Tag: Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar sentences two to death for murder of Muslim lawyer
MYANMAR: Two people were sentenced to death by a Myanmar court on Friday for the murder of a Muslim lawyer and Aung San Suu...
Human rights law group calls for tribunal on crimes against Rohingya
WASHINGTON: A human rights law group contracted by the US State Department to investigate atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar called on Monday for...
Myanmar defiant as Amnesty pulls Suu Kyi award
NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar authorities and citizens leapt to the defence of Aung San Suu Kyi Tuesday after Amnesty International stripped her of its top award...
Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of Amnesty’s highest honour
LONDON: Amnesty International announced Monday that it has withdrawn its highest honour, the Ambassador of Conscience Award, from Aung San Suu Kyi, in light...
Aung San Suu Kyi becomes first person stripped of honorary Canadian...
OTTAWA: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi became the first person to be stripped of honorary Canadian citizenship on Tuesday over her refusal to...
Aung San Suu Kyi won’t be stripped of Nobel Peace Prize:...
STAVANGER: The Nobel Peace Prize to Aung San Suu Kyi will not be withdrawn in the light of a United Nations report that said...
Aung San Suu Kyi will not be stripped of Nobel Prize,...
STAVANGER: The Nobel Peace Prize to Aung San Suu Kyi will not be withdrawn in the light of a United Nations report that said...
Myanmar leader Suu Kyi says terrorism in Rakhine state a threat...
SINGAPORE: Terrorism remains a threat in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and could have “grave consequences” for the region, the Southeast Asian country’s leader, Aung San...
Myanmar says ‘seriously concerned’ over war crimes prosecutor move on Rohingya...
YANGON: The government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi expressed “serious concern” on Friday over a move by the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi urges nation to stay united amid ‘challenges’
YANGON: Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Sunday for her people to remain united, saying the Southeast Asian country faces...
Suu Kyi to meet Australian PM, human rights concerns to be...
SYDNEY: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Canberra on Monday to be met by a military honor guard and Australian Prime Minister...
Fellow Nobel laureates blame Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s military for Rohingya crisis
DHAKA: Three peace prize laureates accused fellow Nobel recipient Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar’s military of committing genocide in the deadly violence that...
Iran in violation of Yemen arms embargo, says UN report
UNITED NATIONS: Iran has violated a UN arms embargo by failing to block supplies to Yemen’s Huthi rebels of ballistic missiles that were fired at...
Oxford strips Suu Kyi of city’s freedom over Rohingya crisis
LONDON: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been stripped of the honorific freedom of Oxford, the British city where she studied and raised...
Suu Kyi blames illegal immigration for world conflicts
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said the world is facing instability and conflict in part because illegal immigration spreads terrorism in a speech...
Bob Geldof hands back ‘Freedom of Dublin’ honor shared with Aung...
DUBLIN: Irish musician and anti-poverty activist Bob Geldof will return his ‘Freedom of the City of Dublin’ award to his hometown on Monday, saying...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi arrives on first visit to crisis-battered northern Rakhine
YANGON: Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived on her first visit to conflict-battered northern Rakhine State on Thursday, an official said, an unannounced...
