Internet Blackout Fails to Dim Protests as Thousands Rally Again in Myanmar Against Military Coup
3 years, 10 months ago

Internet Blackout Fails to Dim Protests as Thousands Rally Again in Myanmar Against Military Coup

News 18  

Thousands of anti-coup protesters in Myanmar poured back onto the streets Sunday, as an internet blackout failed to stifle growing outrage at the military’s ouster of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. “I completely despise the military coup and I am not afraid of a crackdown,” said Kyi Phyu Kyaw, a 20-year-old university student. “#Myanmar’s military and police must ensure the right to peaceful assembly is fully respected and demonstrators are not subjected to reprisals,” the United Nations Human Rights office tweeted after Saturday’s protests. An immensely popular figure despite a tarnished reputation in the West, Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since the coup, but a party spokesman said Friday she was “in good health”.

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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 …

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 …

Rare Beijing Protest scraped from internet as censorship tightens
2 years, 2 months ago

Rare Beijing Protest scraped from internet as censorship tightens

Firstpost  

WeChat and the Twitter-like Weibo service deleted all mentions and images of the protest and disabled thousands of users’ accounts for violating ‘relevant Internet policies’ China’s censors have stepped into high gear to scrub the internet of evidence of a rare protest in central Beijing and punish social media users who spread its message calling for President Xi Jinping’s removal. …

Fighting rages in Myanmar as rebels continue to resist military junta one year after coup
2 years, 3 months ago

Fighting rages in Myanmar as rebels continue to resist military junta one year after coup

Firstpost  

Myanmar has seen fighting between the military junta and rebels who are trying to overturn the coup that last year ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected civilian government Sagaing: Anti-coup fighters in Myanmar patrol the smouldering ruins of a burned village after what they say was a reprisal attack by junta troops struggling to crush resistance to last year’s military …

Protests in Myanmar mark founder’s 75th death anniversary
2 years, 5 months ago

Protests in Myanmar mark founder’s 75th death anniversary

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Scattered pro-democracy rallies were held across military-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday to mark the 75th anniversary of the assassination of the independence hero and father of the country’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in last year’s military takeover. Since the army took power and detained Suu Kyi and thousands of supporters, 2,091 civilians including poets, …

Photos: Sri Lanka protesters defy curfew after social media ban
2 years, 8 months ago

Photos: Sri Lanka protesters defy curfew after social media ban

Al Jazeera  

Armed troops in Sri Lanka had a tense confrontation with a crowd protesting a worsening economic crisis on Sunday, April 3 after a social media blackout failed to halt another day of anti-government demonstrations. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya, Sri Lanka’s main opposition alliance, denounced the social media blackout and said it was time for the government to resign. “They should …

Violence, protests mark anniversary of Myanmar army rule
2 years, 10 months ago

Violence, protests mark anniversary of Myanmar army rule

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A nationwide strike marked the one-year anniversary Tuesday of the army’s seizure of power in Myanmar, as protests and sporadic violence across the country renewed concern over the ongoing struggle for power. Duwa Lashi La, acting president of the opposition’s National Unity Government, vowed that his group will carry on with the people’s “revolution” against military rule. “The …

Dozens arrested to suppress protests on Myanmar anniversary
2 years, 10 months ago

Dozens arrested to suppress protests on Myanmar anniversary

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Security forces in Myanmar have arrested dozens of people in a preemptive move to suppress plans for a nationwide strike Tuesday on the one-year anniversary of the army’s seizure of power, state-run media reported. Opponents of military rule in the country have called for a “Silent Strike” aimed at emptying the streets of Myanmar’s cities and towns by …

Myanmar coup: A year of protest, reprisals and diplomatic inertia
2 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar coup: A year of protest, reprisals and diplomatic inertia

Al Jazeera  

Since seizing power on February 1, 2021, the military regime has used force against the opposition to its rule and failed to secure diplomatic recognition. February 1 The military detains 76-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the National League for Democracy, which had been reelected in a landslide election in November 2020. September 6 The military releases …

‘Silent strikes’ against military gov’t empty Myanmar streets
3 years ago

‘Silent strikes’ against military gov’t empty Myanmar streets

Al Jazeera  

Such strikes are seen as a safer way to protest as 1,300 people were killed by security forces since a military coup in February. Pro-democracy protesters across cities and towns in Myanmar have staged “silent strikes”, the latest act of resistance against the military government that removed elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi more than 10 months ago. Such actions …

