Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar's Suu Kyi: Prisoner Of Generals

After more than a year under house arrest ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred to solitary confinement in prison, the latest blow struck by the military against the country's democracy figurehead.The Nobel laureate, 77, has been held since a coup ousted her government on 1 February last year, ending a brief democratic interlude for the country and sparking huge protests.Months before, her National League for Democracy (NLD) swept nationwide elections and she had be

24 June 2022
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Junta Jails Suu Kyi For 5 Years For Corruption

A Myanmar junta court on Wednesday sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail for corruption, part of a barrage of criminal cases that could see the deposed civilian leader jailed for decades.Suu Kyi has been in military custody since a coup ousted her government in February last year and plunged the Southeast Asian nation into turmoil.In the latest case, the Nobel laureate was accused of accepting a bribe of US$600,000 in cash and gold bars.After two days of delays, the special court i

28 April 2022
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A Year Of Chaos: From Coup To Suu Kyi Jailed

Exactly one year ago, Myanmar's military seized power on 1 February, ousting the civilian government and arresting its de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.Nearly 1,500 people have since been killed and thousands of others arrested as the junta wages a bloody crackdown on dissent.Here is a look back at the year since the coup, which ended a decade-long experiment with democracy after half a century of military rule.Pre-Dawn Raids Soldiers detain Suu Kyi and her top allies during pr

1 February 2022
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Suu Kyi 'Indispensable' To Democracy: Philippines

Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was "indispensable" to restoring democracy to the country, the Philippines foreign minister said Sunday, echoing condemnation of her recent sentencing by a junta court.The Nobel laureate, who has been detained since the 1 February coup last year, was convicted on 10 January of three criminal charges and sentenced to four years in prison.The junta court has since hit Suu Kyi, 76, with five new corruption charges – adding to a sle

17 January 2022
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Suu Kyi To Hear Court's Verdicts In Delayed Cases

A Myanmar junta court on Monday is expected to deliver verdicts on ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in several delayed cases, the latest in a slew of judgements which could see her jailed for decades.The Nobel laureate has been detained since 1 February when her government was forced out in an early morning coup, ending Myanmar's short-lived experiment with democracy.The generals' power grab triggered widespread dissent, which security forces sought to quell with mass detentions and b

10 January 2022
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Myanmar Junta Jails Suu Kyi For Two Years

Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was jailed for two years on Monday after being found guilty of incitement against the military and breaching COVID rules - in a ruling that drew swift international condemnation.A special court initially sentenced the 76-year-old Nobel laureate to four years in prison, but she was partially "pardoned" hours later by the junta chief, who halved the sentence to two years.Suu Kyi has been detained since the generals staged a coup and ousted

7 December 2021
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Myanmar Crisis: From Coup To Suu Kyi Jailed

Myanmar's military seized power on 1 February, ousting the civilian government and arresting its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.More than 1,300 people have since been killed and thousands of others arrested during the violent suppression of mass protests against junta rule.Here is a look back at the 10 months since the military brought Myanmar's nascent democracy to a sudden end:Pre-Dawn RaidsSoldiers detain Suu Kyi and her top allies during pre-dawn raids on 1 February, in a coup that en

6 December 2021
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Myanmar Court Delays Verdict In Suu Kyi Trial

A Myanmar junta court on Tuesday postponed giving a verdict in the trial of deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who faces a catalogue of charges that could see her jailed for decades.The Nobel laureate has been detained since the generals ousted her government in the early hours of 1 February, ending the Southeast Asian country's brief democratic interlude.More than 1,200 people have been killed and over 10,000 arrested in a crackdown on dissent, according to a local monitoring gro

1 December 2021
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Myanmar And ASEAN Diplomatic Standoff: Why?

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), convened for the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits on 26 October 2021 under the Chairmanship of Brunei Darussalam with the theme “We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper.” The summits were chaired by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan, and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam. The three-day virtual gathering hosted by ASEAN was attended by United States (US) President Joe Biden, as well as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Russian Preside

31 October 2021
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UN Inciting Violence In Myanmar: Junta

Myanmar's junta on Sunday labelled the United Nation's (UN) latest rights report on the conflict-wracked nation an "incitement to violence" and accused the body of interfering in its internal affairs.The Southeast Asian nation has been in chaos since a February coup, with more than 1,100 killed in a crackdown on dissent, according to a local monitoring group.On Friday, the UN said it feared an even greater human rights catastrophe amid reports that tens of thousands of tro

25 October 2021
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Myanmar Junta Chief Excluded From ASEAN Summit

Myanmar's junta chief will be excluded from an upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, the group said Saturday, a rare rebuke as concerns rise over the military government's commitment to defusing a bloody crisis.Foreign ministers from ASEAN agreed at an emergency meeting late Friday that a "non-political representative" for Myanmar would be invited to the 26-28 October summit, current ASEAN chair Brunei said in a statement.The decision effectively

17 October 2021
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US, EU Urge Myanmar To Let Envoy Meet Suu Kyi

Eight countries and the European Union (EU) diplomatic chief on Friday urged the Myanmar junta to let a regional special envoy meet ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.The call comes as concerns grow over the military government's commitment to a "five-point consensus" agreed with regional bloc ASEAN to defuse the bloody crisis that erupted after Myanmar's 1 February coup.ASEAN foreign ministers met virtually on Friday evening to debate whether to exclude Myanmar junta

16 October 2021
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