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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi ‘sounds strong’ but is isolated, son says

Kim Aris tells the Guardian chance to speak with detained Nobel laureate was ‘public relations’ move from military leaders

The Guardian - AU · Oct 25

Timeline of Aung San Suu Kyi’s life and the Independent’s campaign to free her from military junta

IN FOCUS: Aung San Suu Kyi, an unwavering symbol of Myanmar’s cries for democracy, has spent 20 years imprisoned. The Independent looks back on her journey over the last 40 years

The Independent UK · Oct 24

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes Myanmar, no injuries reported

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Myanmar at 10.36 pm (local time) on Friday. No injuries have been reported so far.

The Times of India · Oct 23

Aung San Suu Kyi won’t be freed because the military junta believe she’s too powerful, warns son

Kim Aris, who has spent the last five years campaigning for his mother to be freed from her latest jail term, demanded greater transparency about the conditions she is being held under

The Independent UK · Oct 21

King Charles makes extraordinary intervention into case of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi

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The Independent UK · Oct 20

Myanmar releases rare images of Aung San Suu Kyi after King Charles’s dramatic intervention

Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s son says military-backed government is trying to ‘create an illusion of normality’ with pictures of detained leader

The Independent UK · Oct 20

Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi seen in rare photos after receiving gift from King Charles

Critics said images of detained former leader were a stunt by the military to end country’s diplomatic isolation

The Guardian - AU · Oct 20

Blunder in, abandon allies and court a dictator: it’s the Trump doctrine, now playing out in Myanmar

The US condemned the genocide and military rule there, but now that Trump craves its rare earths, that’s all changed. For democracy activists, that’s a disaster, says former Observer international editor Steve Bloomfield

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18

Home Office denies British baby living in Thailand chance to meet great-grandfather in UK

British father would like to take his family to Lancashire to see ill relative but officials refused visa for his partner, a refugee from Myanmar

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17

US holds more secret talks with Myanmar's military-backed rulers in Tokyo, sources say

The US and Myanmar’s military-backed government held talks in Tokyo last week, their second meeting in a month, as Washington seeks cooperation on scam centres targeting Americans and explores access to Myanmar’s rare-earth deposits. The renewed engagement signals a shift in US policy despite continuing sanctions and concerns over human…

The Economic Times · Oct 17