The Independent’s documentary hailed for shining light on ‘reprehensible’ jailing of Aung San Suu Kyi
Bianca Jagger, Wild Swans author Jung Chang and former minister Andrew Mitchell join calls for the release of the Myanmar leader following the screening of a new Independent TV film on her life
China says it brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar army and an ethnic rebel group
China says it has brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar’s military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeast
China brokers ceasefire between Myanmar military and rebel group
The peace deal comes into effect on the weekend but experts aren't convinced it will lead to hostilities easing across the war-torn country.
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed for 19 Years by Myanmar Military
The Burma Campaign UK rights group has calculated that the Nobel laureate has spent 19 years in captivity since 1989 as her 80th birthday looms.
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Myanmar junta and major ethnic rebel group sign formal ceasefire, China says
MYANMAR’S military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the north-east have signed a formal ceasefire agreement, mediator China said today. The ceasefire between the military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), which seized large tracts of territory along the Chinese border, came into force on Saturday.
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Japanese filmmaker whose arrest caused international outcry backs calls for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release
A Japanese filmmaker sentenced to 10 years in jail in Myanmar has backed calls for Aung San Suu Kyi to be freed. Toru Kubota, who was arrested while covering a protest in Yangon and whose case led ...
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Suu Kyi hobnobs with PM in Beijing
CHINA: Myanmar’s de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi met Prime Minister Li Keqiang yesterday on a five-day visit to build ties with Beijing. Resuming work on the £2.7 billion Myitsone hydroelectric dam joint project is a priority for China, while Ms Suu ...
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The world must end its silence on Aung San Suu Kyi
A protester holds up a poster featuring Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military coup in front of the Central Bank of Myanmar in Yangon on Feb. 15, 2021. (Photo: AFP) Earlier this week, Myanmar’s legitimate and democratically-elected ...
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ASEAN tells Myanmar military rulers peace should be priority, not election
Myanmar has been in turmoil since 2021 when its military overthrew the government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
Myanmar Military, armed group signs ceasfire agreement, says China
The Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army MNDAA signed a formal ceasefire agreement which came into effect on Saturday halting
Malaysia calls for Myanmar truce as Asean pushes for peace, as bloc seeks South China Sea code
While committed to regional issues, Malaysia is tempering expectations for immediate solutions, acknowledging the complexity of both crises.
China-brokered junta and rebel truce in effect
The military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeast have signed a formal ceasefire agreement, mediator China said.