YANGON (AFP) – United States President Joe Biden has led global condemnation of an “absolutely outrageous” crackdown by Myanmar’s junta that left more than 100…
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Suu Kyi ally wants equal rights for persecuted Rohingya Muslims
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in refugee camps in Bangladesh should be reintegrated into Myanmar society and afforded “full rights”…
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Worried for safety of their family and friends in Myanmar
SINGAPORE – Student Susan Pyi, 21, spends every waking hour here worried for the safety of her family in Myanmar. The Singaporean, who was born…
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Suu Kyi aide among new wave of arrests in Myanmar: Party official
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – One of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s closest aides, Kyaw Tint Swe, was detained overnight in a new wave of…
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi in good health under house arrest: NLD
YANGON (AFP) – Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health under house arrest after being detained in Monday’s (Feb 1) military coup, her…
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G-7 condemns military coup in Myanmar
LONDON (REUTERS) – The Group of Seven largest developed economies on Wednesday (Feb 3) condemned the military coup in Myanmar and said it was deeply…
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Myanmar army's next problem: Defeating Suu Kyi in an election
YANGON (BLOOMBERG) – Now that Myanmar’s generals have ousted Aung San Suu Kyi, they must figure out how to beat her in an election. Coup…
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Myanmar Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears
BANGKOK — Myanmar’s civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and other government leaders were detained in early morning raids Monday, the country’s government said…
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi faces party-renewal challenge
BANGKOK – With Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) secure after its thumping victory in the Nov 8 general election, attention has now turned…
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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 opponents in Sunday’s (Nov 8)…
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Aung San Suu Kyi kicks off advance voting for elderly in Myanmar election
NAYPYIDAW, MYANMAR (AFP) – Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi cast her ballot Thursday (Oct 29) ahead of Election Day next week with hundreds…
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Suu Kyi and old guard frustrate young Myanmar politicians
YANGON (AFP) – Once celebrated as democracy champions, a tight elite of elderly former political prisoners at the helm of Myanmar’s ruling party now stand…
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The Lady and The Hague: Myanmar leader Suu Kyi courts home audience
YANGON (REUTERS) – The last time Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi travelled to western Europe, she was feted as the freshly elected civilian ruler…
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi scolds world for lacking focus on Rakhine 'terrorists'
YANGON (AFP) – Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has bemoaned the lack of global scrutiny on extremism and “terrorists” inside Rakhine state, where…
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