Myanmar

Myanmar junta charges central bank ex-deputy governor with corruption

Myanmar's junta has charged a former central bank deputy governor with corruption, state media reported Wednesday, the latest figure close…

The detention of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi: What we know

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- One of the Myanmar military's first moves during its coup last year was to arrest…

Myanmar junta court jails Suu Kyi for 5 years for corruption

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A Myanmar junta court on Wednesday sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi ‘in quarantine’ after staff tests Covid-19 positive

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has skipped three days of her trial…

At least 17 feared dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- At least 17 people are feared dead after a landslide trapped dozens of workers inside a…

Myanmar junta to free over 800 prisoners

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's junta on Saturday announced an amnesty for more than 800 prisoners to mark the…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi back in court after health no-show

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi returned to a junta court on Friday after skipping a previous hearing because…

Myanmar shadow govt nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

  OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- Myanmar's self-proclaimed shadow government has been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian…

Myanmar shuts shop to defy junta on coup anniversary

Streets emptied and shops shuttered across Myanmar on Tuesday as people defied junta orders to go about their business with…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi: Prisoner of generals

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's latest democracy struggle enters its second year with its best-known figurehead, Aung San Suu Kyi,…

Myanmar sentences lawmaker from Suu Kyi’s party to death

A Myanmar military tribunal sentenced a member of Aung San Suu Kyi's ousted party to death for terror offences on…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi hit with new convictions, jail term

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A Myanmar junta court on Monday convicted Aung San Suu Kyi of three criminal charges, sentencing…

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