Deaths, repression sideline Suu Kyi’s party ahead Myanmar vote
- 10-Oct-2024
BANGKOK: Death, detention and dissolution have decimated Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party, easing the way for groups backed by Myanmar’s ruling military to claim victory at elections expected next year, analysts say. The death this week of National League for Democracy (NLD) vice president Zaw Myint Maung — a close confidante of Suu Kyi […]
Myanmar’s detained ex-leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
- 17-Apr-2024
Myanmar’s detained former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, a spokesperson for the military government told media. “Since the weather is extremely hot, it is not only for Aung San Suu Kyi … For all those, who need necessary precautions, especially elderly prisoners, we are […]
Thai FM says met Myanmar’s Suu Kyi in first foreign envoy talks since coup
- 12-Jul-2023
JAKARTA: Thailand’s foreign minister said Wednesday he met with ousted Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week and she was in good health in her first known meeting with a foreign envoy since she was detained following a 2021 coup. Suu Kyi has been seen only once since she was held after the […]
Myanmar court finds Suu Kyi guilty on 5 counts of corruption
- 30-Dec-2022
A court in army-ruled Myanmar found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty on Friday in all five counts of corruption, a source familiar with her trial said, wrapping up the last remaining cases against her. In a court session held behind closed doors, Suu Kyi, 77, was sentenced to a combined seven years in […]
Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi, Australian economist for 3 years: source
- 29-Sep-2022
NAYPYIDAW: A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Thursday sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her former economic adviser, Australian Sean Turnell, to three years in prison, a source familiar with the proceedings said. Both had been charged with violating an official secrets act, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years, and had […]
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi gets jail with hard labour for election fraud
- 02-Sep-2022
Myanmar’s deposed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of electoral fraud on Friday and sentenced to three years in jail with hard labour, according to a source familiar with the proceedings. The Nobel laureate and figurehead of Myanmar’s opposition to decades of military rule has been detained since a coup early last […]
Myanmar junta shifts Suu Kyi trial to prison venue
- 23-Jun-2022
Myanmar’s military rulers have without explanation ordered all legal proceedings against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved from a courtroom to a prison, a source familiar with her cases said on Wednesday. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who turned 77 on Sunday, has been charged with at least 20 criminal […]
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi faces six years in jail
- 10-Jan-2022
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Monday sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in jail on charges including possession of unlicensed walkie-talkies, a source familiar with the proceedings said. The latest sentencing in legal proceedings that rights groups have criticised as a farce and a “courtroom circus” means she faces a […]
Myanmar junta chief halves Suu Kyi jail term
- 06-Dec-2021
Myanmar’s junta chief reduced the prison sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years on Monday, after she was jailed for four years for incitement against the military and breaching Covid rules. Suu Kyi, 76, has been detained since the generals staged a coup and ousted her government on February 1, ending […]
The trials of Aung San Suu Kyi, from heroine to villain to convict
- 06-Dec-2021
Put on trial by the generals who overthrew her elected government in a coup that cut short democratic reforms she had fought for decades to bring about, Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced on Monday to four years in prison. She was convicted of incitement and violations of a law on […]