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Suu Kyi's party in landslide victory in Myanmar polls

Su Myat Mon and Richard Sargent, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 01:02 AM

Her National League for Democracy had already declared the victory based on its own tallies, prompting street celebrations by supporters.   Read more »

Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party claims resounding election win in Myanmar

Shoon Naing and Thu Thu Aung, Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 02:22 PM

Sunday's election was viewed as a referendum on the fledgling democratic government led by Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD), which remains very popular at home but has seen its overseas reputation battered by accusations of genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Read more »

Suu Kyi forecast to triumph in virus-hit Myanmar election

Richard Sargent and Hla-Hla Htay, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 08:52 AM

Myanmar heads to the polls Sunday for a vote expected to return to power the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains a hero at home in spite of a reputation abroad shattered by the Rohingya crisis.   Read more »

Int’l court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from acts of genocide

Stephanie van den Berg and Bart H. Meijer, Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 09:32 PM

A lawsuit, launched at the UN's highest body for disputes between states, accuses Myanmar of genocide against Rohingya in violation of a 1948 convention. Read more »

Top UN court to rule on Myanmar genocide case

Sara Magniette, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 05:30 PM

Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi traveled to The Hague in December to personally defend her Buddhist-majority country against the allegations over the bloody 2017 crackdown against the Rohingya. Read more »

China and Myanmar 'stand together' despite Rohingya backlash

Hla-Hla Htay and Dene-Hern Chen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 06:02 PM

The Chinese leader's two-day state visit to Myanmar's purpose-built capital comes as Western investors cast a wide berth around the country due to the Rohingya crisis. Read more »

China's Xi visits Myanmar to drive home Belt and Road plan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 03:44 PM

China's President Xi Jinping arrives in Myanmar this week to nail down multi-billion-dollar infrastructure deals in a country abandoned by many in the West appalled at the "genocide" of Rohingya Muslims on leader Aung San Suu Kyi's watch. Read more »

OPINION: In Myanmar’s Game of Thrones, the Rohingya lose

Karim Raslan - Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Dec 17 02:45 AM

Is she Cersei Lannister – cold, cynical and deadly? Or Sansa Stark – noble, long-suffering and genuine?   Read more »

Suu Kyi slammed for 'silence' over Myanmar genocide claims

Danny Kemp, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 07:57 PM

Once regarded as an international rights icon for standing up to Myanmar's brutal junta, Suu Kyi's reputation has been tarnished by her decision to side with the military over the Rohingya crisis. Read more »

Myanmar's Suu Kyi rejects genocide claims at top UN court

Danny Kemp and Jan Hennop, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 12:46 PM

Suu Kyi denied "misleading and incomplete" claims by The Gambia that a 2017 military operation had attempted to exterminate the Rohingya, in a rare address by a state leader to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).    Read more »

Myanmar's Suu Kyi denies 'genocidal intent' in Rohingya case

Danny Kemp and Jan Hennop, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 08:17 PM

Addressing judges in The Hague, Myanmar's civilian leader admitted that the army may have used "disproportionate force" but said that did not prove it was trying to wipe out the minority group. Read more »

The Rohingya refugee crisis in key dates

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 03:27 PM

The Myanmar military launched a ferocious crackdown against its Rohingya Muslim population in 2017, driving around 740,000 into neighboring Bangladesh. Read more »

Myanmar's Suu Kyi heads to Hague court for genocide showdown

Danny Kemp, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 03:21 PM

Myanmar's civilian leader will appear at the International Court of Justice as the Buddhist state disputes claims that it tried to exterminate minority Rohingya Muslims in a 2017 military crackdown.   Read more »

Thousands in Myanmar rally behind Suu Kyi amid genocide charges

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 07 10:52 PM

Analysts say Beijing's permanent seat on the UN Security Council -- and its veto vote -- makes it a valuable ally as Myanmar faces intensifying scrutiny over its treatment of the Rohingya.  Read more »

Aung San Suu Kyi to lead Myanmar defense against ICJ case

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 01:50 AM

Myanmar's civilian leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi will head up a delegation to the UN’s top court to defend a case accusing the mainly Buddhist country of genocide against Rohingya Muslims, the government said Wednesday, a decision that blind-sided observers. Read more »

Some world leaders tell Duterte watch his health, 'avoid riding big motorbikes'

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 03:30 PM

Some world leaders who gathered in Japan for the enthronement of its new emperor, extended their well wishes to President Rodrigo Duterte, who had to leave Tokyo earlier due to “unbearable” back pain, Malacañang said Friday.  Read more »

LOOK: Sara meets Myanmar's Suu Kyi, Thailand's Prayuth in Japan

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 01:10 PM

Duterte-Carpio, who initially accompanied her father to Tokyo for the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito, ended up representing the Philippines in Japan after Manila's leader suffered "unbearable" pain in his spine. Read more »

UN rights investigator on Myanmar lambasts Suu Kyi

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 06:28 PM

Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has washed her hands of the Rohingya crisis, a UN rights investigator said Tuesday ahead of a meeting between South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and the tarnished democracy icon.   Read more »

Silk Road sweeteners: China woos Myanmar's NLD with junkets

Shoon Naing and Simon Lewis, Reuters
Posted at Aug 07 08:32 AM

Since taking power three years ago, the National League for Democracy led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has found an unlikely ally – the Chinese Communist Party. Read more »

Malaysia calls for justice, citizenship for Rohingya Muslims

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 07:47 PM

Malaysia, a Muslim country which hosts a large Rohingya refugee population, is one of the few members of the ASEAN to speak up for the minority. Read more »