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Special meeting between ASEAN, Myanmar junta leader sought: source

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 04 07:46 AM

Indonesia is seeking to hold a special meeting between ASEAN leaders and the head of Myanmar's military junta. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 1, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 11:43 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Myanmar migrant workers protest during coup anniversary

Diego Azubel, EPA-EFE
Posted at Feb 01 07:46 PM

Protesters hold pictures of Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest marking the 2nd anniversary of Myanmar's military coup, outside the Embassy of Myanmar in Bangkok on Wednesday. Read more »

1 dead after Myanmar rebels attack provincial celebration: junta

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 16 12:24 AM

One person was killed and 8 others wounded when rebels opposed to the ruling junta attacked a celebration in eastern Myanmar, the military said. Read more »

Suu Kyi faces 33 years in Myanmar prison

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 30 06:09 PM

The 77-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate and icon of opposition to the brutal military rule was tried on five counts of corruption at the court set up inside the prison compound in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw. Read more »

UN Security Council calls for Suu Kyi release

Peter Hutchison, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 22 01:24 PM

The UN Security Council called for Myanmar's junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi Wednesday as it adopted its first ever resolution on the situation in the turmoil-ridden Southeast Asian country. Read more »

Burma Past and Present: Same and Different

Zwe Mahn*, Reporting ASEAN
Posted at Oct 01 10:57 PM

After a decade (2011-2020) of relative freedom and some prosperity, Burma is back in the darkness. Read more »

Myanmar's Suu Kyi gets 3 more years in prison for election fraud

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 02 06:17 PM

A special court in Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday to three more years imprisonment with hard labor for election fraud, local media reports said. Read more »

Myanmar junta court jails Suu Kyi for six years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 16 01:01 AM

Suu Kyi, 77, has been detained since the generals toppled her government in a coup on February 1 last year. Read more »

ASEAN condemns lack of Myanmar peace progress

Rose Troup Buchanan and Lisa Martin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 09:58 PM

Myanmar has been in chaos since a putsch in February last year, and the death toll from the military's brutal crackdown on dissent has passed 2,100. Read more »

ASEAN officials to push for tougher action on Myanmar

Suy Se and Lisa Martin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 01 04:30 PM

Malaysia is set to lead a push for tougher action on Myanmar when a regional bloc of foreign ministers meet this week, as anger mounts at the junta for stonewalling crisis resolution efforts. Read more »

Myanmar junta executes 2 pro-democracy rivals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 04:09 PM

Myanmar's junta has executed a former lawmaker from Suu Kyi's party and a prominent activist, in its first use of capital punishment in decades. Read more »

Myanmar's Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 04:57 PM

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from house arrest to solitary confinement in a prison compound in the military-built Naypyidaw. Read more »

EU condemns Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 03:24 AM

Suu Kyi has been in military custody since last year's coup ousted her government and plunged Myanmar into turmoil. Read more »

Myanmar junta court convicts Suu Kyi of corruption: source

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 27 01:17 PM

A Myanmar junta court found ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption and sentenced her to 5 years in prison, a source said. Read more »

Myanmar junta court to give verdict in Suu Kyi corruption trial

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 06:32 PM

A Myanmar junta court will hand down a verdict in the corruption trial of Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday, according to a source. Read more »

Myanmar junta foreign minister on ‘work trip’ to China

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 05:35 AM

The Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since a coup last year ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's administration. Read more »

Myanmar army committed genocide vs Rohingya - US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 21 11:01 AM

The US has determined the violence against the Rohingya minority committed by Myanmar's military amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity. Read more »

Myanmar's Suu Kyi back in court

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 08:52 PM

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi returned to a junta court on Friday after skipping a previous hearing because she felt unwell, a source with knowledge of the case said. Read more »

ASEAN to exclude Myanmar foreign minister from meeting

Reuters
Posted at Feb 03 07:22 PM

Cambodia is due to host the meeting of ministers on Feb. 16 and 17. Read more »