Myanmar police opened fire on Sunday (Feb 28) on protests against military rule, with at least six dead and several … More
Tag: Aung San Suu Kyi
Indonesian minister to fly to Myanmar in first foreign envoy visit since coup: Leaked document
YANGON (REUTERS) : Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi will fly to Myanmar on Thursday (Feb 25) in the first known … More
UN condemns Myanmar junta after two killed in anti-coup unrest
YANGON, Feb 21 : The deaths of two anti-coup protesters in Myanmar sparked fresh UN condemnation of the country’s new … More
Myanmar junta targets paralysing strikes as arrests near 500
YANGON (REUTERS) : Myanmar’s military junta has issued arrest warrants against six celebrities for encouraging strikes that have paralysed many … More
Myanmar coup opponents gather for big protest to counter military claims
YANGON (REUTERS, AFP) : Opponents of Myanmar’s military coup gathered on Wednesday (Feb 17) for what they hope will be … More
Thousands protest Myanmar coup after night of fear, security patrols
YANGON (REUTERS) : Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Myanmar’s major cities for a ninth straight day of … More
Macho macho man: Myanmar’s shirtless gym junkies join anti-coup rally
YANGON (AFP) : The Myanmar military might have real weapons but some anti-coup protesters have guns of their own – … More
Biggest protests in Myanmar since 2007 draw tens of thousands
YANGON (REUTERS, AFP) : Tens of thousands of people rallied across Myanmar on Sunday (Feb 7) to denounce last week’s coup … More
Myanmar coup: Myanmar city denounces coup with car horns and kitchenware; 70 hospitals, medical departments stop work
YANGON (REUTERS, AFP) – Staff at scores of government hospitals across Myanmar stopped work on Wednesday (Feb 3) or wore … More
Aung San Suu Kyi no longer West’s priority after Myanmar coup
BRUSSELS (REUTERS) : Ms Aung San Suu Kyi’s fall from grace as a rights icon has dampened Western enthusiasm for … More
Myanmar’s army chief challenges Biden, and bets big on China
By seizing power on Monday, Myanmar’s generals are providing U.S. President Joe Biden with an early test of his efforts … More
Myanmar military seizes power, declares state of emergency for one year
YANGON: Myanmar’s military seized power on Monday (Feb 1) in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate … More
Why Myanmar voted overwhelmingly for Aung San Suu Kyi again
Amid the country’s fragile democratisation process, fight with COVID-19 and Rohingya crisis, Myanmar voters know Aung San Suu Kyi’s National … More
Aung Suu Kyi’s party claims victory in Myanmar polls
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya, a native Muslim minority facing genocide at the hands of Myanmar’s army, were unable to … More
A look at Myanmar’s election and Aung San Suu Kyi’s expected victory
YANGON: Myanmar holds national and state elections Sunday (Nov 8) in which Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s National … More
As Suu Kyi denies genocide, opponents up anti-Rohingya rhetoric
NAYPYIDAW, MYANMAR (AFP) – As Ms Aung San Suu Kyi is vilified internationally for denying genocide against the Rohingya, her … More
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Myanmar is no longer a symbol of hope
This US presidential election has cast such a long shadow that other events that would normally be noted have been … More
1.1 Million In Myanmar Barred From Voting
More than 1.1 million voters in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state will be disenfranchised in upcoming national polls, according to data … More
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Vows Victory in Election as Campaign Starts Despite Virus Surge
YANGON : Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi launched her re-election bid on Tuesday ahead of polls set for November, … More
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi confirms contesting for second term
YANGON, MYANMAR : Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday formally declared her intention to seek a second term … More
