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Myanmar Supreme Court to hear Suu Kyi appeals

The Supreme Court of Myanmar is scheduled to hear the first of a series of appeals by jailed former state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and ex-president Win Myint on Wednesday, according to local reports.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar's Supreme Court to hear appeals of ousted leader Suu Kyi in cases brought by the army

Legal officials in Myanmar say its Supreme Court has scheduled hearings for this month to consider appeals from ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi against conviction in cases that saw her receive a total of 33 years in prison, legal officials said Saturday

The Independent UK

Govt hosts Myanmar junta official for talks; key Asean members stay away

The government on Monday hosts talks aimed at re-engaging Myanmar's shunned military leaders though important Southeast Asian neighbours are staying away from a gathering critics view as undermining regional unity on the strife-torn country's crisis.

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Thailand to host meeting to ‘fully re-engage’ Myanmar’s generals

Indonesia, Malaysia decline invite as critics condemn Thai effort, saying it undermines regional peace initiatives.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar junta-backed media slams 'rotten' United Nations

YANGON: Myanmar state media condemned the United Nations as "rotten" on Friday, days after the UN special envoy for the country stepped down and the world body slammed curbs on aid for cyclone survivors.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar’s NUG negotiates ethnic differences as crisis deepens

Administration set up after 2021 coup is also battling international indifference as conflict fades from headlines.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar generals ‘held talks with Suu Kyi’

Senior figures from Myanmar’s junta have held at least two meetings with Aung San Suu Kyi to seek her help in starting peace talks but the jailed former civilian leader has rebuffed them, Radio Free Asia (RFA) has reported.

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‘Horrified, shocked’: 10 journalists resign from Foreign Correspondents’ Club after president’s Myanmar visit

Ten foreign journalists working with publications based in European and Western countries have given up their membership of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) South Asia, in wake of its president S Venkat Narayan’s three-day Myanmar visit. Narayan was in the Southeast Asian country from June 6 to June 9 to…

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Rights group says Myanmar's military rulers have cracked down on lawyers, abused legal system

A human rights organization says lawyers representing critics of Myanmar’s military government face harassment and attacks ranging from threats and arrests to unfair trials and even torture

The Independent UK

Legal officials say Myanmar's Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction

Legal officials in Myanmar say the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a special appeal of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction for allegedly receiving gold and thousands of dollars from a former political ally

The Independent UK

Ban Ki-moon: Myanmar military ‘must take first steps’ to peace

Former UN chief Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday called for an end to violence in Myanmar after meeting the leader of its ruling military junta, which he said “must take the first steps”.

Bangkok Post

Ex-UN chief Ban Ki-moon to do ‘all he can’ for peace in Myanmar

Ban calls for path to end violence and establish a ‘peaceful, democratic and legitimate government’.

Al Jazeera

Ex-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on surprise Myanmar trip

Ban Ki-moon visits military-run Myanmar on behalf of a group of former leaders who engage in peacemaking.

Al Jazeera

Top election official in Myanmar assassinated by guerrillas

A top election official in Myanmar has been fatally shot in Yangon in the latest attack attributed to militants opposed to military rule

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Myanmar Supreme Court agrees to hear some Suu Kyi appeals

A legal official says Myanmar’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s convictions and requests for reduced sentences in several cases in which she was charged with corruption, election fraud and violating the official secrets act

Reuters

Myanmar Supreme Court to hear appeal of jailed former leader Suu Kyi

The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar will hear an appeal by deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her convictions for corruption and violating election and state secrets laws, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Bangkok Post

Top Myanmar court to hear Suu Kyi appeal

Myanmar’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals by deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former president Win Myint against their conviction on corruption and other charges, paving the way for a review of previous rulings.

ABC News

Wanted, cancer-stricken, and forced into hiding — inside Steve's desperate exit from Myanmar

Steve Tickner was hunted by Myanmar's military regime. After a year in hiding, he escaped with the help of the Australian embassy and an underground network of dissidents who hatched a plan to smuggle him out of the country.

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US, UK, Japan and Australia condemn Myanmar for banning 40 political parties

Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy among those abolished by military regime

Al Jazeera

US, UK, Japan, Australia denounce dissolution of Myanmar’s NLD

Myanmar’s military rulers disbanded Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party ahead of new elections and to cement their power.

The New Daily

Junta dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, and 39 others

Myanmar's military government has dissolved the ousted ruling party of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 39 other parties.

Reuters

US, allies concerned over Myanmar disbanding Suu Kyi party

The United States, Britain, Japan and Australia on Wednesday expressed their concern over the dissolution of Myanmar's former ruling party and urged a more inclusive process to return the country to democracy.

ABC News

Australia condemns Myanmar military junta disbanding political parties ahead of election

Myanmar's military announced that 40 parties were automatically disbanded for failing to sign up under the new Political Party Registration law requirements by Tuesday's deadline.

The Independent UK

Aung San Suu Kyi’s party disbanded by Myanmar authorities ahead of election

The political party led by the ousted leader won a landslide victory in the November 2020 general election

Reuters

Myanmar junta dissolves ex-ruling party as election deadline passes

The ousted ruling party of Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was among 40 political parties dissolved on Tuesday, after they failed to meet a registration deadline for an election set to perpetuate the military's political dominance.

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