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TopicAung San Suu Kyi

Topic: Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi pardoned on 5 charges by Myanmar’s military govt, to stay under house arrest

Ousted leader's sentence reduced from 33 to 27 years. Junta also reduced ex-president Win Myint's sentence by 4 years, freed 7,749 other prisoners.

Myanmar junta grants partial pardon to jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on 5of 19 offences

(Reuters) -Myanmar's ruling military pardoned on Tuesday jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on five of the 19 offences for which she was convicted but she will remain under house arrest, state

Myanmar military may move ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest, says media

Suu Kyi is appealing sentences adding up to 33 years in detention after being convicted of offences ranging from incitement and election fraud to corruption, charges she denies.

Thailand’s foreign minister affirms meeting Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi was convicted of more than a dozen crimes, including incitement, electoral fraud, corruption, and state secrets violations, in trials dismissed around the world as a sham.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s secretive Myanmar trials end with 7 more years of jail

In a closed-door court session, Suu Kyi, who was arrested in 2021, was found guilty of offences relating to her lease and use of a helicopter while Myanmar's de facto leader.

UNSC calls for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release in first-ever Myanmar resolution

The 15-member Council has been split on Myanmar for decades and was previously only able to agree on formal statements about the country which has been under military rule since 2021.

Military-ruled Myanmar jails Suu Kyi, Australian economist for 3 years, says report

Charged for violating an official secrets act, Suu Kyi and Turnell are among thousands arrested since the junta overthrew an elected government in a coup early last year.

You thought it’s Xi Jinping, Suu Kyi cracking down on journalists? West is taking notes too

The 2021 press freedom index said crimes against journalists increased from last year. Belarus and Spain are learning from the East.

India ‘disturbed’ over Suu Kyi’s conviction, says democratic process must be upheld

Aung San Suu Kyi had been sentenced to a 4-year jail term by a court in Myanmar after holding her guilty of inciting dissent. Her sentence was later reduced to 2 years.

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Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.