カテゴリー: Aung San Suu Kyi
Former armed forces chief was imprisoned after failed revolt against junta and later campaigned with Nobel laureate under National League for Democracy bannerTin Oo, one of the closest associates of Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and co-fou…
Military spokesperson says Nobel laureate is among prisoners to be moved out of prison as a precaution during hot weatherMyanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, according to the military junta.A spo…
Home being sold after supreme court ruling in dispute with Aung San Suu Kyi’s estranged brother, with the price reportedly set at tens of millions of dollarsNo bidders have appeared at an auction in Myanmar for the sale of the home of jailed former lea…
Ethnic armed groups have scored remarkable successes in the last month. But the army will not cede power easilyWhen Myanmar’s military launched a coup almost three years ago, snatching back the limited portion of control they had ceded to elected civil…
Myanmar’s deposed leader has gum disease and struggles to eat but son says requests for help made by officers at notorious Insein prison have been deniedAung San Suu Kyi’s life may be at risk, because she has such serious gum disease she is struggling …
Human rights groups say Myanmar military’s move to drop five of ousted leader’s convictions is meaningless Even with a partial pardon announced this week by Myanmar’s military junta, Aung San Suu Kyi still faces the prospect of being kept in detention …
Ousted leader granted clemency on five charges as part of amnesty but faces a further 14 casesMyanmar’s junta has pardoned Aung San Suu Kyi on five legal charges, military-controlled TV has announced, although the deposed leader still faces more than t…
Fighting increases in border states while junta continues to delay electionsFighting between the Myanmar army and anti-junta rebels has flared up in recent days, with local people in one village saying on Saturday that 14 people were killed in a single…
The prisoners are to be released the most important Buddhist holy day of the year. However, deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains in jail Myanmar’s ruling military council has said it is releasing more than 2,100 political prisoners as a humanitarian…
Killing in Yangon of Sai Kyaw Thu, a former lieutenant colonel, is confirmed by guerrilla group A top election official in Myanmar has been fatally shot in his car in Yangon, in the latest attack attributed to militants opposed to military rule.Sai Kya…
Party refuses to comply with tough new registration law imposed by Myanmar’s military juntaAung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) has been dissolved after it refused to comply with a tough new party registration law imposed by Myanmar’s…
Regime chief says military will always be country’s ‘guardian’ regardless of who is in power, as streets empty on anniversary of army takeoverMyanmar’s military regime has announced an extension to its state of emergency, effectively delaying elections…
Villagers-turned-pro-democracy fighters rely on ‘brothers and sisters’ in India for guns and foodWith a loaded cartridge holder strapped to her back and a shotgun gripped tightly in her hands, Rose Lalhmanhaih looks far older than her 17 years. Just tw…
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Nobel laureate found guilty of corruption as rights groups say array of charges fabricated to keep her detained In the last of a long list of closed trials that have spanned over a year, a military-controlled court in Myanmar has sentenced ousted leade…