Myanmar Politics
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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
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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 & Adam Simpson, The Conversation
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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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The British government is offering farmers a lump sum payment to quit agriculture
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How India missed the bus – and why we must catch up now
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The India Fix: Marathi or Hindutva? Shiv Sena’s weakness stems from its lack of coherent ideology
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Journalist Mohammed Zubair arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments
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Tennis: With no coach or sponsors, James Duckworth is battling his way back after five surgeries
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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
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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.
Scroll Staff
Video
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‘Over, out’: US school teacher uses a ‘preposition rap’ to teach students grammar
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Watch: A new rendition of Moonlight Sonata, arranged by musician AR Rahman
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‘No democracy’: Feminist activist Gloria Steinem on the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US
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Watch: Comedian Kapil Sharma honours Deep Sidhu, KK, Sidhu Moose Wala at Vancouver show
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Watch: Protests in Kolkata and Bengaluru against arrests of Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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
The Reel
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Watch: The trailer of series ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’ is out
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Watch: ‘Shoorveer’ series is about the creation of an elite military unit
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Start the week with a film: ‘So Long, My Son’ and China’s warped development
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A mysterious threesome in ‘Haraamkhor’ director’s new film
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Watch: Ranveer Singh tests his survival skills with Bear Grylls in Serbia
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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
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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
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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
The Field
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Malaysia Open Super 750: Sindhu, Prannoy, Satwik-Chirag set to lead India’s charge
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Watch: Novak Djokovic after record 80th match win at Wimbledon – ‘Now let’s get to 100’
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Hockey: Bichu Devi, the reluctant goalkeeper who fell in love with the sport
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Third T20I: Chamari Athapaththu’s 80* gives Sri Lanka consolation win, India clinch series 2-1
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Edgbaston Test: Mayank Agarwal added to India squad as cover for Rohit Sharma