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    Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi, Australian economist for 3 years

    29 Sep 2022

    Both had pleaded not guilty to charges of violating the official secrets act, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years. "Three years each, no hard labour," said the source, who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the issue.

    Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentenced to three years for electoral fraud: Source

    02 Sep 2022

    Detained since the putsch last year, Suu Kyi has already been convicted of corruption and a clutch of other charges by a closed junta court and sentenced to 17 years in prison.

    Sculptors in Myanmar village carve marble statues of Buddha for a living

    06 Jul 2020

    The fine white dust that shrouds much of his northern Myanmar village also covers sculptor Chin Win as he leans over a half-finished Buddha statue.

    UN envoy makes first visit to Myanmar

    16 Aug 2022

    Noeleen Heyzer "will focus on addressing the deteriorating situation and immediate concerns as well as other priority areas of her mandate," according to a UN statement issued late Monday.

    UN Myanmar envoy begins talks with junta officials

    17 Aug 2022

    Noeleen Heyzer's visit to the crisis-wracked country, which began on Tuesday, "will focus on addressing the deteriorating situation and immediate concerns as well as other priority areas of her mandate," the UN has said.

    Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi pardoned in 5 cases

    01 Aug 2023

    Jailed Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been pardoned in five criminal cases, though she still faces 14 others, state media said on Tuesday. The announcement was part of an amnesty of more than 7,000 prisoners to mark Buddhist Lent.

    US says Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya

    21 Mar 2022

    Hundreds of thousands of the mostly Muslim Rohingya community have fled Buddhist-majority Myanmar since 2017 after a military crackdown that is now the subject of a genocide case at the United Nations' highest court in The Hague.

    Partial pardon for Aung San Suu Kyi

    02 Aug 2023

    The military rulers of Myanmar after moving deposed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from a prison to a government guest house in the new capital, Naypyitaw have announced pardon for six of her alleged crimes, which would result in lessening the 33-year prison sentence by six years. The military’s spokesperson, Zaw Min

    30,000 monks attend mass alms-giving in Myanmar

    08 Dec 2019

    Thirty-thousand monks assembled in the early morning chill in Myanmar on Sunday for a spectacular alms-giving event, partly organised by a controversial mega-temple under scrutiny across the border in Thailand.

    UN Security Council condemns Myanmar executions

    28 Jul 2022

    In a rare consensus on the post-coup crisis, the Security Council on Wednesday released a statement condemning the executions — Myanmar's first in decades — and calling for the immediate release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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