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Who is Aung San Suu Kyi? Ousted leader given partial pardon by Myanmar’s military junta

The ousted civilian leader was partially pardoned on five charges as part of amnesty but will stay behind bars for a further 14 cases

Evening Standard

Aung San Suu Kyi pardoned for five offences – but doubts remain over whether she will ever be released

Myanmar’s former leader still faces serving 27 years of arrest for 14 of the 19 cases the ruling military junta has brought against her

The Independent UK

Aung San Suu Kyi has some of her prison sentences reduced by Myanmar's military-led government

Myanmar's military-led government has reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious ceremony

The Independent UK

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ASEAN states should engage bilaterally with Myanmar to resolve crisis, Malaysian leader says

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says Southeast Asian countries should be given some latitude to engage informally with Myanmar on an individual basis to help resolve a deepening crisis there

The Independent UK

Myanmar's military plans to move Suu Kyi to house arrest, according to unofficial reports

Reports from Myanmar say its military-controlled government plans to transfer the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi from a prison in the capital of Naypyitaw to home confinement as part of an act of of clemency to be granted prisoners next week

The Independent UK

America's Myanmar policy is simply all wrong

A recent joint statement by US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi "expressed deep concern about the deteriorating situation in Myanmar" and called for a constructive dialogue to aid the country's transition toward an inclusive federal democratic system. Unfortunately, the US-led sanctions policy has undercut this goal…

Bangkok Post

Southeast Asian nations renew alarm over Myanmar violence. But diplomats can't settle on a solution

Southeast Asian foreign ministers have renewed their alarm over and condemnation of the deadly air strikes and artillery shelling in Myanmar

The Independent UK

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EU rejects Myanmar’s diplomatic role and says it still doesn't recognize generals

The European Union’s top diplomat has expressed opposition to Myanmar’s upcoming role as overseer of relations between the 27-nation bloc and Southeast Asian nations and reasserted its non-recognition of the strife-torn nation’s military government

The Independent UK

Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention in Myanmar and says she wants to join talks on crisis

Thailand’s top diplomat says he met ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in detention over the weekend and she conveyed her openness to engage in talks to resolve the crisis in her strife-torn nation

The Independent UK

Myanmar's Supreme Court hears arguments in 2 appeals by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar’s Supreme Court has heard final arguments in appeals by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her convictions in two cases involving charges of election fraud and breaching the Official Secrets Act

The Independent UK

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

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.

Bangkok Post

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

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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The Independent UK

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.

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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.

The Independent UK

Suu Kyi's party faces dissolution in military-ruled Myanmar

The political party led by Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to face automatic dissolution by the military-appointed election commission because it declined to register for a planned general election it denounced as a sham

The Independent UK

Suu Kyi's lawyers unable to meet with her to plan appeals

Lawyers for ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is serving a 33-year prison sentence on what are widely seen as contrived charges, have been denied meetings with her as they prepare her appeals

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