A look at Myanmar\'s election and Suu Kyi\'s expected victory
4 years, 4 months ago

A look at Myanmar\'s election and Suu Kyi\'s expected victory

Deccan Chronicle  

Yangon: Myanmar holds national and state elections on Sunday in which Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party will be looking to hold on to power. Suu Kyi is by far the country's most popular politician, and the NLD has a strong national network, reinforced by holding the levers of state power. To a large extent, the polls are seen as a referendum on Suu Kyi's five years in power, just as the 2015 election was seen as a judgment on military rule. Not only were ethnic minority groups disappointed by Suu Kyi's failure to grant them greater autonomy, but in the western state of Rakhine, the well-trained and well-armed Arakan Army — a group claiming to represent the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group — has risen to become the biggest military threat in years.

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Myanmar plans December elections: Will Naypyidaw get a military-controlled democracy like Pakistan?
5 days, 8 hours ago

Myanmar plans December elections: Will Naypyidaw get a military-controlled democracy like Pakistan?

Firstpost  

The junta’s takeover of Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in February 2021 has been met with widespread opposition both within and outside the country While delivering a speech at the annual Armed Forces Day, Myanmar’s Military Chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing that after a long military rule, the country will hold general elections by the end of this …

Myanmar junta announces elections by early 2026 amid raging civil war, but doubts persist
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Myanmar junta announces elections by early 2026 amid raging civil war, but doubts persist

Firstpost  

The army takeover from Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in February 2021 has been met with widespread popular opposition, triggering armed resistances, and large parts of the country are embroiled in conflict. Four years after overthrowing the elected government, Myanmar’s military chief has announced that a general election will be held within the next 10 months, according to state …

Myanmar’s military leader announces dates for general election
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Myanmar’s military leader announces dates for general election

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Four years after seizing power from the elected administration, the head of the military government declared Myanmar will hold a general election within 10 months, state-run media reported Saturday. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing said Friday the election will take place either in December or January 2026 at the latest, according to the Global New Light of Myanmar …

Myanmar junta chief says elections to be held by January 2026
Trending News
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Myanmar junta chief says elections to be held by January 2026

Firstpost  

Myanmar’s junta chief has announced plans to hold elections in December 2025 or January 2026, marking the first vote since the military seized power in a 2021 coup. Myanmar’s junta chief said that elections would be held in Mayanmar in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021, country’s state media …

Myanmar junta chief says general election will be held by January 2026
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Myanmar junta chief says general election will be held by January 2026

New Indian Express  

BANGKOK: Myanmar's junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021. by January 2026," General Min Aung Hlaing was quoted as saying in the state-run newspaper Global New Light of Myanmar published Saturday. "We also invite observation teams from Belarus to come …

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as civil war rages
2 months ago

Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as civil war rages

New Indian Express  

BANGKOK: Peace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government. The U.N. Human Rights Office said the military ramped up violence against civilians last year to unprecedented levels, inflicting the heaviest civilian death toll since the army takeover as its grip …

Myanmar military extends state of emergency for another six months
2 months ago

Myanmar military extends state of emergency for another six months

Al Jazeera  

The declaration is widely anticipated to be the last before the military holds long-delayed national polls this year. Myanmar’s military has extended its state of emergency for another six months as it struggles to maintain its increasingly fragile grip on power, with fighting raging on multiple fronts across the country. “All members of National Defence and Security Council including the …

How Myanmar’s elections are shaped by conflict and control
2 months, 1 week ago

How Myanmar’s elections are shaped by conflict and control

Hindustan Times  

As the crisis in Myanmar enters its fifth year, it is essential to reflect on the ongoing conflict that is becoming increasingly complex. Myanmar Soon after the military takeover in 2021, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing formed the State Administrative Council and formulated a five-step roadmap, which included two provisions, one to reconstitute the Union Election Commission and second to …

Myanmar: Where China wants election, West and its allies want it deferred
2 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar: Where China wants election, West and its allies want it deferred

