カテゴリー: Aung San Suu Kyi
Tens of thousands of people have poured on to the streets across Myanmar for a second day of demonstrations against the military coup, demanding the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and the return of democracy.Myanmar: tens of thousands march against m…
Foreign affairs minister says Australian government ‘deeply concerned’ about reports Sean Turnell has been detained in Myanmar The Australian government has called in Myanmar’s ambassador after Sean Turnell, an Australian economic adviser to Aung San S…
Economist from Macquarie University tells Reuters news agency ‘I am fine and strong and not guilty of anything’Sean Turnell, an Australian economic adviser to Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi, has told the news agency Reuters that he is being detained, days …
Protests have spread across country since military coup, as citizens resist return to dictatorshipOn Friday evening, after darkness fell, the sound of car horns and the clanging of pots and pans and metal railings echoed around the compact grid of cent…
Party stalwart Win Htein detained at daughter’s house in Yangon as students protest against coupA key aide of Myanmar’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been arrested as the military seeks to quell unrest, days after seizing power in a coup.Win Hte…
Instagram and WhatsApp – owned by Facebook and used to organise protests – also restricted, as UN secretary general condemns coupMyanmar’s army has begun disrupting access to Facebook as it attempts to stamp out signs of dissent, days after it ousted …
The detention and charging of Aung San Suu Kyi reflect the military’s contempt for its peopleMyanmar’s people chose democracy. But the generals who had hogged power for decades never gave it up; they only ceded a portion of it to civilian authorities, …
Yangon’s streets were filled with the din of clashing metal as scores protested the military coup against the country’s elected government. The first public rejection of the coup went on for 10 minutes across the city in a massive show of solidarity. H…
Ousted Myanmar leader facing prison as civil disobedience campaign against military coup growsMyanmar police have charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with possession of illegally-imported walkie-talkies, which could result in a two-year prison sente…
Army stalwarts take over Myanmar leadership after coup that removed Aung San Suu Kyi and her allies from governmentThe Myanmar military has appointed some familiar faces to key government posts after the coup that ousted the civilian government. Contin…
Civilian leader urges the public to protest against any return to a military dictatorshipMyanmar has been placed on knife edge, with activists fearing a further clampdown after the military detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders in early …
Analysis: Despite her popularity Aung San Suu Kyi never had leverage to curb military’s powerSince her election as Myanmar’s de facto leader in 2015, Aung San Suu Kyi’s position has always been a precarious one. For all the international celebration of…
To protect the country’s democratic values, the international community will have to work with her elected partyMyanmar’s democratic transition in the years following 2009 was a near-miracle. To see it so callously rolled back is a tragedy, a sign that…
US president calls for international solidarity in confronting generals who have seized power in countryJoe Biden has threatened to resume sanctions on Myanmar following the military coup and the suspension of democracy, and called for international so…
Military has previously threatened to ‘take action’ over alleged fraud in a November electionMyanmar’s military has taken power in a coup and declared a state of emergency, hours after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling…