The Latest Breaking News from Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar releases 6,000 prisoners in New Year’s amnesty but no sign of Aung San Suu Kyi

In a separate announcement, the authorities said 52 foreign nationals would also be released and deported

The Independent UK · Jan 4

‘We are always living in fear’: inside Myanmar’s ‘sham’ election

Myanmar’s military rulers are holding the first elections since the 2021 coup, and life in the country’s biggest city is fraught with anxiety

The Guardian - UK · Jan 2

Polls close in first ballot of Myanmar's general election since military seized power in 2021 coup

Final results are expected to be announced by February after two more rounds of voting are completed, but the ballot is widely being criticised and dismissed as a sham.

Euronews · Dec 28, 2025

‘Purity’ doesn’t bring peace: 2025’s warning for Bangladesh, Myanmar, Assam and Bengal polls next year

Four upcoming elections are set to shape the politics and security of a region that sits at the strategically sensitive junction of India and China and directly affect the lives of a population larger than that of every country in the world barring India and China.

Newslaundry · Dec 26, 2025

Myanmar will hold its first general election in 5 years as criticism of the military rule mounts

Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an election framed by the ruling military as a return to multi-party democracy

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2025

‘Not for the people’: Myanmar junta prepares for elections designed to legitimise grip on power

Elections will be first since military seized power in 2021, but analysts say vote is far from a step toward democracy

The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2025

Myanmar junta using ‘brutal violence’ to force people to vote in sham election, UN says

Prominent cultural figures have been handed harsh years-long prison sentences for questioning a state propaganda film

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025

Myanmar’s first election since the 2021 coup: everything you need to know

The ruling junta says the heavily restricted polls are a return to democracy but critics are wary

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2025

Bystander who tried to tackle Taipei knife attacker and died from wounds is hailed as hero

Taiwanese police rule out terrorism after smoke grenade and knife attack

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025

Aung San Suu Kyi’s son calls on Myanmar junta to provide proof she is alive and well

Myanmar’s military issues rare response after Suu Kyi’s son, Kim Aris, raises alarm over her condition

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025