Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi pictured meeting Red Cross official IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 3
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, government says Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday, a spokeswoman for the Myanmar government said, amid concerns over the health of the 81-year-old. Bangkok Post · Aug 3
Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, president's office says The military deposed Suu Kyi in February 2021, jailing the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and triggering an ongoing civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people on all sides. Euronews · Aug 3
Why engagement with Myanmar’s junta is risky without proof of life for Aung San Suu Kyi Every year, the foreign ministers of the 11 countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) get together to talk regional business. The Conversation · Jul 21
Aung San statues disappearing in Myanmar YANGON - Statues of independence hero Aung San are quietly disappearing across Myanmar in a contest over his legacy as the father of both the nation and of detained democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi. Bangkok Post · Jul 18
Asean's risks by re-engaging Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's erstwhile senior general who seized power in February 2021, is on the move. After ramming through shoddy elections with patchy electoral participation last December and January, he now dons civilian garb as post-election president and was received on official visits by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi… Bangkok Post · Jul 17
Thailand holds out hope for Suu Kyi meeting Asean envoy will attempt to see deposed leader on upcoming Myanmar visit Bangkok Post · Jul 15
Where is Aung San Suu Kyi? Myanmar’s most famous prisoner not seen since 2022 More than three years after Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's last junta-orchestrated public appearance, questions over the detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate's whereabouts and condition are mounting. Her family, diplomats and regional leaders are demanding proof that she is alive. The Times of India · Jul 14
Bloc eyes Myanmar impasse Asean foreign ministers renewed pressure on Myanmar to advance the bloc's Five-Point Consensus (5PC), with the detention of political prisoners, including former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, remaining a concern during talks in Bangkok. Bangkok Post · Jul 12
Myanmar tells ASEAN 'sister' Aung San Suu Kyi will be looked after, envoy says Top diplomats of the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in person with their Myanmar counterpart on Sunday for the first time since the coup, in an effort to kick-start a peace initiative that has failed to halt a civil war that has killed an estimated 100,000 people. The Economic Times · Jul 12
Myanmar minister tells Asean ministers Suu Kyi in 'good health' The Southeast Asian bloc Asean was told on Sunday by Myanmar's foreign minister that detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was "a sister" who was in good health and would be looked after, Asean's special envoy to Myanmar said. Bangkok Post · Jul 12
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son says he does not believe she has been moved to house arrest ‘The only news we hear is that her health is getting worse,’ says Kim Aris The Independent UK · Jun 29
Son of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi demands proof of life from military government The younger son of Myanmar's imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is calling for the country's military-led government to provide proof that she is alive, after it claimed in April that her sentence was commuted to around 17 years and that she had been moved to house arrest. Bangkok Post · Jun 28
Myanmar is making buying and selling roses illegal this week. Here’s why IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 19
The Independent UK · Jun 19 Wearing roses criminalised in Myanmar as Aung San Suu Kyi turns 81 Women are being urged to wear roses in their hair, people are encouraged to offer roses at Buddhist temples, and the protest against the military junta is being widely promoted on social media amid fears Suu Kyi is no longer alive
Bangkok Post · Jun 16 China embraces Myanmar's president as former junta chief seeks legitimacy Myitsone Dam project and key Chinese investments expected to feature in talks, analysts say, as recent arrest of US scholar Min Zin in China adds to diplomatic backdrop
The Independent UK · Jun 4 Suu Kyi’s son ‘very disappointed’ by India hosting Myanmar’s president Kim Aris says international community should move beyond expressions of concern and press for concrete action to secure his mother’s release
The Independent UK · Jun 3 India should have offered Myanmar’s leader ‘handcuffs, not a red carpet’, critics say IN FOCUS: Analysts say hosting junta leader for a major state visit will only hurt India in the long run, while rights groups say it risks legitimising a former general allegedly responsible for genocide. Shweta Sharma reports from Delhi
The Independent UK · Jun 1 Aung San Suu Kyi’s son launches campaign demanding Myanmar military provide proof of life Kim Aris asks for members of public to take part in ‘81 for 81’ campaign ahead of Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s birthday
The Independent UK · May 6 Aung San Suu Kyi’s son seeks help from France to prove his mother is alive after house arrest France and Philippines to mount international pressure on Myanmar to allow access to Suu Kyi
Euronews · May 5 Son of Myanmar's ousted leader appeals to Macron for help in securing proof of life The military's 2021 takeover prompted widespread public protests, whose violent suppression by security forces triggered an armed resistance that has now led to a state of civil war.
The Independent UK · May 1 Myanmar’s Suu Kyi moved to house arrest after over five years in prison Former leader moved out of prison after commutation of portion of her sentence
The Guardian - AU · May 1 Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest in Naypyidaw Suu Kyi, 80, has been detained by the junta since a deadly civil war erupted after the February 2021 coup
The Independent UK · Apr 30 Myanmar reduces ousted leader Suu Kyi's prison term in new amnesty Myanmar’s military-backed government shortened the prison sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi