Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi of vote fraud, adds jail time
2 years, 6 months ago

Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi of vote fraud, adds jail time

India TV News  

A court in Myanmar on Friday sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years' imprisonment with labour after finding her guilty of election fraud, adding more jail time to the 17 years she is already serving for other offenses prosecuted by the military government. The latest verdict also carries potentially significant political consequences for Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party by lending support to the government's explicit threats to dissolve it before a new election the military has promised for 2023. Thein Soe, the new Election Commission chief, has said his agency would consider dissolving Suu Kyi's party, charging that it had worked illegally with the government to give itself an advantage at the polls. The Election Commission has also warned that Suu Kyi's party would be disbanded if it did not submit its financial accounts and expenses for inspection.

Military Election Party Myanmar Election Fraud Vote Commission Suu Kyi Fraud Adds  suu  kyi  election  military  aung  commission  court  party  vote  convicts  jail  fraud  adds  prison  myanmar  kyis

History of this topic

Argentine Court Issues Arrest Warrants for 25 Myanmar Officials
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Argentine Court Issues Arrest Warrants for 25 Myanmar Officials

The Diplomat  

On February 14, the news broke that a court in Argentina had issued arrest warrants for Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, currently the head of Myanmar’s military junta, for his role in alleged “genocide and crimes against humanity” against the Rohingya minority group. The court’s ruling also listed 22 other military officials, including Soe Win, the regime’s number two, and …

Foreign secretary David Lammy makes impassioned plea for release of Aung San Suu Kyi
Trending News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Foreign secretary David Lammy makes impassioned plea for release of Aung San Suu Kyi

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy David Lammy has issued a historic and impassioned plea for the …

Myanmar’s government-in-exile says Suu Kyi’s detention a stark reminder of junta’s brutal rule: ‘Inhumane’
3 months ago

Myanmar’s government-in-exile says Suu Kyi’s detention a stark reminder of junta’s brutal rule: ‘Inhumane’

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 release of Aung San …

‘Myanmar is under the yoke of a pariah regime’: Calls grow in UK for release of Aung San Suu Kyi from prison
3 months ago

‘Myanmar is under the yoke of a pariah regime’: Calls grow in UK for release of Aung San Suu Kyi from prison

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Calls are growing in the UK for Aung San Suu Kyi …

Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?
Trending News
3 months, 1 week ago

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

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. open image in gallery Suu Kyi’s father, Aung San, …

Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?
Trending News
3 months, 1 week ago

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

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. open image in gallery Suu Kyi’s father, Aung San, …

Free Aung San Suu Kyi, demand three former UK foreign secretaries
3 months, 1 week ago

Free Aung San Suu Kyi, demand three former UK foreign secretaries

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three former UK foreign secretaries have today called for the release …

Aung San Suu Kyi’s former colleague Zaw Myint Maung dies in Myanmar while serving prison sentence
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Aung San Suu Kyi’s former colleague Zaw Myint Maung dies in Myanmar while serving prison sentence

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 Zaw Myint Maung, a senior …

Pope offers refuge to Myanmar's jailed Suu Kyi: Report
6 months ago

Pope offers refuge to Myanmar's jailed Suu Kyi: Report

New Indian Express  

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has offered to give refuge on Vatican territory to Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Italian media said on Tuesday. The Corriere della Sera daily published an article by Italian priest Antonio Spadaro giving extracts from these private meetings, which took place in Indonesia, East Timor and Singapore between September 2 and 13. Suu …

With asking price of $142 million, no bidders for home of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi
7 months, 1 week ago

With asking price of $142 million, no bidders for home of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Associated Press  

YANGON, Myanmar — A second attempt to auction the family home of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi failed on Thursday after no bidders showed up, likely deterred by the court-ordered asking price of $142 million. Suu Kyi spent 15 years in the home under house arrest, hosting visiting dignitaries including U.S. President Barack Obama, Secretary of State …

Aung San Suu Kyi’s son ‘concerned’ as leader marks 79th birthday in house arrest
9 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi’s son ‘concerned’ as leader marks 79th birthday in house arrest

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 detained Myanmar …

Supporters of Myanmar’s jailed leader Suu Kyi mark her 79th birthday with a flower-themed protest
9 months, 1 week 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 …

Supporters of Myanmar's jailed leader Suu Kyi mark her 79th birthday with a flower-themed protest
9 months, 1 week ago

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

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 Supporters of Myanmar’s imprisoned ousted …

Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest
11 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
11 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
11 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 …

Min Aung Hlaing talks tough as Myanmar’s armed forces face growing pressure
11 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 …

After family feud, Myanmar court orders auction of home where Suu Kyi spent 15 years’ house arrest
1 year, 2 months ago

