Aung San Suu Kyi
Kim wants to know if his mum is alive. It’s not easy for the son of Suu Kyi
The pro-democracy icon has been detained by a secretive, brutal junta that has waged war against its own citizens since February 2021. Her younger son is demanding answers.
- Michael Ruffles
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- Myanmar coup
Myanmar’s military dictators don’t care about Aung San Suu Kyi. Here’s what they really crave
The regime has moved the popular Nobel laureate from a jail to home detention, but it’s unlikely the leopard is changing its spots.
- Zach Hope
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- Myanmar
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest
The legal team of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi plans to meet the detained former leader this weekend.
- John Mair
- Analysis
- Myanmar coup
There is war in our backyard and we have forgotten all about it
As everyone was absorbing the RBA’s decision to raise interest rates on Tuesday evening, one economist received something of a rock-star reception in Sydney.
- Michael Ruffles
- Analysis
- World elections
As some boycott Myanmar’s flawed election, others hope for change
Voting is almost sure to favour the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls but some see them as the most pragmatic way to try to improve conditions.
- Sui-Lee Wee
‘Deluded’ Trump administration deems Myanmar safe, tells citizens to go back home
Human rights groups have condemned the move, accusing the US of aiding and abetting the Myanmar military junta which is “actively seeking to crush its people”.
- Zach Hope
- Analysis
- War
The deadly war raging on Australia’s doorstep that Trump won’t touch
Credit where it’s due, the US president has been making things happen in the Middle East. But there is another brutal conflict no one will touch, even as the UN pleads for help.
- Zach Hope
The teenage chef, the rice farmer – and the day that changed their lives forever
Ko Khant and Min Aung once lived in vastly different worlds, hundreds of kilometres apart. Then came February 1, 2021.
- Zach Hope and Kate Geraghty
Even as the earthquake death toll rose in Myanmar, the junta’s bombs kept falling
The Myanmar military kept dropping bombs on its own country even after Friday’s earthquake left at least 1600 people dead. The fate of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi is unknown.
- Michael Ruffles and Lucy Macken
Australia’s least likely spy on tipping the balance in a brutal civil war
Sean Turnell was Aung San Suu Kyi’s financial Mr Fix-it and says everything is pointing to the defeat of Myanmar’s junta.
- Michael Ruffles