Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi for 6 years for corruption
The 77-year-old Nobel laureate and figurehead of Myanmar's opposition to military rule has been charged with at least 18 offences ranging from graft to election violations, carrying combined maximum jail terms of nearly 190 years.
Aug 15, 2022, 23:56 PM IST
Genocide case brought against Myanmar 'misleading', says Suu Kyi
More than 730,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar after the military launched a crackdown in western Rakhine state in August 2017. Most now live in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh.
Dec 11, 2019, 15:43 PM IST
Canada strips Myanmar's Suu Kyi of honorary citizenship
The move by the House of Commons lower chamber has no immediate effect because honorary citizenship is conferred by a joint resolution of both the House and the upper Senate chamber and officials say it must be removed the same way.
Sep 28, 2018, 13:04 PM IST
Suu Kyi stripped of prestigious award for her silence on Rohingya crisis
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi been severely criticized for not stopping the military's 'brutal campaign' against Rohingya population.
Mar 08, 2018, 09:50 AM IST
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to visit China as criticism over Rohingya crisis escalates
Even as the US and UN have ramped up pressure over the Rohingya crisis, China has backed Myanmar's military action.
Nov 27, 2017, 10:55 AM IST
Suu Kyi visits Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi visited confict-battered Rakhine state on Thursday for the first time.
Nov 02, 2017, 23:58 PM IST
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sets out aid plan to end Rohingya crisis
Aung San Suu Kyi has set out plans for a new humanitarian project to enable Myanmar`s Rakhine State to emerge as a peaceful and developed region, which a close adviser said showed her determination to fix the country`s refugee crisis.
Oct 13, 2017, 23:19 PM IST
Oxford removes Suu Kyi portrait after Rohingya criticism
"The college received the gift of a new painting earlier this month which will be exhibited for a period. The painting of Aung San Suu Kyi has meanwhile been moved to storage," the college said in a statement.
Sep 30, 2017, 15:58 PM IST
Myanmar's Suu Kyi denies going 'soft' on military
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected a suggestion she is soft on the military, which the United Nations has accused of ethnic cleansing, saying her relationship with the generals was normal and her objective was national reconciliation.
Sep 20, 2017, 11:06 AM IST
Myanmar's Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but silent on army role
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned on Tuesday human rights violations in Rakhine state and said violators would be brought to book, but she did not address U.N. accusations of a campaign of ethnic cleansing by the military.
Sep 19, 2017, 18:25 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Myanmar: A meeting with Suu Kyi and the Rohingya crisis
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first bilateral visit to Myanmar is expected to chart a roadmap for closer cooperation between the two nations in areas like security and counter-terrorism.
Sep 06, 2017, 08:33 AM IST
Myanmar' Aung San Suu Kyi meets Queen Elizabeth for lunch
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi met Britain`s Queen Elizabeth for lunch on Friday at Buckingham Palace.
May 05, 2017, 19:22 PM IST
Myanmar govt staff sentenced to jail for criticising army
An official working for Aung San Suu Kyi`s government was sentenced to six months in jail by a Yangon court Friday for criticising Myanmar`s army chief in a Facebook post.
Apr 07, 2017, 13:33 PM IST
Suu Kyi makes first UN speech as Myanmar leader
Suu Kyi's appearance Monday at the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations is the latest landmark in a personal and national transformation as the country also known as Burma emerges from five decades of military rule.
Sep 22, 2016, 07:10 AM IST
Barack Obama to consider easing Myanmar sanctions as Aung San Suu Kyi visits
United States President Barack Obama will on Wednesday host Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in the Oval Office, where he is likely to ascertain whether the time is right to remove further economic sanction on Myanmar leaders to help boost economic development in the country.
Sep 14, 2016, 11:03 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi holds bilateral talks with Suu Kyi
PM Narendra Modi also held bilateral talks with South Korean President Park Geun-hye.
Sep 08, 2016, 11:40 AM IST
Myanmar leader Suu Kyi makes first official trip, to Laos
Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's de facto leader and foreign minister, visited neighboring Laos on Friday in her first official trip abroad.
May 06, 2016, 23:45 PM IST
Myanmar drops charges against nearly 200 political activists: Police
The cases were dismissed on Friday following Suu Kyi's announcement that she was working with the administration to secure the release of political prisoners.
Apr 09, 2016, 18:25 PM IST
Myanmar army chief endorses election of Suu Kyi's president
Myanmar`s powerful army chief congratulated incoming president Htin Kyaw and pledged cooperation on Wednesday, after the ally of Aung San Suu Kyi was elected as the country`s first head of state with no military background in decades.
Mar 16, 2016, 13:58 PM IST
Myanmar govt, Suu Kyi party tussle over handover ceremony
The President sought to appear magnanimous in defeat in November, but there have been recent signs of tensions with a new NLD-led parliament that took its seats in February.
Mar 04, 2016, 20:17 PM IST
