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. “Aung San Suu Kyi may have her defects… but bribery and corruption are not her traits,” he said, adding that most people in Myanmar would not believe the allegations. Myanmar has been plunged into chaos by the military’s move to seize power, as hundreds of thousands of people refuse to work and others take to the streets in a mass civil disobedience movement to restore democracy and secure the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders. The generals have justified their power grab by alleging electoral fraud in elections last November that were won by the National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, in a landslide.

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

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

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Free Aung San Suu Kyi, demand three former UK foreign secretaries
5 days, 10 hours ago

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

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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Pope offers refuge to Myanmar's jailed Suu Kyi: Report
3 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
4 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 …

Strife-torn Myanmar marks 77th anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San
5 months ago

Strife-torn Myanmar marks 77th anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San

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Thai banks are the top suppliers of financial services to Myanmar’s military, UN expert says
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Thai banks are the top suppliers of financial services to Myanmar’s military, UN expert says

The Independent  

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Myanmar generals pardon more than 9,000 prisoners
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar generals pardon more than 9,000 prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s generals have pardoned more than 9,000 prisoners, including 114 foreign nationals, to mark the country’s Independence Day. “Myanmar’s military generals are up to their same old tricks, releasing large numbers of common criminals and a bunch of foreign prisoners during a major national holiday and trying to dress that up as ‘progress’ on human rights,” Phil Robertson, the deputy …

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

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  

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Myanmar’s top court declines to hear Suu Kyi's special appeals in abuse of power and bribery cases
1 year, 2 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Myanmar’s top court declines to hear Suu Kyi’s special appeals in abuse of power and bribery cases
1 year, 2 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, 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 …

Suu Kyi party says Myanmar junta depriving her of medical care
1 year, 3 months ago

Suu Kyi party says Myanmar junta depriving her of medical care

Firstpost  

Myanmar’s junta is endangering the life of jailed democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi, her political party said on Thursday, accusing the generals of depriving her of medical care and food during her incarceration Myanmar’s junta is endangering the life of jailed democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi, her political party said on Thursday, accusing the generals of depriving her …

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

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The younger son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi says he has always avoided talking to the media, but this time is different. Aris, 46, said he has tried to keep out of the spotlight for decades, seeking to avoid any political activism and “just trying to keep my head down and get on with my …

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s son increasingly worried about her health
1 year, 3 months ago

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s son increasingly worried about her health

LA Times  

In a video still from an AP interview in London, Kim Aris shows an old family photo of his mother, Aung San Suu Kyi, now 78. “I’d just really like to have some form of contact with her so that I know that she’s OK.” The younger son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says he has always …

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's son 'extremely worried' about his mother's health
1 year, 3 months ago

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's son 'extremely worried' about his mother's health

Hindustan Times  

The son of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's detained former leader, said he was "extremely worried" about his mother's health, saying she was struggling to eat and was being refused permission to see an outside doctor. Kim Aris, the son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, poses for a portrait in London, Britain. Myanmar has been in …

Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing but is denied care outside prison
1 year, 3 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, 3 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's jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi ailing: source
1 year, 3 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, 4 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, 4 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Former Myanmar ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's prison sentences reduced by six years
1 year, 4 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, 4 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’s military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports
1 year, 4 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 …

Thailand Foreign Minister Pramudwinai Meets Myanmar’s Ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi
1 year, 5 months ago

Thailand Foreign Minister Pramudwinai Meets Myanmar’s Ousted Leader Aung San Suu Kyi

News 18  

Thailand’s foreign minister said Wednesday he met with ousted Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week and she was in good health in her first known meeting with a foreign envoy since she was detained following a 2021 coup. “There was a meeting, she was in good health and it was a good meeting,” Don Pramudwinai told reporters …

Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention in Myanmar and says she wants to join talks on crisis
1 year, 5 months ago

Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention in Myanmar and says she wants to join talks on crisis

The Independent  

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Myanmar's Supreme Court hears arguments in 2 appeals by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi
1 year, 5 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Myanmar’s Supreme Court hears arguments in 2 appeals by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi
1 year, 5 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, 5 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Myanmar’s Supreme Court to hear appeals of ousted leader Suu Kyi in cases brought by the army
1 year, 5 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, 6 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 …

Myanmar Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Jailed Former Leader Suu Kyi
1 year, 8 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 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 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 …

Jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar
1 year, 8 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 …

From Hope to Despair in Myanmar
1 year, 9 months ago

From Hope to Despair in Myanmar

The Diplomat  

In the years since we began publishing The Diplomat Magazine in December 2014, few countries in Asia have seen as dramatic a reversal of fortunes as Myanmar. In Issue 12, Jurgen Haacke described then then-upcoming elections as “a critical step into a somewhat uncertain future.” A little more than a year later, Christina Fink reflected in Issue 28 on the …

The battle for democracy in Myanmar | In Focus podcast
1 year, 10 months ago

The battle for democracy in Myanmar | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

It’s been a little more than two years since Myanmar’s generals staged a coup and ousted Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy from power. A bloody civil war is raging in the country, with independent estimates suggesting that the military junta had killed nearly 3,000 civilians and jailed another 18,000 since the 1st of February 2021. …

How Myanmar is faring 2 years after army ousted Suu Kyi
1 year, 10 months 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 …

Myanmar military rulers extend state of emergency by six months
1 year, 10 months ago

Myanmar military rulers extend state of emergency by six months

Al Jazeera  

The move announced on second anniversary of military power grab will probably delay elections. State broadcaster MRTV said the National Defence and Security Council had granted Min Aung Hlaing’s request to prolong the state of emergency declared when the army overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government on February 1, 2021. ‘Unrest and violence’ The military justified its February …

Timeline: Two years since the Myanmar military coup
1 year, 10 months ago

Timeline: Two years since the Myanmar military coup

Al Jazeera  

The conflict between the military and anti-coup fighters has deepened with violence in nearly all parts of the country. February 1 marks two years since the military, led by army chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, seized control of Myanmar. The UN Security Council could follow its recent and first-ever resolution on Myanmar with a comprehensive and ongoing plan of …

UN says Myanmar junta elections will fuel violence
1 year, 10 months 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
1 year, 11 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 …

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