Aung San Suu Kyi

March 27, 2019

Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's state councilor and political leader, is struggling to lure global investment to Rakhine.

Justice

Lawyers of jailed reporters in Myanmar appeal case, citing police setup

Reuters

December 26, 2018

Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were found guilty and sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of violating Myanmar's Official Secrets Act. Their lawyers say courts lack proof of 'intent to harm.'

In symbolic move, Canada votes to strip Suu Kyi of citizenship

Reuters

September 29, 2018

Canadian legislators, in a symbolic move, on Thursday voted unanimously to strip Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary citizenship in response to crimes committed against the Rohingya minority.

The Rohingya crisis lead to a falling out between Bill Richardson and Aung San Suu Kyi

January 29, 2018

Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson resigned last week from a panel looking into solutions to the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar. And on his way out he blasted Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi for lacking "moral leadership" on the issue.

Bangladesh and Myanmar sign deal to start repatriating Rohingya refugees

November 23, 2017

Updated

11/23/2017 - 4:00pm

The United Nations says 620,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh since August to form the world's largest refugee camp after a military crackdown in Myanmar that Washington has said clearly constitutes "ethnic cleansing."

Aung San Suu Kyi breaks her silence on Rohingya crisis, but a fellow Nobel laureate isn't impressed

September 19, 2017

“She is not acting like a beacon of hope for democracy, in my book. Nor is she protecting the human rights of all of the people of Myanmar."

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi to miss UN trip amid Rohingya crisis

Agence France-Presse

September 13, 2017

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend the United Nations General Assembly this week, her spokesman said Wednesday, as the Nobel laureate faces a barrage of criticism over her failure to speak up for Rohingya Muslims fleeing in huge numbers.

Aung San Suu Kyi's silence on Rohingya ethnic cleansing could be political pragmatism

September 12, 2017

The Nobel laureate shares power with the military and the ethnic majority in Myanmar doesn't recognize the Rohingya people as having legitimate status.

Myanmar’s gruesome purge of Rohingya Muslims appears unstoppable

September 07, 2017

Updated

09/08/2017 - 10:30am

Myanmar’s army looks determined to rid the nation of the Rohingya ethnic minority. The United Nations estimates 270,000 Rohingya people have fled in the last two weeks alone.

Geo quiz and answer

June 06, 2008

We're calling today's Geo Quiz a "Geo-political Quiz." Anchor Marco Werman gets questions and answers from Carolyn O'Hara, senior editor at Foreign Policy magazine.

Conflict & Justice

Geo Quiz + Geo Answer

May 08, 2009

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Lake Inya, a scenic lake in Yangon, Myanmar, where Burmese authorities took an American into custody after he swam across the lake. He's suspected of trying to enter the compound of the pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Anchor Marco Werman gets details from Tin Htar Swe, head of the BBC's Burmese service.

Burmese pro-democracy leader faces trial again

May 14, 2009

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Jonathan Head about the new charges brought by the military government of Myanmar against opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. She faces a new trial just as her current house arrest was about to end. The new charges stem from a bizarre incident last week when an American man swam across a lake to Suu Kyi's house.

Aung San Suu Kyi's uninvited guest

May 14, 2009

Not much is known about the American man, John Yettaw, accused of swimming across a lake to visit Myanmar's leading democracy advocate. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

US senator in Myanmar

August 14, 2009

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Brian Joseph of the National Endowment for Democracy, about Senator James Webb's trip to Myanmar. The visit follows the Burmese government's sentencing of opposition Aung San Suu Kyi to another 18 months of detention.

Burmese pro-democracy leader could be released

November 12, 2010

Unconfirmed reports out of Myanmar, or Burma, say pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi may be released soon. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from the head of the BBC's Burmese service, Tin Htar Swe.

Conflict & Justice

Aung San Suu Kyi Sentenced to House Arrest

The Takeaway

August 11, 2009

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to another 18 months of house arrest after an American man swam out to her lakeside home in May. BBC Asia expert Jill McGivering tells The Takeaway about the sentence and the uninvited visitor.