Three feared dead as Myanmar army truck mows down anti-government protesters in Yangon
3 years ago

Three feared dead as Myanmar army truck mows down anti-government protesters in Yangon

Firstpost  

A worker for a local emergency rescue team said two men and a woman in their early 20s were brought to a military hospital for treatment Bangkok: An army vehicle plowed into a peaceful march by anti-government protesters in military-ruled Myanmar’s biggest city, reportedly killing at least three people, witnesses and a protest organizer said. Sunday’s march was one of …

Myanmar military truck rams into anti-coup protest in Yangon
3 years ago

Myanmar military truck rams into anti-coup protest in Yangon

Al Jazeera  

Local media reports some were killed in incident which left dozens wounded in country’s biggest city. Several people have been reported killed and others wounded after Myanmar security forces rammed a car into an anti-coup protest in Yangon, witnesses and local media reported. Sunday’s protest was one of at least three held in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, and similar rallies …

Unusual small pro-military rallies held in Myanmar
3 years, 1 month ago

Unusual small pro-military rallies held in Myanmar

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Rare demonstrations in support of Myanmar’s military-installed government were held Monday in several of the country’s towns and cities, as militants opposed to the army’s February seizure of power continued their resistance. ASEAN has excluded Myanmar’s leader, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, from the summit because of his government’s refusal to allow the group’s special envoy to meet …

UN fears ‘mass atrocity crimes’ in northern Myanmar
3 years, 2 months ago

UN fears ‘mass atrocity crimes’ in northern Myanmar

Al Jazeera  

UN special rapporteur on Myanmar says he received information that tens of thousands of troops and heavy weapons were being moved into restive regions in the north and northwest. The United Nations has said it fears a greater human rights catastrophe in Myanmar amid reports of thousands of troops massing in the north of the Southeast Asian country which has …

Protest erupts at Myanmar’s Insein prison amid COVID outbreak
3 years, 5 months ago

Protest erupts at Myanmar’s Insein prison amid COVID outbreak

Al Jazeera  

Anti-military government chants heard from inside the notorious colonial-era jail, which is used to hold opponents of the February coup. A protest has erupted at a prison in Myanmar’s commercial capital of Yangon against what activists said was a worsening COVID-19 outbreak at the jail, which is used to hold opponents of February’s military takeover. “A riot happened in the …

Myanmar: 25 anti-junta fighters and civilians killed during clashes with army in Depayin
3 years, 5 months ago

Myanmar: 25 anti-junta fighters and civilians killed during clashes with army in Depayin

Firstpost  

Residents told AFP that military trucks entered their area and opened fire on a village near the jungle hoping to flush out members of the local defence force Yangon: Twenty-five anti-junta fighters and civilians were killed during clashes with the military in central Myanmar, villagers said Sunday, as locals increasingly take up arms against the regime in the coup-wracked country. …

‘I’m somewhere safe’: Journalists hiding from Myanmar’s military
3 years, 6 months ago

‘I’m somewhere safe’: Journalists hiding from Myanmar’s military

Al Jazeera  

More than 6,000 people have been detained since the coup, and journalists – both local and foreign – are one of many groups being targeted. I still speak to people in Myanmar almost every day – checking in with friends and contacting people as part of my news coverage. “I can’t say where I am but I can say I’m …

Aung San Suu Kyi: Trial begins for ousted Myanmar leader following military coup
3 years, 6 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi: Trial begins for ousted Myanmar leader following military coup

CNN  

CNN — Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial Monday, more than four months after the country’s military seized power in a coup. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on March 5. Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images Police charge at anti-coup protesters in …

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi makes first in-person court appearance since coup
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi makes first in-person court appearance since coup

ABC  

Myanmar's deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has appeared in person at a court hearing for the first time since her government was overthrown by the military nearly four months ago. Key points: Ms Suu Kyi faces a range of charges, some which are punishable by 14 years in prison In her first face-to-face meeting with lawyers, Ms Suu Kyi …

How Myanmar's military moved in on the telecoms sector to spy on citizens
3 years, 7 months ago

How Myanmar's military moved in on the telecoms sector to spy on citizens

India Today  

In the months before the Myanmar military's Feb. 1 coup, the country's telecom and internet service providers were ordered to install intercept spyware that would allow the army to eavesdrop on the communications of citizens, sources with direct knowledge of the plan told Reuters. Telenor said in the Dec. 3 briefing and statement posted on its websites that it was …

’No sign’ of end to brutal crackdown in Myanmar: UN
3 years, 7 months ago

’No sign’ of end to brutal crackdown in Myanmar: UN

Live Mint  

One hundred days since the Myanmar military coup, the "brutal" repression of protesters has continued, despite all international efforts to end the violence, the UN rights office said on Tuesday. Addressing a media briefing, the OHCHR spokesperson Rupert Colville said, "The military authorities are showing no sign of letting up in their brutal crackdown on opponents in a bid to …

Myanmar junta brands ousted lawmakers ‘terrorists’
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar junta brands ousted lawmakers ‘terrorists’

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s junta has labeled a shadow government of lawmakers and politicians ousted in a February coup and a people’s defense force that is being set up to confront security forces as terrorist groups. The junta has previously accused them of treason, and the announcement on state TV Saturday said they were being branded terrorists because of their participation …

Myanmar anti-coup cage fighter arrested as protests continue
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar anti-coup cage fighter arrested as protests continue

Al Jazeera  

Warrantless arrests reported across the country as military struggles to assert control amid defiant protest and mounting death toll. A popular mixed martial arts fighter who joined anti-coup protests in Myanmar has been wounded by a homemade bomb and later arrested following an alleged blast – among many others in at least three cities – as the military government struggles …

Flash mobs in Myanmar’s biggest city avoid deadly response
3 years, 7 months ago

Flash mobs in Myanmar’s biggest city avoid deadly response

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A flash mob of mostly young people in Myanmar’s biggest city staged a brief protest march Thursday against military rule, the latest in a series of actions aimed at reducing the chances of a deadly response by the authorities. Protests also took place in other cities and towns including Mandalay, the country’s second biggest city, where Buddhist monks …

Myanmar’s military disappearing young men to crush uprising
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar’s military disappearing young men to crush uprising

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Myanmar’s security forces moved in and the street lamps went black. Then a man’s scream: “HELP!” When the military’s trucks finally rolled away, Shwe and her family emerged to look for her 15-year-old brother. “I had a feeling that he might be taken.” Across the country, Myanmar’s security forces are arresting and forcibly disappearing thousands of people, …

Myanmar military bans satellite TV, charges Japanese journalist
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar military bans satellite TV, charges Japanese journalist

Al Jazeera  

Generals who seized power in coup three months ago seek to further isolate country amid continuing opposition to their rule. Myanmar’s military-controlled media has announced a ban on satellite television dishes, saying outside broadcasts threaten national security, as the generals who seized power in a coup on February 1 charged a Japanese journalist with spreading false news. “Illegal media outlets …

Press Freedom Day 2021: Myanmar’s journalists continue to report the truth on the military coup
3 years, 7 months ago

Press Freedom Day 2021: Myanmar’s journalists continue to report the truth on the military coup

CNN  

CNN Business — Journalist Ye Wint Thu was already on the run when his name and photo appeared on a wanted list broadcast by Myanmar’s military junta. “We never stopped, not even for a single day,” said Toe Zaw Latt, DVB’s operations director who recently fled the city. Toe Zaw Latt said the junta’s attempt to control all media and …

Myanmar protesters describe torture they suffered in detention at the hands of the military
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar protesters describe torture they suffered in detention at the hands of the military

CNN  

CNN — The 19-year-old’s eyes are so swollen he cannot open them properly. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on March 5. Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images Police charge at anti-coup protesters in Yangon on February 27. Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images Protesters hold signs featuring civilian leader …

How Myanmar's military became a 'state within a state' that overthrew a government
3 years, 8 months ago

How Myanmar's military became a 'state within a state' that overthrew a government

ABC  

Deaths are mounting in Myanmar. Created by Aung San Suu Kyi's father Aung San, it was trained by the Japanese and fought alongside them against the British-trained Burma army during World War II. "It was just General Ne Win's Japanese-trained battalions that fought on the government side against a sea of insurgents, communists, ethnic rebels, as well as militia," Mr …

Former UN leader presses for ‘strong action’ on Myanmar
3 years, 8 months ago

Former UN leader presses for ‘strong action’ on Myanmar

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the world body and Southeast Asian countries Monday to take swift and strong action to stop the deadly crackdown that has followed the military coup in Myanmar, saying he had tried unsuccessfully to make a diplomatic visit himself. Ban exhorted the U.N. Security Council to act immediately to halt the violence …

