Suu Kyi visits Kachin State
Burma’s de facto leader, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, on Tuesday morning arrived in the Kachin State capital Myitkyina on a rare visit to the restive northern region. Suu Kyi was greeted at...
View ArticleSuu Kyi plans visit to Europe, China
Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi will pay official visits to four European countries at the end of April, followed by a trip to China in May, according to Zaw Htay, the deputy director general of the...
View ArticleOpinion: Suu Kyi’s dilemma over a free press
OPINION by Alex Lazar Aung San Suu Kyi is treating the press in Burma poorly, and that may impede her efforts to democratise the conflict-wrought country. But is Suu Kyi’s apparent authoritarian streak...
View ArticleSuu Kyi asks for international understanding in speech on Arakan
In perhaps the biggest speech of her political life, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday sought the international community’s understanding and support as Burma grapples with insurgency and...
View ArticleSuu Kyi supporters rally at Rangoon City Hall
A crowd of more than 500 people, including National League for Democracy (NLD) party members, poets, cartoonists, students and members of the Islamic community, turned out for a rally on Sunday in...
View ArticleSuu Kyi attends Sultan of Brunei’s Golden Jubilee
Burma’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi left Naypyidaw this morning en route to Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei Darussalam, where she will attend lavish celebrations to mark the Golden...
View ArticleTaungoo locals rally for ‘absolutely flawless’ Suu Kyi
TAUNGOO, Pegu Division — Hundreds of party faithful rallied at a staging grounds in Taungoo on Saturday morning in a show of support for beleaguered State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, the National...
View ArticleBob Geldof returns award in protest against Suu Kyi
Irish musician and founder of Live Aid, Bob Geldof, said he will hand back the Freedom of the City of Dublin, because he objects to sharing the award with Burma’s controversial leader Aung San Suu Kyi....
View ArticleAustralian AG rejects bid to prosecute Suu Kyi for crimes against humanity
SYDNEY – Australia’s attorney general said that Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has diplomatic immunity, rejecting a bid by activist lawyers to prosecute her for crimes against humanity over the...
View ArticleSuu Kyi driven to court, too sick to stand trial: Lawyer
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s court hearing today was postponed after Burma’s detained State Counselor complained of having flu-like symptoms and “feeling dizzy” moments before her trial was scheduled to...
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