After family feud, Myanmar court orders auction of home where Suu Kyi spent 15 years’ house arrest

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A court in military-controlled Myanmar on Thursday ordered the family home of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, where she spent 15 years under house arrest, put on auction in March following a bitter decades-long legal dispute between her and her brother. The decision by a district court in Yangon, the country’s largest city, came nearly 1 1/2 …

Myanmar Supreme Court rejects ousted leader Suu Kyi’s special appeal in bribery conviction
1 year, 3 months ago

Myanmar Supreme Court rejects ousted leader Suu Kyi’s special appeal in bribery conviction

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s Supreme Court rejected Monday a special appeal by the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her conviction in a case in which she was charged with corruption for allegedly receiving gold and thousands of dollars as a bribe from a former political colleague, a legal official said. A legal official relayed the court’s decision to …

Myanmar’s top court declines to hear Suu Kyi's special appeals in abuse of power and bribery cases
1 year, 5 months ago

Myanmar’s top court declines to hear Suu Kyi's special appeals in abuse of power and bribery cases

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 Myanmar’s Supreme Court on Friday …

Myanmar’s top court declines to hear Suu Kyi’s special appeals in abuse of power and bribery cases
1 year, 5 months ago

Myanmar’s top court declines to hear Suu Kyi’s special appeals in abuse of power and bribery cases

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear special appeals from the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her convictions in six corruption cases where she was found guilty of abusing her authority and accepting bribes, a legal official said. The legal official, who is familiar with Suu Kyi’s court cases, said the appeals that the …

Son of Aung Sang Suu Kyi is worried about her health in detention and about Myanmar’s violent crisis
1 year, 6 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 …

Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing but is denied care outside prison
1 year, 6 months ago

Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing but is denied care outside prison

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is suffering from symptoms of low blood pressure including dizziness and loss of appetite, but has been denied treatment at qualified facilities outside the prison system, a medical worker said Thursday. The BBC said Suu Kyi’s son Kim Aris, who lives in Britain, responded to the report with a text …

Myanmar’s jailed former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is ailing but denied care outside prison
1 year, 6 months ago

Myanmar’s jailed former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is ailing but denied care outside prison

LA Times  

Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is suffering from symptoms of low blood pressure including dizziness and loss of appetite, but has been denied treatment at qualified facilities outside the prison system, a medical worker said Thursday. The BBC said Suu Kyi’s son Kim Aris, who lives in Britain, responded to the report with a text saying, “To …

Myanmar government-in-exile calls on junta to provide Suu Kyi treatment after Independent story
1 year, 6 months ago

Myanmar government-in-exile calls on junta to provide Suu Kyi treatment after Independent story

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 Leaders around the world must …

Myanmar's jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi ailing: source
1 year, 6 months ago

Myanmar's jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi ailing: source

The Hindu  

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing and a request for an outside physician to see her has been denied by the country's military rulers, a source familiar with the matter and the shadow government loyal to her said on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since early 2021, when the military overthrew Ms. …

Aung San Suu Kyi has some of her prison sentences reduced by Myanmar's military-led government
1 year, 7 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi has some of her prison sentences reduced by Myanmar's military-led government

The Hindu  

Myanmar’s military-led government has reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious holiday in the Buddhist-majority country, state media said on August 1. Explained | The legal battles of Aung San Suu Kyi since the 2021 coup in Myanmar The head of Myanmar’s military council, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, …

Aung San Suu Kyi pardoned by Myanmar junta but doubts remain over whether she will ever be released
1 year, 7 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi pardoned by Myanmar junta but doubts remain over whether she will ever be released

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 Myanmar’s military junta has reduced …

Former Myanmar ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's prison sentences reduced by six years
1 year, 7 months ago

Former Myanmar ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's prison sentences reduced by six years

Hindustan Times  

Myanmar's military-led government has reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious holiday in the Buddhist-majority country, state media said Tuesday. Myanmar's then leader Aung San Suu Kyi Former President Win Myint also had his sentence reduced as part of the clemency granted to more than 7,000 prisoners. The head …

Aung San Suu Kyi has some of her prison sentences reduced by Myanmar’s military-led government
1 year, 7 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi has some of her prison sentences reduced by Myanmar’s military-led government

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-led government reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious holiday in the Buddhist-majority country, state media said Tuesday. The head of Myanmar’s military council, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, granted the clemency order to reduce the sentences Suu Kyi received in five cases in which she …

