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Myanmar’s military charged deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi with corruption, the most serious charge laid against her to date. Ms Suu Kyi is accused of accepting cash and gold in bribes, and faces up to 15 years in jail if found guilty. She faces six other charges relating to alleged illegal imports of walkie-talkies […]
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi has appeared in public for the first time since she was detained and her government was overthrown by the military in a February 1 coup, as she attended a 30-minute court hearing in the capital Naypyidaw. The 75-year-old looked in good health and held a face-to-face meeting on Monday with […]
Forces of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), one of the ethnic factions opposed to Myanmar’s coup, attacked military positions at the north-western jade mining town of Hkamti on Saturday, local media reported. The attack marks an advance into new territory by the KIA at a time Myanmar has been plunged into chaos since the army […]
Myanmar security forces killed an anti-coup protester and wounded a toddler in fresh violence overnight, media reported on Monday. After the bloodiest day since last month’s military coup with 114 deaths on Saturday, security forces opened fire at a funeral on Sunday, witnesses said. Another 13 people were killed in other incidents over the weekend, […]
A second party figure from Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) died in custody after he was arrested on Tuesday. The NLD’s Zaw Myat Linn died in custody after he was detained in Yangon, said Ba Myo Thein, a member of the dissolved upper house of parliament. “He’s been participating […]
At least 38 people were killed in Myanmar on Wednesday in what the UN described as the “bloodiest day” since the coup took place a month ago. Reports from inside Myanmar spoke of security forces opening fire on large crowds in a number of cities, including Yangon, with little warning. Two boys, aged 14 and […]
Myanmar’s ruling military junta sacked the country’s ambassador to the United Nations, a day after he called for help to remove the army from power. Kyaw Moe Tun in an emotional speech said no-one should co-operate with the military until it handed back power to the democratically elected government. Myanmar’s state television announced his removal on […]
Myanmar politician Aung San Suu Kyi was charged with a second criminal charge when she appeared in court via video link on Tuesday. Ms Suu Kyi was earlier charged with possessing illegal walkie-talkies, is now also alleged to have violated the country’s Natural Disaster Law. It is not clear what the new charge, issued on […]
United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres has urged the world community to make sure Myanmar’s coup fails. “We’ll do everything we can to mobilise all the key actors of the international community to put enough pressure on Myanmar to make sure that this coup fails,” he said. “It’s absolutely unacceptable to reverse the result of the […]
Myanmar police filed charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for illegally importing communications equipment and she will be detained until February 15 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 other civilian politicians. The takeover cut […]
Myanmar’s military has taken power and declared a state of emergency after detaining civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior government officials in a series of early morning raids that followed days of escalating tension over the outcome of the November election, which the ruling party won by a landslide. A video address […]
Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party led by Aung San Suu Kyi has secured enough seats in parliament to form the next government, according to the latest election results. The NLD has so far won 346 seats, more than the 322 seats needed to form the next government. NLD spokesperson Monywa Aung Shin said […]