The Burmese military junta said on March 28 that it had dissolved 40 political parties, including the party led by deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, ahead of an election the junta intends to hold later this year. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party and the other 39 parties were dissolved because they…
US Renews Burma Emergency Amid China Threat
Commentary President Joe Biden on Feb. 6 renewed the national emergency with respect to the situation in Burma, also called Myanmar. This Southeast Asian country is pivotal to China’s plans for expansion in the Indian Ocean, which threatens the national security of both the United States and India. Burma is home to 135 ethnic minorities, many…
Burmese Court Adds 3 Years to Ousted Leader’s Prison Sentence for Alleged Election Fraud
A court in Burma (also known as Myanmar) has sentenced former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years in prison for election fraud despite a lack of evidence, independent election observers said on Friday. Suu Kyi was found guilty of fraud in the November 2020 general election, which her National League for Democracy (NLD)…
Burmese Court Convicts Aung San Suu Kyi in More Corruption Cases, Adds 6 Years to Prison Sentence
BANGKOK—A court in military-ruled Burma, also known as Myanmar, convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges on Monday, adding six years to her earlier 11-year prison sentence, a legal official said. The trial was held behind closed doors, with no access for media or the public, and her lawyers…
Myanmar Shifts Suu Kyi Trial to Jail Venue
The military junta in Burma (also known as Myanmar) has ordered all legal proceedings against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved from a courtroom to a prison, a source familiar with her cases says. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who turned 77 on Sunday, has been charged with at least…
Prime Minister Calls on Burmese Regime to Release Australian Academic
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on Burma (also known as Myanmar) to release Australian academic Sean Turnell, who has been held by the military junta since February 2021. Turnell, an Australian advisor to deposed leader Aung Suu Kyi, was arrested five days after the regime staged its coup on Feb. 1, 2021 to remove…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Handed Five-Year Jail Term for Graft
A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail on Wednesday after finding her guilty in the first of 11 corruption cases she faces, a source with knowledge of the proceedings said. The Nobel laureate and figurehead of Myanmar’s opposition to military rule is charged with at…
Australia Wont Rule out Further Sanctions on Myanmar
The Australian government has not ruled out imposing further sanctions on Burma (also known as Myanmar) after the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States jointly placed sanctions on seven individuals and two entities connected to the Burmese military junta on the anniversary of its coup. “Australia’s autonomous sanctions regime already includes a longstanding arms…
Australian Advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi Remains in Detention in Burma
Australian economist Sean Turnell remains in detention in Burma (also known as Myanmar) as the Cambodian Prime Minister apologised for giving the wrong information that he had been released. Prof. Turnell is a former advisor to the ousted Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi. He has been detained for a year after being arrested on Feb. 6,…
Burmese Junta Files New Corruption Charge Against Aung San Suu Kyi
Burma’s military junta filed a new corruption charge against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday, its information ministry said, just days after the military reportedly burned down an entire village in the country’s northwest. The corruption charge was filed against Suu Kyi for allegedly accepting four payments totaling $550,000 from a private firm…
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