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.
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The Virus Is Coming to Myanmar, but the Pain Has Already Begun
Economic fallout from the pandemic has upended lives in the impoverished country, where the first coronavirus cases are only now being reported.
Myanmar Must Protect Rohingya Muslims, U.N. Court Rules
The injunction was issued by the International Court of Justice at The Hague, where accusations of genocide have been brought against the Southeast Asian country.
Facebook Apologizes for Vulgar Translation of Chinese Leader’s Name
“This should not have happened and we are taking steps to ensure it doesn’t happen again,” the company said.
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.
With Many Dents to Its Image, Nobel Peace Prize Is Hit With a Few More
Myanmar’s onetime champion of democracy and Ethiopia’s prime minister join a roster of figures who, one way or another, have given the Nobel Peace Prize a contentious image.
Aung San Suu Kyi Defends Myanmar Against Rohingya Genocide Accusations
After hearing a roll call of horrors inflicted on Rohingya Muslims, the Nobel laureate explained Myanmar’s case in The Hague.
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.
Aung San Suu Kyi to Lead Myanmar Team to Fight Genocide Accusation
The country’s military has been accused of carrying out mass rapes and killings against the Rohingya.