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What to know about Myanmar's natural disasters and civil war complicating relief efforts

What to know about Myanmar's natural disasters and civil war complicating relief efforts

What to know about Myanmar's natural disasters and civil war complicating relief efforts
Updated on Mar 30, 2025 04:22 PM IST
AP |

Myanmar junta bid to sell Suu Kyi mansion flops for third time

Myanmar junta bid to sell Suu Kyi mansion flops for third time

Myanmar junta bid to sell Suu Kyi mansion flops for third time
Updated on Feb 05, 2025 10:45 AM IST
AFP |

Myanmar extends state of emergency for 6 more months

Myanmar's military has extended the state of emergency for six more months, coinciding with the coup's four-year anniversary.

A day before the fourth anniversary of a coup that sent Myanmar into disarray following ten years of fragile democracy, state media said Friday that the ruling military has prolonged a state of emergency for an additional six months.(AP)
Published on Jan 31, 2025 01:50 PM IST
Reuters |

24 Akbar Road, home of Aung San Suu Kyi

“Last week, when the papers started to reminisce about 24 Akbar Road, I realised I knew it before it became a political office”

24 Akbar Road
Published on Jan 25, 2025 07:56 PM IST

Myanmar releases 6,000 prisoners, reduces sentences for 77th Independence Day

The head of Myanmar's military government, granted amnesties covering 5,864 prisoners, as well as 180 foreigners who will be deported

Relatives celebrate with a released prisoner outside Insein prison on Myanmar's Independence Day (AFP)
Updated on Jan 04, 2025 10:54 PM IST
AP |

SE Asian summit to seek progress on Myanmar civil war

SE Asian summit to seek progress on Myanmar civil war

SE Asian summit to seek progress on Myanmar civil war
Published on Oct 09, 2024 02:35 AM IST
AFP |

Asean, neighbours can break Myanmar impasse

Prudence demands that a studied engagement of a few ASEAN States and all five neighbours of Myanmar as potential mediators or facilitators be given a chance.

(FILES) Protesters hold an image of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration outside the UN office in Bangkok on February 1, 2024, to mark the third anniversary of the coup in Myanmar. Myanmar's junta has moved jailed democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest, a source told AFP on April 17, 2024. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)(AFP)
Published on Apr 23, 2024 10:05 PM IST
ByRajiv Bhatia

Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest

Aung San Suu Kyi's transfer comes as the army has been suffering a string of major defeats at the hands of pro-democracy resistance fighters

Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi(AP)
Published on Apr 17, 2024 06:12 PM IST
PTI |

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's son 'extremely worried' about his mother's health

Aung San Suu Kyi: Suu Kyi is facing 27 years of detention related to 14 criminal offences. She denies all the charges for which she was convicted.

Kim Aris, the son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, poses for a portrait in London, Britain.(Reuters)
Published on Sep 12, 2023 06:25 PM IST
Reuters |

Former Myanmar ousted leader Suu Kyi's prison sentences reduced by six years

Aung San Suu Kyi, 78, still must serve a total of 27 years out of the 33 she was originally imprisoned for.

Myanmar's then leader Aung San Suu Kyi (AP/File)
Published on Aug 01, 2023 01:56 PM IST
AP |

Myanmar junta postpones election promised after 2021 coup: Report

The military had pledged to hold elections by August 2023 after it overthrew the elected government headed by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

Myanmar has been in chaos since the coup, with a resistance movement fighting the military on multiple fronts after a bloody crackdown on opponents that drew global condemnation and saw Western sanctions re-imposed. (File)
Published on Aug 01, 2023 10:04 AM IST
Reuters |

Myanmar's Supreme Court to hear appeals of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi

The cases against her are mostly brought by the military that seized power from her elected government in February 2021.

Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi(AP)
Published on Jul 01, 2023 06:27 PM IST
AP |

Top military-appointed election official shot dead in Myanmar

Myanmar Junta: Sai Kyaw Thu, deputy director-general of the military-appointed Union Election Commission, was shot multiple times on Saturday

Resistance groups earlier this year attempted to disrupt preparations for a new election the military. (File/ Reuters)
Published on Apr 23, 2023 04:11 PM IST
AP |

Myanmar's Junta free 3,000 prisoners in Buddhist New Year's holiday gesture

Some 17,460 political detainees, including Myanmar’s former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, were in detention as of last Wednesday.

Prisoners released from Insein Prison are welcomed by their colleagues and family members in Yangon.(AP)
Published on Apr 17, 2023 02:47 PM IST
AP |

India urges all sides in Myanmar to end violence, calls for restoration of democracy

External affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi described the violence as “disturbing” and reiterated India’s call for peaceful resolution of all issues

MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi was addressing media persons on Thursday. (ANI image)
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 07:14 PM IST

Myanmar air strike death toll rises to at least 130: Report

Since the coup, military's crackdown on dissent and armed groups opposed to its rule has killed more than 3,200 people, according to a local monitoring group.

