Second Myanmar official dies after arrest, junta steps up media crackdown
Reuters An official from deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy died in custody after he was arrested early on Tuesday, the second party figure to die in detention in two days, as security forces broke up street protests against the military junta. Police also cracked down on independent media, raiding […]
Myanmar police fire into air to disperse protest, four hurt by rubber bullets
Reuters Police and protesters clashed in Myanmar on Tuesday in the most violent day of demonstrations against a military coup that overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi, and a doctor said one woman was unlikely to survive a gunshot wound to the head. Three other people were being treated for wounds from suspected rubber bullets after […]
Tens of thousands protest Myanmar coup despite internet ban
Reuters Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Myanmar’s cities on Saturday to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi despite a blockade on the internet by the junta. In an upwelling of anger in the country’s largest city, Yangon, protesters chanted, “Military dictator, […]
Myanmar anti-junta protests spread, social media disrupted
Reuters The lawyer for Myanmar’s elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ousted President Win Myint said they were being held in their homes after being detained on Monday when the army seized power and that he was unable to meet them. Lawyer Khin Maung Zaw said he was seeking their unconditional release but had […]
Updated: Myanmar police file charges against Aung San Suu Kyi after coup
Updated: 9.30am, 4th February, 2021Reuters Myanmar police have filed charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for illegally importing communications equipment and she will be detained until 15th February for investigations, according to a police document. The move followed a military coup on Monday and the detention of Nobel Peace laureate Suu Kyi and […]
Coup prompts outcry from Myanmar as West ponders how to respond
Reuters Western leaders condemned the coup by Myanmar’s military against Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government and hundreds of thousands of her supporters took to the social media to voice their anger at the takeover. The sudden turn of events in the early hours of Monday derailed years of efforts to establish democracy in […]
Updated: Myanmar military seizes power, detains elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Updated: 10pm (AEDT)Reuters Myanmar’s military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party in early morning raids. The army said it had carried out the detentions in response to […]
Essay: Aung San Suu Kyi wins big in Myanmar’s elections, but will it bring peace – or restore her reputation abroad?
In an article first published on The Conversation, Australian academics ADAM SIMPSON and NICHOLAS FARRELLY look at the what the outcome of Myanmar’s recent election means…
Suu Kyi’s party claims to have won majority in Myanmar polls
Yangon, MyanmarAP Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy claimed Monday it had won a clear parliamentary majority and would retain power, even though the state election body has named just a few of the winners in Sunday’s elections. The Union Election Commission earlier said full results may take a week. By 8pm, it had announced […]