Before the coup, which toppled the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and ignited a civil war, the number of healthcare workers was growing. It surged 13.3 per cent between 2016 and 2020 to ...

Washington has imposed multiple rounds of sanctions on Myanmar's junta and its sources of income since the military toppled the elected government of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in February ...

Kayin state, which is dominated by the Karen ethnic minority, has seen intense armed conflict since the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. The U.S. has ...

Dismissing the notion that Myanmar was ever a democracy, the adviser said, "Even under Aung San Suu Kyi, it functioned as a quasi-military regime. That pretence is now gone. What we are seeing is ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s Supreme Court heard final arguments on Wednesday in appeals by ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her convictions in two cases in which she was charged with election ...

Myanmar authorities failed to auction off Aung San Suu Kyi’s lakeside mansion yesterday -- the fourth time the sale of the jailed Nobel peace laureate’s property has attracted no bidders. A ...

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Myanmar’s authorities have once again put ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s lakeside mansion up for auction – marking the fourth time it has failed to attract any bidders. Ms Suu Kyi’s ...

Myanmar’s authorities have once again put ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s lakeside mansion up for auction – marking the fourth time it has failed to attract any bidders. Ms Suu Kyi’s colonial-styled ...