The civilian leader’s reputation overseas has been stained by her defense of a military accused of genocide. But in voting on Sunday, her party easily secured a parliamentary majority.
Author: Hannah Beech and Saw Nang
Strong Turnout in Myanmar Shows Voters’ Support for Nascent Democracy
Despite defections, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s party is expected to remain the strongest force in the Parliament. The military, which ruled for 50 years, still controls much of the government.
Myanmar Prepares for a Troubled Election: ‘This Is Not Democracy’
The vote on Sunday will render a verdict not only on the country’s fragile constitutional settlement but also on its civilian leader, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Myanmar Raids Reveal New Production of Fentanyl, a Killer Drug
China’s crackdown on makers of the drug, which has fueled the U.S. opioid crisis, may have simply created opportunities for crime syndicates elsewhere.
Myanmar Unrolls a Welcome Mat for China, but Not All the Way
As Xi Jinping visits Myanmar, fighting in ethnic borderlands threatens China’s ambitious investment plans.
As Myanmar Genocide Hearing Closes, Focus Is on Trapped Rohingya
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi testified that members of the Muslim ethnic group still in Myanmar were being helped, but many are desperate.
In Myanmar Army’s Corner, Aung San Suu Kyi Will Defend It in Rohingya Genocide Case
Once a champion for human rights, she is now expected to argue at The Hague that the world has been deceived by report after report of atrocities against Rohingya Muslims.
The Government Cut Their Internet. Will Abuses Now Remain Hidden?
With ethnic conflict spreading in Rakhine State in Myanmar, a government-led online shutdown could hide human rights abuses and leave vulnerable populations in the dark.
He Incited Massacre, but Insulting Aung San Suu Kyi Was the Last Straw
The radical Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu has been charged with sedition after accusing Myanmar’s leader of foiling the military’s efforts against what he calls a Muslim onslaught.