This photo provided by the Kyunhla Activists Group shows aftermath of an airstrike in Pazigyi village in Sagaing Region's Kanbalu Township, Myanmar(AP)
Published on Apr 13, 2023 06:06 PM IST
AFP |

Myanmar's junta confirms air strike that reportedly killed 50

Myanmar strikes: The death toll from the early Tuesday morning strike on the remote Kanbalu township in the central Sagaing region remains unclear.

Initial reports put the death toll at around 50, but later tallies reported by independent media raised it to about 100.(AP)
Published on Apr 12, 2023 07:51 AM IST
AFP | | Posted by Shobhit Gupta

Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi's NLD party

Suu Kyi, 77, is serving prison sentences totaling 33 years after being convicted in a series of politically tainted prosecutions brought by the military.

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 on midnight Tuesday. (File)(AP)
Published on Mar 28, 2023 07:55 PM IST
AP |

Myanmar's Suu Kyi convicted on corruption charges adding 7 years to prison term

Aung San Suu Kyi: Court in army-ruled Myanmar convicts Aung San Suu Kyi on more corruption charges, adding 7 years to her prison term.

Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi(AP)
Updated on Dec 30, 2022 11:23 AM IST
AP |

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi lawyers set to make final arguments in junta trial

Aung San Suu Kyi: Suu Kyi has been a prisoner since the military toppled her government in February 2021, ending the Southeast Asian nation's brief period of democracy.

Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi(AP)
Updated on Dec 26, 2022 11:16 AM IST
AFP |

Myanmar's Suu Kyi to hear final verdicts in junta trial

Suu Kyi: Suu Kyi has already been found guilty on 14 charges ranging from corruption to illegally importing walkie-talkies and breaching the official secrets act.

Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi(AP)
Published on Dec 24, 2022 06:17 PM IST
AFP |

Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi's prison term extended to 26 years

Aung San Suu Kyi, 77, was detained on February 1, 2021, when the military seized power from her elected government.

Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi(AP)
Published on Oct 12, 2022 09:57 AM IST
PTI |

Bullet pierces through Myanmar plane mid-air, hits passenger: Reports

The Junta government has promised to take “serious action” against rebel forces, adding that the bullet damaged the aircraft’s fuselage.

The injured passenger inside the flight in Myanmar.(Source: Instagram/cabin_crew_club)
Published on Oct 02, 2022 05:06 PM IST
By | Written by Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi

Myanmar's Suu Kyi convicted again, Australian economist gets 3 years in jail

Aung San Suu Kyi: Both had been charged with violating the official secrets act and had pleaded not guilty.

Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi(AP)
Published on Sep 29, 2022 10:40 AM IST
Reuters |

Myanmar's Suu Kyi moved to prison from undisclosed location

Since being deposed in a coup last year, Suu Kyi had been under house arrest at an undisclosed location in Naypyidaw, accompanied by several domestic staff and her dog, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.

Suu Kyi's lawyers have been banned from speaking to the media, with journalists barred from her trial and the junta rebuffing requests by foreign diplomats to meet her.(AFP)
Published on Jun 23, 2022 09:19 PM IST
AFP |

Situation critical in Myanmar with mounting resistance to military junta

The mounting anti-military junta resistance in Myanmar is accompanied by rising anti-China sentiment in the country.

Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hliang and National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi before the February 2021 coup in Myanmar.
Published on Jun 18, 2022 04:30 PM IST

Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi's plea against 5-yr jail term rejected by junta court

An appeal filed by the Nobel laureate's legal team against the junta ruling "was summarily dismissed". Suu Kyi was found guilty of accepting a bribe of cash and gold a week ago.

File photo of Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi.(AP)
Updated on May 04, 2022 06:42 PM IST

Myanmar court sends Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail for corruption

Aung San Suu Kyi: A Myanmar junta court accused the 76-year-old leader of accepting a bribe of $600,000 cash and gold bars.

File photo of ousted civilian leader of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi.(AFP )
Updated on Apr 27, 2022 10:13 AM IST
By | Edited by Sohini Goswami

Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison

In December last year, Suu Kyi was convicted on two other charges for incitement and breaching Covid-19 rules while campaigning and was awarded a sentence of four years.

Suu Kyi’s supporters have said that the charges against her are contrived to legitimise the military’s actions and prevent her return into politics.(AFP file photo)
Updated on Jan 10, 2022 11:18 AM IST
Written by Harshit Sabarwal | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, New Delhi

Myanmar's Suu Kyi to hear junta court's verdicts in delayed cases

The Nobel laureate has been detained since February 1 when her government was forced out in an early morning coup, ending Myanmar's short-lived experiment with democracy.

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi.(AFP)
Published on Jan 10, 2022 08:15 AM IST
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