Asean welcomes world leaders as China-US rivalry overshadows region
JAKARTA, Sept 6 — Southeast Asia’s Asean bloc on Wednesday welcomed world leaders to Indonesia’s capital for a summit likely to be dominated by worry...
Thailand welcomes Myanmar’s clemency for Suu Kyi
BANGKOK, Aug 2 — Thailand has welcomed the Myanmar junta’s move in granting state clemency to incarcerated leader Aung San Suu Kyi, noting it is...
Myanmar junta pardons Suu Kyi for five offences
NAYPIDAW, August 1 — Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be pardoned for five of the numerous offences for which she was jailed...
Myanmar military may move Suu Kyi to house arrest — Media
NAYPYITAW, July 26 — Myanmar’s military government may move ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest in the capital, Naypyitaw, two...
Thai foreign minister confirms meeting with Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
JAKARTA, July 12 — Thailand’s Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai on Wednesday said he had met with Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the...
Myanmar’s junta pardons over 3,000 prisoners for New Year — Statement
NAYPYIDAW, April 17 — Myanmar’s junta released 3,113 prisoners, including 98 foreigners, to mark the country’s traditional New Year on Monday (April 16), according to...
Two years on, Myanmar coup takes a ‘catastrophic toll’
NAYPYIDAW, Feb 1 — Two years after Myanmar’s military coup, a young factory worker turned resistance fighter mourns the loss of his leg in battle....
With another seven-year conviction, Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to spend 33 years in jail
ISTANBUL, Dec 30 — A junta court on Friday sentenced Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to seven more years, bringing her total jail...
Myanmar court to deliver final verdicts this week in Suu Kyi trials
NAYPYITAW, Dec 27 — A court in military-ruled Myanmar will deliver its final verdicts in cases against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday,...
UN Security Council likely to vote Wednesday on Myanmar
NEW YORK, Dec 20 — The UN Security Council is likely to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution demanding an immediate end to violence...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi given two more prison terms of three years each
ISTANBUL, Oct 12 — Incarcerated Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi was served two more three-year jail terms over corruption on Wednesday. This is her...
Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi, Australian economist to 3 years in jail — Source
REUTERS, Sept 29 — A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Thursday sentenced deposed leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and her former economic adviser, Australian Sean...