Myanmar junta to free more than 7,000 prisoners under amnesty
Reuters Myanmar’s military government will release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the country’s independence day, state broadcaster MRTV reported on Wednesday, as the junta chief praised some countries for maintaining support for his nation. The South-East Asian country has faced international isolation and Western-led sanctions since the military seized power from a democratically […]
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Myanmar trials end with seven more years in jail
Reuters Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was convicted of five counts of corruption on Friday and jailed for seven more years, an informed source said, wrapping up a marathon of trials condemned internationally as a sham. In a closed-door court session in army-ruled Myanmar, Suu Kyi, 77, who was arrested during a coup […]
UN council demands end to Myanmar violence in first resolution in decades
United NationsReuters The UN Security Council adopted its first resolution on Myanmar in 74 years on Wednesday to demand an end to violence and urge the military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Myanmar has been in crisis since the army took power from Suu Kyi’s elected government […]
ASEAN to rethink peace plan if Myanmar executes more prisoners – chair
Phnom Penh, CambodiaReuters The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be forced to reconsider a peace plan agreed with Myanmar if the country’s military rulers conduct more executions of prisoners, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Wednesday. The 10-nation bloc had been pushing for Myanmar to adhere to a five-point peace “consensus” it […]
Updated: Myanmar junta condemned for execution of four democracy activists
Updated: 10:45pm (AEST)Reuters Myanmar’s military junta on Monday said it had executed four democracy activists accused of helping to carry out “terror acts” in the South-East Asian nation’s first executions in decades, sparking widespread condemnation. Sentenced to death in closed-door trials in January and April, the four men had been accused of helping militias to […]
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi handed five year jail term for corruption
Reuters A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail on Wednesday after finding her guilty in the first of 11 corruption cases against her, a source with knowledge of the proceedings said. The Nobel laureate and figurehead of Myanmar’s opposition to military rule is charged with […]
In rare comments, Myanmar’s Suu Kyi urges people to “be united” – source
Reuters Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for unity among her people, according to a source familiar with her legal proceedings, in rare remarks since her overthrow in a military coup last year. Suu Kyi, the daughter of Myanmar’s late independence hero Aung San, is on trial accused of a litany of […]
Myanmar activists vow to defy junta with strike on coup anniversary
Reuters Myanmar’s military rulers have threatened to jail anti-coup protesters who take part in a “silent strike” on Tuesday, a year since the generals seized power, as the United States, Britain and Canada imposed new sanctions. The South-East Asian country has been in chaos since Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and other figures from […]
Myanmar: A year after coup, families of detainees search for answers
THU THU AUNG, of Reuters, reports from Myanmar on the search for people detained in connection with protests against last year’s military coup…
Philippines says “indispensable” Suu Kyi must be involved in Myanmar peace process
Manila, PhilippinesReuters Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is “indispensable” in restoring democracy to the military-ruled country and must be included in any peace talks, regardless of her conviction, the Philippines’ foreign minister said on Sunday. In a strong rebuke of the Myanmar junta that overthrew Suu Kyi’s elected government last year, Teodoro Locsin […]