Firstpost  

As Myanmar’s military junta has announced the intention to hold elections this year, China has supported the move whereas the West and much of the international community called for deferment until after the end of the civil war in the country Myanmar's junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, 2021, …

Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?
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3 months, 2 weeks 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?
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3 months, 2 weeks 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, …

Supporters of Myanmar’s jailed leader Suu Kyi mark her 79th birthday with a flower-themed protest
9 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, steps down
11 months, 1 week 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 …

India concerned about deteriorating situation in Myanmar, says MEA on three years of coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi
1 year, 2 months 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 …

The thorny road to democracy in Myanmar
1 year, 2 months ago

The thorny road to democracy in Myanmar

Hindustan Times  

In 2010, Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, embarked on a journey towards democracy after decades of military rule. The 2021 military coup, which overturned the results of a landslide election won by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, was not an aberration. His tenure as Commander-in-Chief was nearing its end, and the coup provided a pathway for him …

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  

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Tatmadaw | Myanmar’s ‘killing machine’
1 year, 7 months ago

Tatmadaw | Myanmar’s ‘killing machine’

The Hindu  

Circa 1941, seven years before Myanmar was liberated from the British colonial rule, a ceremony was afoot in Bangkok. Bloodshed soaks their history, and that of Myanmar, which is the site of the longest-running armed conflict in the world..The Tatmadaw has built a ‘state within the state’, insulated from ‘enemies’ beyond, observers note. The Tatmadaw set out to ‘reconsolidate’ Myanmar …

To get a better perspective on the ongoing instability in Manipur, turn your attention to catastrophic crises in Myanmar
1 year, 8 months ago

To get a better perspective on the ongoing instability in Manipur, turn your attention to catastrophic crises in Myanmar

Firstpost  

External affairs minister S Jaishankar recently returned from a week-long trip to Indonesia and Thailand. We get an inkling of the answers and a sense of India’s urgency when we note that Aramane was accompanied by a delegation of officials from the ministries of defence, external affairs and armed forces, and as Indian Express reports, “support to the valley based …

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 …

Myriad woes: The Hindu Editorial On Myanmar’s war within
1 year, 11 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 …

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

Myanmar junta chief vows continued crackdown, then elections
2 years ago

Myanmar junta chief vows continued crackdown, then elections

Firstpost  

Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Flanked by tanks and missile launchers, Myanmar’s junta chief Monday vowed no let up in a crackdown on opponents and insisted the military would hold elections – weeks after admitting it did not control enough territory to allow a vote. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government over two years …

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing vows continued crackdown, then elections
2 years ago

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing vows continued crackdown, then elections

The Hindu  

Flanked by tanks and missile launchers, Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on March 27 vowed no let up in a crackdown on opponents and insisted the military would hold elections, weeks after admitting that it did not control enough territory to allow a vote. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government …

From Hope to Despair in Myanmar
2 years 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
2 years, 1 month 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. …

Myanmar extends state of emergency, delaying expected polls
2 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar extends state of emergency, delaying expected polls

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government announced Wednesday that is extending a state of emergency it imposed when it seized power two years ago, a move that appears to set back its plans for an election that had been expected in August. The announcement, on the anniversary of the army’s seizure of power in 2021 from the elected government of Aung …

Myanmar resistance steadfast against army rule 2 years later
2 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar resistance steadfast against army rule 2 years later

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The prospects for peace in Myanmar, much less a return to democracy, seem dimmer than ever two years after the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, experts say. The military, after closed trials, have also executed activists accused of “terrorism.” According to the independent Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a watchdog group …

How Myanmar is faring 2 years after army ousted Suu Kyi
2 years, 2 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
2 years, 2 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 …

Two years after coup, both the military and the resistance remain steadfast in Myanmar
2 years, 2 months ago

Two years after coup, both the military and the resistance remain steadfast in Myanmar

LA Times  

The prospects for peace in Myanmar, much less a return to democracy, seem dimmer than ever two years after the military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, experts say. “The level of violence involving both armed combatants and civilians is alarming and unexpected,” said Min Zaw Oo, a veteran political activist in exile who founded …

