Myanmar court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in prison for corruption

The ousted leader was found guilty of accepting a bribe of gold bars and cash from the former head of Yangon city.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 27, 2022 · 03:49 pm

A year after the military coup, Myanmar is sliding into an intractable civil war

With an ailing economy, a public health care system in disarray and a shattered international reputation, the country faces a hard path back from the crisis.

Nicholas Farrelly, The Conversation

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Adam Simpson, The Conversation

· Feb 01, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi jailed for four more years for possessing walkie-talkie

Suu Kyi has been charged in dozens of criminal cases after the country’s Army took over the government following a coup in 2020.

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· Jan 10, 2022 · 12:46 pm

India may be walking a diplomatic tightrope but is dangerously close to recognising the Myanmar coup

New Delhi has prioritised border stability amid the threat of China even as the junta violently persecuted civilians days before and after Shringla’s visit.

Angshuman Choudhury

· Dec 30, 2021 · 07:30 am

India says it is disturbed about Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentencing

She will serve a four-year jail term for provoking dissent against the military and breaching Covid rules.

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· Dec 07, 2021 · 06:56 pm

Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to jail for four years for provoking dissent against military

Suu Kyi is among the 10,600 people who have been arrested by the Army since February.

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· Dec 06, 2021 · 12:16 pm

Myanmar poll body charges Aung San Suu Kyi with electoral fraud

A new election commission was formed in Myanmar after the country’s military took over power in a coup on February 1.

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· Nov 17, 2021 · 02:36 pm

Myanmar’s military ruler declares himself PM, promises to hold polls after August 2023

Min Aung Hlaing announced that a national state of emergency would be extended for another two years.

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· Aug 02, 2021 · 02:27 pm

Why did India abstain from voting on the Myanmar resolution at the UN General Assembly?

The resolution calls on the country’s military to end the state of emergency and to reopen the ‘democratically elected parliament’, among other things.

Angshuman Choudhury

· Jun 21, 2021 · 11:30 am

Known for terrorising civilians for decades, Myanmar’s military was once seen as a liberator

Burma’s first national army came out of World War II and the quest for independence.

Tharaphi Than, The Conversation

· Apr 08, 2021 · 11:30 pm

The Myanmar crisis is no longer an internal affair. Here’s how the world can punish its military

Targeted sanctions by the country’s trading partners against the authoritarian regime’s specific financial interests could change its behaviour.

Jonathan Liljeblad, The Conversation

· Apr 02, 2021 · 11:30 pm

In Myanmar, resistance to military regime grows as nurses, bankers join protests

Despite the increasingly deadly crackdown, the protests are gaining steam.

Tharaphi Than, The Conversation

· Mar 31, 2021 · 07:30 pm