Myanmar junta cracks down on celebrations of new shadow govt
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar junta cracks down on celebrations of new shadow govt

Associated Press  

YANGON, Myanmar — Security forces in Myanmar used violence on Monday against demonstrators who sought to celebrate last week’s formation of a shadow government to serve as an alternative to the military junta that has held power since a February coup. Myanmar media and posts on social networks said the violence was especially intense in Myingyan, a town in central …

Myanmar shadow gov’t demands invite for ASEAN summit talks
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar shadow gov’t demands invite for ASEAN summit talks

Al Jazeera  

Parallel ‘national unity government’ says it wants to take part in crisis talks scheduled for next week in Indonesia. Myanmar’s shadow government has urged Southeast Asian leaders to give it a seat at the table during crisis talks next week, and not to recognise the military rulers that seized power in a February coup. Military government leader Senior General Min …

Myanmar junta attacks again as spokesman defends crackdown
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar junta attacks again as spokesman defends crackdown

India Today  

Security forces in Myanmar cracked down heavily again on anti-coup protesters Friday even as the military downplayed reports of state violence. Violence by security forces was also reported Friday in several other areas, including Loikaw, the capital of Kayah sate in the east, where live ammunition was employed, according to numerous social media posts. At least 614 protesters and bystanders …

11 Killed as Myanmar Protesters Fight Troops with Hunting Rifles, Firebombs: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

11 Killed as Myanmar Protesters Fight Troops with Hunting Rifles, Firebombs: Report

News 18  

Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar fought back with hunting rifles and firebombs against a crackdown by security forces in a town in the northwest but at least 11 of the protesters were killed, domestic media reported on Thursday. That would take the toll of civilians killed by security forces to over 600 since the junta seized power from the elected government …

Myanmar Protesters Defy Crackdown, Five Killed; Junta Hunts Critics
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar Protesters Defy Crackdown, Five Killed; Junta Hunts Critics

News 18  

Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests on Saturday killing at least five people, a protester and media said, as the military reinforced its bid to end dissent with arrest warrants for online critics and internet blocks. Security forces in the central town of Monywa, which has seen big protests day after days for weeks, fired on a crowd …

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi charged with violating state secrets as wireless internet shutdown begins
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi charged with violating state secrets as wireless internet shutdown begins

CNN  

CNN — Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with violating the official secrets act, her lawyer said Thursday, as the ruling military junta cut all wireless internet services in the Southeast Asian country until further notice. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in …

Myanmar: Five protesters explain why they will not give up
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar: Five protesters explain why they will not give up

Al Jazeera  

More than 500 have died, but protesters say they must continue fight to avoid a return to Myanmar’s dark past. “Incredibly, although the Civil Disobedience Movement comprises unarmed protesters with their flimsy homemade tin shields and hats, they have been able to deny the ‘mighty’ Tatmadaw the things they most crave: control over the country and economic stability,” said Gwen …

Myanmar: More than 500 protesters killed since coup, world leaders condemn military's campaign
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar: More than 500 protesters killed since coup, world leaders condemn military's campaign

India Today  

More than 500 people have been killed in the Myanmar junta's brutal crackdown on protests against its coup to oust civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a local monitoring group said Tuesday. Washington suspended a trade pact with Myanmar and UN chief Antonio Guterres called for a united global front to put pressure on the junta after more than 100 …

Myanmar Bloodshed Unleashed on Anti-Coup Protesters 'Absolutely Outrageous, Terrible', Says Joe Biden
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar Bloodshed Unleashed on Anti-Coup Protesters 'Absolutely Outrageous, Terrible', Says Joe Biden

News 18  

US President Joe Biden on Sunday decried the bloodshed unleashed against anti-coup protesters in Myanmar as “absolutely outrageous,” after security forces killed more than 100 people including at least seven children. “It’s absolutely outrageous and based on the reporting I’ve gotten, an awful lot of people have been killed totally unnecessarily.” Saturday’s killings came after the junta staged a major …

Myanmar protests continue amid reports of killings in Yangon
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar protests continue amid reports of killings in Yangon

Al Jazeera  

Witnesses and local media report that at least three people were killed by security forces in Yangon. Protesters and mourners took to the streets of Myanmar amid reports of security forces killing three people in Yangon, just two days after 114 people were killed on the bloodiest day since the February 1 military coup. Two people were killed in another …

