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Myanmar frees almost 5,000 prisoners in new year’s amnesty but no sign of Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar frees almost 5,000 prisoners in new year’s amnesty but no sign of Aung San Suu Kyi - Thousands released in holiday ...
UN calls on Myanmar junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi and respect earthquake recovery ceasefire
Ms Suu Kyi has been held in detention in a prison in Naypyidaw since the fall of her government in 2021, with calls demanding ...
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Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s Revolutionary Leader
It is impossible to understand Aung San Suu Kyi, or Myanmar, without understanding Buddhism. Yet this underlying story has often been eclipsed as the world has focused instead on military ...
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Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?
Today that leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, eighty next year ... In the general election of 2015 Suu Kyi became Myanmar’s first honestly elected leader since 1962. But her triumph concealed a fatal ...
Myanmar frees around 4,900 prisoners to mark traditional new year
The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to around 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new ...
Voices: Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing posed in a suit – it should have been a prison uniform
Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing posed in a suit – it should have been a prison uniform - COMMENT: Seeing the architect of so many ...
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Third attempt to auction off the home of Myanmar's ousted Aung San Suu Kyi fails to draw any bidders
A renewed attempt to auction off the family home of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was unsuccessful Wednesday as the prospect of paying tens of millions of dollars for a ...
Myanmar Frees Around 4,900 Prisoners Including Some Political Detainees
The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to around 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new ...