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How Myanmar is faring 2 years after army ousted Suu Kyi

Two years after Myanmar's generals ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government, thousands of people have died in civil conflict and many more have been forced from their homes in a dire humanitarian crisis

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Why has the West given billions in military aid to Ukraine, but virtually ignored Myanmar?

Two years after Myanmar’s coup on February 1 2021, the country’s large and growing resistance forces receive almost no attention outside the country.

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Michelle Yeoh: All her best films to watch after the Oscars

Yeoh’s career spans four decades

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Former minister, writer among Myanmar prisoners freed in amnesty

Myanmar's junta has freed a former minister in the ousted government of Aung Sang Suu Kyi and a well-known writer among political detainees given amnesty to mark the country's independence day, according to relatives and media.

Reuters

Myanmar junta to free more than 7,000 prisoners under amnesty

Myanmar's military government will release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the country's independence day, state broadcaster MRTV reported on Wednesday, as the junta chief praised some countries for maintaining support for his nation.

Reuters

Myanmar marks Independence Day with show of force, mass pardons

Myanmar's junta announced an amnesty for 7,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day on Wednesday following a show of force in the capital, days after increasing democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi's jail term to 33 years.

Bangkok Post

Aung San Suu Kyi Sentenced By Myanmar Court For 7 More Years In Prison, Her Total Jail Term Now 33 Years

A military court in Myanmar on Friday sentenced the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a further seven years in prison on charges of corruption, taking her total jail term to 33 years. Read on for details:

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Myanmar court jails Aung San Suu Kyi for extra seven years for corruption

The military junta which took power in a coup in 2021 has now jailed Ms Suu Kyi for a total of 33 years

Evening Standard

Factbox-Court rulings against Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar's 77-year-old former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been ordered to serve a total of 33 years in prison after convictions on multiple charges since her overthrow in a coup early last year.

Reuters

Suu Kyi trial ends, jail terms total 33 years

NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar: A Myanmar junta court wrapped up its trial of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, a legal source told AFP, with the Nobel laureate jailed for a total of 33 years.

Bangkok Post

A court in Myanmar again finds Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption

A court's conviction against Aung San Suu Kyi leaves her with 33 years to serve in prison following a series of politically tinged prosecutions since her government was toppled in February 2021.

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Myanmar junta court convicts Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption, hands down 7-year sentence

A Myanmar junta court sentenced ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to seven years in prison for corruption on Friday, a legal source told AFP, ending the 18-month trial of the Nobel laureate.

France 24

Court in Myanmar Again Finds Suu Kyi Guilty of Corruption

A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption, sentencing her to seven years in prison in the last of a string of criminal cases against her, a legal official said. The court’s action leaves her with a total of 33…

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Aung Suu Kyi faces 33-year prison sentence after final closed trial

She's already serving a 26-year prison sentence after being convicted in other cases that rights groups have denounced as a "sham."

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Aung San Suu Kyi's Myanmar trials end with 7 more years in jail

Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was convicted of five counts of corruption on Friday and jailed for seven more years, an informed source said, wrapping up a marathon of trials condemned internationally as a sham.

Reuters

Myanmar court to deliver final verdicts this week in Suu Kyi trials

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Bangkok Post

Suu Kyi to hear final rulings soon

A junta court in Myanmar could hand down the final rulings in the 18-month trial of Aung San Suu Kyi next week, closing the latest chapter in the military’s decades-long battle with the democracy figurehead.

The Independent UK

UN council adopts resolution urging end to Myanmar violence

The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution demanding an immediate end to violence in Myanmar

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UN Security Council resolution demands end to Myanmar violence

The only other Security Council resolution on Myanmar was in 1948, which recommended then-Burma’s entry to world body.

Bangkok Post

UN Security Council likely to vote Wednesday on Myanmar

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is likely to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution demanding an immediate end to violence in Myanmar and urging its military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, diplomats said.

Reuters

U.N. Security Council likely to vote Wednesday on Myanmar

The U.N. Security Council is likely to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution demanding an immediate end to violence in Myanmar and urging its military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, diplomats said.

The Independent UK

Diplomats: UN blocks Myanmar military from taking UN seat

Two well-informed U.N. diplomats say a key U.N. committee has again blocked Myanmar’s military junta from taking the country’s seat at the United Nations

Bangkok Post

Myanmar monk militia: Buddhist clergy backing junta

YANGON: In a monastery in central Myanmar, a Buddhist monk, Wathawa, rallies his militia with a cry: "What's our spirit like?"

Reuters

Monk militia: The Buddhist clergy backing Myanmar's junta

In a monastery in central Myanmar, a Buddhist monk, Wathawa, rallies his militia with a cry: "What's our spirit like?"

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Ukraine crisis eclipses Myanmar in world's capacity for attention

One year has passed since Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG) declared a "defensive war" in its armed struggle against the military junta that had staged a coup. The NUG is a government in exile formed by those who are against the military junta. The two sides remain in a state…

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