Myanmar protests continue a day after more than 100 killed
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar protests continue a day after more than 100 killed

The Hindu  

Protesters in Myanmar returned to the streets on Sunday to press their demands for a return to democracy, just a day after security forces killed more than 100 people in the bloodiest day since last month's military coup. At least 114 people were killed on Saturday as security forces cracked down on protests against the February 1 coup that ousted …

Myanmar protests continue a day after more than 100 killed
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar protests continue a day after more than 100 killed

Al Jazeera  

Protesters in Myanmar have returned to the streets to press their demands for a return to democracy, just a day after security forces killed more than 100 people on the bloodiest day since last month’s military coup. At least 114 people were killed on Saturday as security forces cracked down on protests against the February 1 coup that overthrew Aung …

Myanmar: UN officials condemn military junta after 100-plus civilians killed in one day
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar: UN officials condemn military junta after 100-plus civilians killed in one day

CNN  

CNN — Two top UN officials condemned Myanmar’s military junta in the wake of the bloodiest day of protests yet against the military coup that overthrew the country’s elected government, as defiant protesters turned out once more Sunday. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on March …

Thousands flee for Thailand as Myanmar military bombs border area
3 years, 8 months ago

Thousands flee for Thailand as Myanmar military bombs border area

Al Jazeera  

Some 3,000 people from Myanmar’s southeastern Karen state fled to neighbouring Thailand after the military bombed an area held by an ethnic armed group, as Western countries condemned the escalating violence in the troubled Southeast Asian nation. The military launched air raids on five areas in Mutraw district near the eastern border, including a displacement camp, the Karen Women’s Organization …

Myanmar forces kill over 100 protesters in deadliest day since coup
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar forces kill over 100 protesters in deadliest day since coup

The Hindu  

As Myanmar's military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade on Saturday in the country's capital, soldiers and police elsewhere reportedly killed dozens of people as they suppressed protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month's coup. “This 76th Myanmar armed forces day will stay engraved as a day of terror and dishonour,” the European Union's delegation …

Myanmar protest deaths reach 320 as US, UK, impose sanctions
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar protest deaths reach 320 as US, UK, impose sanctions

Associated Press  

YANGON, Myanmar — The toll of protesters confirmed killed in Myanmar since last month’s military takeover has reached 320, a group that verifies details of deaths and arrests announced Friday. Myanmar’s Assistance Association for Political Prisoners said its tally includes only documented cases, with the actual number of casualties “likely much higher.” It said 11 people were killed Thursday, when …

Myanmar junta frees hundreds held for anti-coup protests
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar junta frees hundreds held for anti-coup protests

Associated Press  

YANGON, Myanmar — Hundreds of people imprisoned for demonstrating against last month’s coup in Myanmar were released Wednesday, a rare conciliatory gesture by the military that appeared aimed at placating the protest movement. “I’m sorry for some colleagues who are still in prison.” Meanwhile, messages online urged people to stay home Wednesday in protest — rather than flooding the streets …

India-Myanmar border: These families crossed mountains to Mizoram to escape the deadly junta
3 years, 9 months ago

India-Myanmar border: These families crossed mountains to Mizoram to escape the deadly junta

CNN  

Mizoram, India CNN — The woman had almost reached the border when the police spotted her. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on March 5. Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images Police charge at anti-coup protesters in Yangon on February 27. Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images Protesters hold signs …

Myanmar protesters voice defiance as junta reminds of "external threats"
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar protesters voice defiance as junta reminds of "external threats"

India Today  

Demonstrators in Myanmar maintained their unflinching opposition to military rule on Sunday despite a rising death toll at the hands of security forces as the junta appeared equally determined to resist growing outside pressure to compromise. The violence has forced people determined to resist a return to military rule after a decade of tentative steps towards democracy to think up …

Myanmar military to bring fresh charges against Aung San Suu Kyi
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar military to bring fresh charges against Aung San Suu Kyi

Al Jazeera  

Overthrown civilian leader’s lawyer dismisses as ‘groundless’ claims aired on military TV that she took $550,000 from property developer. Myanmar’s overthrown leader Aung San Suu Kyi is set to face new charges of corruption from the generals who seized power in a coup on February 1, as protesters fighting to restore democracy face increasing isolation behind a mobile data blackout. …

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