Myanmar preps for elections 2 years after military coup amid fears of violence
2 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar preps for elections 2 years after military coup amid fears of violence

Firstpost  

Bangkok : Two years after a coup snuffed out Myanmar’s short-lived democratic experiment, the country’s military is planning elections that analysts warn could spark further bloodshed as opposition to junta rule rages on. In the jungle near the border with Thailand, Lin Lin, a member of one of the dozens of “People’s Defence Force” groups battling the junta, vowed elections …

UN says Myanmar junta elections will fuel violence
2 years, 2 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 …

Should Myanmar be a dilemma for India as global calls for restoration of democracy in Naypyidaw get louder?
2 years, 2 months ago

Should Myanmar be a dilemma for India as global calls for restoration of democracy in Naypyidaw get louder?

Firstpost  

On 10 January 2023, Myanmar’s air force strafed Camp Victoria, the headquarters of the Chin National Front. New Delhi has sought not to take sides on the matter and has along with Russia and China, abstained from a UN Security Council resolution criticising Myanmar’s military regime, and has instead called for “quiet, patient” and “constructive” diplomacy with the junta. Almost …

Myanmar army set to cement rule with tough new election criteria
2 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar army set to cement rule with tough new election criteria

The Hindu  

Myanmar's ruling junta on Friday announced tough requirements for parties to contest an election this year, including a huge increase in their membership, a move that could sideline the military's opponents and cement its grip on politics. Myanmar's top generals led a coup in February 2021 after five years of tense power-sharing under a quasi-civilian political system that was created …

Myanmar army leader touts election plan on Independence Day
2 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar army leader touts election plan on Independence Day

The Hindu  

Myanmar's ruling military leader, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, on January 4 described plans for an election later this year and called for national unity in a speech as he led a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of independence from Britain. The state of emergency was instituted to allow military rule after the army seized power in February 2021 from …

Military-ruled Myanmar marks 75 years independent of Britain
2 years, 2 months ago

Military-ruled Myanmar marks 75 years independent of Britain

Al Jazeera  

Tanks rolled out for independence celebration just days after jailing of country’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. Myanmar troops and weaponry have paraded through the capital Naypyidaw to mark 75 years of independence from Britain, just days after the country’s military rulers sent the democratically-elected leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to prison for a combined 33 …

Myanmar court says Aung San Suu Kyi's last corruption trial to go on
2 years, 5 months ago

Myanmar court says Aung San Suu Kyi's last corruption trial to go on

The Hindu  

A court in military-ruled Myanmar ruled on October 18 that the last trial for corruption of the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi will go ahead after finding that state prosecutors submitted enough evidence to sustain her indictment. Explained | The legal battles of Aung San Suu Kyi since the 2021 coup in Myanmar Rights groups and supporters of …

Aung San Suu Kyi's prison term extended to 26 years after further corruption convictions
2 years, 5 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi's prison term extended to 26 years after further corruption convictions

ABC  

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has convicted the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, extending her total prison sentence to 26 years. Key points: Aung San Suu Kyi has been the face of opposition to military rule in Myanmar for more than three decades Her party was democratically elected in 2015 but was ousted by the military last year, …

Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi of vote fraud, adds jail time
2 years, 7 months ago

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

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A court in Myanmar on Friday sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years’ imprisonment with labor 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. Suu Kyi’s party won the the 2020 general election in a landslide …

Myanmar's Suu Kyi gets more jail time, hard labour for election fraud
2 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar's Suu Kyi gets more jail time, hard labour for election fraud

The Hindu  

Myanmar's deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of electoral fraud on Friday and sentenced by a judge to three years in jail with hard labour, according to a source familiar with the proceedings. The Nobel laureate and figurehead of Myanmar's opposition to decades of military rule has been detained since a coup early last year and …

Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi of vote fraud, adds jail time
2 years, 7 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 …

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