Myanmar general election

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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 in a Yangon court on Friday...

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Mixed Bag For Suu Kyi’s Party As Myanmar Ballots Counted

Aung San Suu Kyi's one-year-old government retained most of its seats in Myanmar by-elections Sunday but braced for...

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Suu Kyi’s New Govt Faces First Test At Myanmar Polls

Aung San Suu Kyi's government will face its first test at the ballot box on Saturday in by-elections around Myanmar...

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What Do Myanmar’s People Think of Suu Kyi?

One year after Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party was sworn in as Myanmar's first elected...

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Myanmar Mother Sues Son For Calling Her A ‘prostitute’

A Myanmar woman is suing her own son for calling her a "prostitute" on Facebook, the latest case under a controversial...

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Bridge Name Makes Troubled Waters For Myanmar’s Suu Kyi

Thousands of people protested in eastern Myanmar on Sunday against plans to name a bridge after Aung San Suu Kyi's...

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Four In Court Over Murder of Top Myanmar Lawyer

Four men accused of plotting the murder of a prominent Myanmar lawyer and adviser to de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi...

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Myanmar Sisters Scarred By Abuse

Khin Khin Tun's back is a patchwork of burns, searing memories she says from when her former employer poured two flasks...

International

Leading Lawyer Ko Ni Assassinated At Yangon Airport

A leading lawyer and adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party has been shot dead at...