected government of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021, triggering …

US 'strongly condemns' Myanmar army's decision to abolish 40 political parties
1 year, 8 months ago

US 'strongly condemns' Myanmar army's decision to abolish 40 political parties

Firstpost  

Washington: The United States has “strongly” condemned the Myanmar military’s decision to abolish 40 political parties, including the National League for Democracy, the US Department of State Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Wednesday. He made the remarks in response to a question regarding the Myanmar military’s decision to dissolve political parties, including Aung San Suu Kyi-led National League …

US, UK, Japan, Australia denounce dissolution of Myanmar’s NLD
1 year, 8 months ago

US, UK, Japan, Australia denounce dissolution of Myanmar’s NLD

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s military rulers disbanded Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party as part of groundwork for holding a new election and to cement their power. The statements of concern on Wednesday came a day after the Myanmar military disbanded Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy and 39 other parties over their failure to meet a deadline to register for …

Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi’s party, much of opposition
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi’s party, much of opposition

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government took another major step in its ongoing campaign to cripple its political opponents on Wednesday, dissolving dozens of opposition parties including that of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for failing to meet a registration deadline ahead of elections. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, or NLD, was one of 40 parties ordered dissolved in …

Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's political party for failing to re-register under new law
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's political party for failing to re-register under new law

Firstpost  

The Myanmar military gave two months to political parties to register under a strict new electoral law before fresh elections which they have promised to hold. However, the opponents have said that the elections will neither be free nor fair Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Myanmar’s military-controlled election commission said that the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party will be dissolved for …

Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi's party as election deadline passes
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi's party as election deadline passes

ABC  

Myanmar's military government has dissolved the ousted ruling party of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 39 other parties, state media announced on Tuesday, over their failure to register for an election set to prolong the army's grip on power. Key points: The election is set to extend the military's political power The junta announced that 40 parties were …

Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar
1 year, 8 months ago

Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar

The Hindu  

The political party led by Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was ordered dissolved by the military-appointed election commission on Tuesday because it failed to register for a planned general election, state television MRTV reported. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, which has denounced the promised polls as a sham, was one of 40 parties that failed to meet …

Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party

Al Jazeera  

Party of removed leader Aung San Suu Kyi is among 40 political parties dissolved after failing to meet a registration deadline, according to state television. Myanmar’s military-controlled election commission has announced that the party of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be dissolved for failing to re-register under a new electoral law, according to state television. The National League …

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