Aung San Suu Kyi
- 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
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- 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
Sean Turnell spent 650 days in a Myanmar jail. His humour survived
The Sydney economist is no Jason Bourne, but as an adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi’s government he was in the junta’s sights soon after the 2021 coup.
- Michael Ruffles
Jailed Aung San Suu Kyi ill and denied medical care, says son
The 78-year-old’s condition has led her family to raise new concerns about her treatment by Myanmar’s military, which has detained her since a 2021 coup.
- Chris Barrett
Aung San Suu Kyi among 7000 to receive pardons
The 78-year-old Nobel laureate was jailed for 33 years after the Myanmar military staged a coup in 2021. The clemency means her jail time will be reduced.
- Chris Barrett