Myanmar Politics
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Myanmar court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to three years in prison for corruption
With the latest conviction, the Nobel laureate now faces 26 years in prison.
Scroll Staff
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Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to three years in prison by Myanmar court for election fraud
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate was ousted from power following a military takeover in February 2021 and put under house arrest.
Scroll Staff
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As Myanmar executes four pro-democracy activists, four key points about the complicated conflict
The killings are likely to escalate nationwide resistance to the military.
Tharaphi Than, The Conversation
Trending
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Journalist Sreenivasan Jain quits NDTV
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Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
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Fiction: A courtesan renounces pleasure and embraces Buddhism after she is betrayed by the world
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Bharat Jodo Yatra is ending. What do voters think about it?
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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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.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Eco India, Ep 212: More than a third of all carbon emissions are caused by construction. How to fix?
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‘Be like a man’: Journalist Anuradha Sharma on how women journalists in India are expected to work
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Watch: Model Kristen McMenamy falls, takes off heels to walk barefoot on Paris Fashion Week runway
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Watch: 2023 Jimmy Kimmel chats with 2003 Jimmy Kimmel for talk show anniversary
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Watch: How colleges across the country screened the controversial BBC documentary
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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
The Reel
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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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 Field
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Sophie Devine column: NZ have had plenty of cricket before the T20 World Cup, we feel prepared
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Hockey World Cup: Argentina-born Gonzalo Peillat leads Germany’s stunning turnaround vs Australia
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Watch: Sania Mirza on retirement call – ‘Still have the level, choosing to say I want other things’
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Watch, Indonesia Masters Super 500: Sensational rally on match point in men’s doubles quarterfinals
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Australian Open: Big-serving Elena Rybakina to face hard-hitting Aryna Sabalenka for women’s title