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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?

The Independent

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

The Independent

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

Hindustan Times

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

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Book Review | A Deep Dive into “New History” of India and its Eastern Neighbourhood

The Hindu

Published : Nov 26, 2024 19:48 IST - 9 MINS READ Sheikh Hasina’s dramatic ouster as Prime Minister of Bangladesh on August 5 this year after weeks of student protests evoked at the time comparisons with Sri Lanka, where Gotabaya Rajapaksa had to flee the country in July 2022 after a public uprising, and with the hasty exit of Ashraf …

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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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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Pope appeals for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release and says she can stay with him at the Vatican

The Independent

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2 months, 4 weeks 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 …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Can India Salvage its Interests in Myanmar and Avoid Another Bangladesh-like Fiasco?

The Hindu

Published : Sep 14, 2024 18:06 IST - 9 MINS READ The surprise ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh has forced India to reassess its neighbourhood policy, particularly with regard to Myanmar. Reports, however, suggest that the army is fast losing territory and control to armed ethnic groups and forces owing allegiance to the National Unity Government, a …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Military-run Myanmar to hold a census next month to prepare for election slated for 2025

Associated Press

BANGKOK — Myanmar will hold a national census next month to compile voter lists for a general election and to analyze population and socioeconomic trends, the head of the military government said. A group that leads the pro-democracy struggle, the National Unity Government, expressed skepticism that the military government intends to hold an election any time soon and advised people …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

A proposed UN resolution on Myanmar condemns military attacks on civilians and urges peace efforts

The Independent

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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 …

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5 months ago

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

The Independent

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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 …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tin Oo, a close ally of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi and co-founder of her pro-democracy party, dies at 97

Associated Press

BANGKOK — Tin Oo, one of the closest associates of Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi as well as a co-founder of her National League for Democracy party, has died. Tin Oo was respected by many of his party’s members for his outspokenness and courage as he shared many of Suu Kyi’s travails. In 1988, Tin Oo helped found …

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8 months ago

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

Associated Press

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

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8 months ago

Prominent Baptist pastor in military-ruled Myanmar detained again hours after release from prison

Associated Press

BANGKOK — A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority was detained by the authorities just hours after he was released from prison under an amnesty by the military government, a relative, a colleague and local media said Thursday. Hkalam Samson, former head of the Kachin Baptist Convention and chairman of the Kachin National …

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8 months 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, …

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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 …

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9 months ago

No bidders in court-ordered auction of house where Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi was detained for years

Associated Press

BANGKOK — No bidders appeared at a court-ordered auction Wednesday of the family home of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, where she had been held under house arrest for nearly 15 years, legal officials said. The court-ordered auction followed a bitter decades-long legal dispute between Suu Kyi and her brother, Aung San Oo, who has sought an …

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11 months, 1 week ago

A veteran diplomat from Laos, the new ASEAN special envoy for Myanmar, embarks on inaugural mission

Associated Press

BANGKOK — A veteran Laotian diplomat recently appointed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ’ special envoy to Myanmar arrived Wednesday on his first mission to the strife-torn nation, meeting with the head of the ruling military council and other top officials, state television MRTV reported. Diplomat Alounkeo Kittikhoun faces the tough challenge of promoting the regional group’s peace plan …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

Examining Myanmar’s progression: Past to present

Hindustan Times

In these tumultuous times, as Myanmar faces numerous challenges, it becomes crucial to delve deeper into the strategies that can lead the nation towards peace and stability. After gaining independence in 1948, Myanmar's fledgling government struggled to address issues of ethnic representation, unintentionally marginalizing various ethnic groups. This crisis significantly damaged Suu Kyi's international standing and emphasised the enduring ethnic …

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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 …

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1 year, 1 month ago

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

The Hindu

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

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

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

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

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

Book Review | A Deep Dive into “New History” of India and its Eastern Neighbourhood

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

Pope appeals for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release and says she can stay with him at the Vatican

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

Can India Salvage its Interests in Myanmar and Avoid Another Bangladesh-like Fiasco?

Military-run Myanmar to hold a census next month to prepare for election slated for 2025

A proposed UN resolution on Myanmar condemns military attacks on civilians and urges peace efforts

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

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

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

Tin Oo, a close ally of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi and co-founder of her pro-democracy party, dies at 97

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

Prominent Baptist pastor in military-ruled Myanmar detained again hours after release from prison

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

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

No bidders in court-ordered auction of house where Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi was detained for years

A veteran diplomat from Laos, the new ASEAN special envoy for Myanmar, embarks on inaugural mission

Examining Myanmar’s progression: Past to present

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

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