The United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday (local time) urged Myanmar’s Junta to “immediately release all arbitrarily detained prisoners”, including Aung San Suu Kyi and ex-president Win Myint. Under the Indian Presidency of the UNSC, voting on a resolution on Myanmar took place. The resolution was proposed by the […]
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Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi jailed for six more years
Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been convicted of corruption charges on Monday, adding six more years to her prison sentence. Aung San Suu Kyi has been alleged to have used her position to rent public land at below-market prices. The ousted leader has been sentenced to three years for each […]
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Myanmar: Deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in prison
Detained Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to another four years in prison on Monday, the second round of verdicts against the ousted civilian leader. The Nobel prize winner was found guilty of multiple charges that include possession of unlicensed walkie-talkies, a source with knowledge of the […]
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Myanmar: Detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces new charge under official secrets law
After over two months since the military coup in Myanmar on February 1, the country’s detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was slapped with another charge on Thursday under the official secrets law. Since her detainment, Suu Kyi is facing a total of five charges, including the latest one, Kyodo News reported. The […]
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Myanmar’s coup reveals cracks in divided region
The Myanmar military’s brazen coup against Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically-elected government has sent shockwaves across Southeast Asia and revealed new cracks in their increasingly trade-driven collective bloc, reported Asia Times. The coup has jolted the 10-members Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Vietnam, […]