Myanmar reduces some of ousted leader’s prison sentences
1 year, 7 months ago

Myanmar reduces some of ousted leader’s prison sentences

LA Times  

Myanmar’s military-led government has reduced the prison sentences of ousted leaderAung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious holiday in the Buddhist-majority country, state media said Tuesday. The head of Myanmar’s military council, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, granted the clemency order to reduce the sentences in five cases against Suu Kyi in which she was convicted …

Myanmar’s military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar’s military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-controlled government plans to transfer the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi from a prison in the capital, Naypyitaw, to home confinement. The official in Naypyitaw, who is familiar with Suu Kyi’s situation, told The Associated Press that the military government will announce Suu Kyi’s transfer on the occasion of consecrating a new giant statue of …

Myanmar's military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar's military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports

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 Myanmar’s military-controlled government plans to …

Myanmar's Supreme Court hears arguments in 2 appeals by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar's Supreme Court hears arguments in 2 appeals by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Myanmar’s Supreme Court heard final arguments on Wednesday in appeals …

Myanmar’s Supreme Court hears arguments in 2 appeals by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar’s Supreme Court hears arguments in 2 appeals by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s Supreme Court heard final arguments on Wednesday in appeals by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her convictions in two cases in which she was charged with election fraud and breaching the Official Secrets Act, a legal official said. The legal official said the lawyers also filed appeal arguments on behalf of former President Win Myint …

Myanmar's Supreme Court to hear appeals of ousted leader Suu Kyi in cases brought by the army
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar's Supreme Court to hear appeals of ousted leader Suu Kyi in cases brought by the army

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 Myanmar’s Supreme Court scheduled hearings …

Myanmar’s Supreme Court to hear appeals of ousted leader Suu Kyi in cases brought by the army
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar’s Supreme Court to hear appeals of ousted leader Suu Kyi in cases brought by the army

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s Supreme Court scheduled hearings for this month to consider appeals from ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her conviction in cases that saw her receive a total of 33 years in prison, legal officials said Saturday. Two legal officials familiar with the cases filed against her said the Supreme Court planned to hear Suu Kyi’s appeals …

Legal officials say Myanmar’s Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction
1 year, 9 months ago

Legal officials say Myanmar’s Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear a special appeal of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction for allegedly receiving gold and thousands of dollars from a former political ally, legal officials said Tuesday. Two legal officials familiar with Suu Kyi’s cases said the Supreme Court decided last Friday to hear the special appeal of the …

Top election official in Myanmar assassinated by guerrillas
1 year, 11 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 Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Jailed Former Leader Suu Kyi
1 year, 11 months ago

Myanmar Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Jailed Former Leader Suu Kyi

News 18  

The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar will hear an appeal by deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her convictions for corruption and violating election and state secrets laws, according to a source familiar with the matter. Suu Kyi’s former ruling National League for Democracy party won re-election in a landslide in November 2020 but the army arrested her three …

Myanmar Supreme Court agrees to hear some Suu Kyi appeals
1 year, 11 months ago

Myanmar Supreme Court agrees to hear some Suu Kyi appeals

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear appeals of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s convictions and requests for reduced sentences in several cases in which she was charged with corruption, election fraud and violating the official secrets act, a legal official said. A legal official familiar with Suu Kyi’s court cases said the Supreme Court has …

US 'strongly condemns' Myanmar army's decision to abolish 40 political parties
1 year, 11 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 …

Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi’s party, much of opposition
1 year, 11 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, 11 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 …

Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar
1 year, 11 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, 11 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 …

Jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar
1 year, 11 months ago

Jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar

LA Times  

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 station MRTV reported. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, which has denounced the election as a sham, was one of 40 parties that failed to meet …

How Myanmar is faring 2 years after army ousted Suu Kyi
2 years, 1 month ago

How Myanmar is faring 2 years after army ousted Suu Kyi

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Two years after Myanmar’s generals ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government, thousands of people have died in civil conflict and many more have been forced from their homes in a dire humanitarian crisis. The army arrested Suu Kyi and top members of her governing National League for Democracy party, which had won a landslide victory for a …

UN says Myanmar junta elections will fuel violence
2 years, 1 month ago

UN says Myanmar junta elections will fuel violence

Firstpost  

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military toppled democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government almost two years ago, alleging massive fraud during elections her party won in 2020. Bangkok: Junta plans for elections in coup-hit Myanmar this year will “fuel greater violence”, a United Nations special envoy said on Tuesday, calling for the international community to unite …

Court in Myanmar again finds Suu Kyi guilty of corruption
2 years, 2 months ago

Court in Myanmar again finds Suu Kyi guilty of corruption

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption Friday, sentencing her to seven years in prison in the last of a string of criminal cases against her, a legal official said. An August statement from the military government said that, “depending on the circumstances after the completion of the judiciary …

Discover Related