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On This Day
On this day in 1995, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was released from six years of house arrest ordered by the former junta.
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Burma
Dr. Zaw Myint Maung, who is also the ousted Mandalay Region Chief Minister, faces new case under Anti-Corruption Law.
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Analysis
After five months of worsening instability on its border, Beijing would be open to a negotiated settlement, some NLD insiders say.
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Guest Column
Do the Tatmadaw’s generals and their cohorts believe the absurd fictions they use to justify their takeover and repressive rule? The answer is probably yes.
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Burma
Mock funerals and calls for the junta leader’s speedy death were seen across the country as the man who has presided over five months of brutal military rule turned 65.
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Burma
Her legal team showed during cross-examination of witnesses that no illegal walkie-talkies could have been seized from her, a lawyer for the State Counselor said.
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Burma
She wished the people well and is in good health, her lawyers said. A court heard from plaintiffs and witnesses in cases against her and President U Win Myint on Monday.
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Commentary
Detained yet again by the generals who despise her, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s only ‘mistake’ has been to honor her commitment to the people who chose her as their leader.
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Guest Column
The detained State Counselor is a global force for democracy. We must stand with—and for—her and the people of her country.
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Burma
Photos and statements presented at the State Counselor’s trials for sedition and breaking COVID-19 rules are inauthentic and irrelevant, her legal team told the court.
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Burma
Court hears from prosecutors in Natural Disaster Management Law and sedition cases against ousted State Counselor, President and Naypyitaw Council chief.
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Burma
An official of her foundation denied corruption charges against her, saying she has nowhere to live upon retirement as she gave so many of her possessions to the charity.
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Burma
In its seventh legal case against her, the regime accuses her of accepting cash and gold from the Yangon chief minister and of misusing her charitable organization.
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Burma
State Counselor told her lawyers she would not accept support from the junta that ousted her NLD government.
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Burma
The State Counselor has asked to meet with her fellow detained leaders President U Win Myint and Dr. Myo Aung.