By AFP and published by Yahoo!News MYANMAR’S detained democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the nation’s Red Cross representative today (Aug. 3), the president’s office said, the first publicised meeting between her and a foreign official since she was ousted in a 2021 coup. The military deposed Suu Kyi in February 2021,
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Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
By Grant Peck, AP and published by Yahoo!News MYANMAR’S detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, state television announced Thursday night (April 30). Myanmar’s military information office confirmed the news through a text message to the press. Accompanying the announcement was a photo of the 80-year-old
Read moreMyanmar considering ‘good things’ for detained Aung San Suu Kyi: Thailand
By Reuters – published by CNA and Thai Newsroom MYANMAR’S new president is considering “good things” for detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Thailand’s foreign minister said on Wednesday (April 22), as the country seeks to normalise ties with regional bloc Association of Southeast Asian Nations after five years on the sidelines. The
Read moreAung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest due to heat wave, Myanmar military says
By AP and published by Yahoo!News MYANMAR’S jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said. On Wednesday (Apr. 17) it also granted amnesty for over 3,000 prisoners to mark this week’s traditional New Year
Read moreAung San Suu Kyi’s son ‘extremely worried’ about his mother’s health
By Reuters and published by CNA London – The son of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s detained former leader, said he was “extremely worried” about his mother’s health, saying she was struggling to eat and was being refused permission to see an outside doctor. The 78-year-old Nobel laureate, who has been detained for more
Read moreBlinken denounces new three-year term for Aung San Suu Kyi
By AFP and published by CNA Washington – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken today (Sept, 3) denounced a new three-year sentence imposed on Myanmar’s ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and urged further pressure on the country’s junta. “We strongly condemn the Burma military regime’s unjust sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi
Read moreMyanmar’s Suu Kyi has ‘no comment’ on call for war against junta
By AFP and published by The Straits Times Yangong – Toppled Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has “no comment” on a declaration of war against the junta by a shadow government dominated by lawmakers from her party, her lawyer said on Monday (Sept. 20). Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted Suu
Read moreMyanmar democracy movement moves out of jailed Aung San Suu Kyi’s shadow
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – Imprisoned by the military, detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is isolated from the young protesters now forging their own struggle for democracy outside of her shadow. Sunday (Aug 1) marks six months since her National League for Democracy (NLD) government was ousted, setting off
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