Paul Scully, whose family left Myanmar for Britain, saw ‘horrible things’ as Rohingya Muslim minority suffered violence and ...

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Aung San Suun Kyi’s imprisonment in a jungle jail marks the rise and fall of one of the world’s most iconic women as her ...

My brother’s legs were slashed with knives for liking a Facebook post’ - Maung Maung writes from inside Myanmar about how he ...

The release of Aung San Suu ... for Ms Suu Kyi and their commitment to the cause of freedom, Mr Zaw said. “People in the country still carry out protests and we see her pictures prominently ...

Myanmar’s democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, will turn 80 next summer amid growing concerns about her deteriorating health. Unless there is a significant political change in her country ...

The son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has pleaded for her release amid fears for her health after four years in a ...

The pro-democracy Nobel Peace Prize winner turned global pariah was toppled by the military leaders of Myanmar in 2021 and ...

That fall from grace is now the subject of a documentary on Independent TV called Cancelled: The rise and fall of Aung San Suu Kyi, charting her life including her political emergence in the 1980s ...

Regime-controlled court rules floor price on historic property can be lowered after tussle between democracy icon and her ...