Myanmar sentences opposition leader Suu Kyi to 18 months house arrest; American gets 7 yearsYANGON, Myanmar — A Myanmar court convicted Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday of violating her house arrest by allowing an uninvited American to stay at her home. The head of the military-ruled country ordered the democracy leader to serve an 18-month sentence under house arrest. Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader returns into isolation with resolve, charisma intactBANGKOK — Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is back where the ruling generals want her: inside a crumbling mansion, lonely and isolated from the world. Myanmar court convicts Aung San Suu Kyi; junta chief orders her to return to house arrestYANGON, Myanmar — A Myanmar court found democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty Tuesday of violating her house arrest by allowing an uninvited American to stay at her home. The head of the military-ruled country ordered her to serve an 18-month sentence under house arrest. Key events in the life of detained Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu KyiOpposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is the daughter of Myanmar’s independence hero, Gen. Aung San, who was assassinated when she was 2 years old, but she fell into politics almost by accident. Suu Kyi declared guilty, three year sentence commuted to 18 months’ house arrestRANGOON - Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to three years’ jail and hard labour by a court today, but the head of the ruling military junta commuted the punishment to 18 months’ house arrest. Myanmar court convicts Aung San Suu Kyi but junta chief orders her to return to house arrestYANGON, Myanmar — A Myanmar court has found pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kui guilty of violating her house arrest, but the head of the military-ruled country says she can serve out a 1½-year sentence under house arrest. Riot police in force in Myanmar as activists mark 21st anniversary of bloody uprisingYANGON, Myanmar —Pro-junta supporters and truckloads of riot police patrolling Myanmar’s commercial capital on Saturday kept potential demonstrators off the streets on the 21st anniversary of pro-democracy protests that triggered one of the country’s bloodiest uprisings. Myanmar opposition unites at UN to call for dialogue, free elections, release of Suu KyiUNITED NATIONS — Exiled opposition leaders from Myanmar came together at the U.N. on Friday to present a plan for a democratic future in their homeland and ask the U.N. to transmit it to the country’s military rulers. Myanmar says terrorists tried to disrupt Suu Kyi trial, UN secretary-general’s visitYANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s military government on Friday accused overseas opposition groups and terrorists of planning to set off explosions during a visit last month by the U.N. chief and trying to disrupt the ongoing trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. American on trial in Myanmar has more seizures; his poor health could delay Suu Kyi verdictYANGON, Myanmar — An American on trial for entering the house of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi had three short epileptic fits Friday, police said, fueling concerns that his poor health could delay next week’s verdict. UN chief wins support from key nations for release of Myanmar opposition leaderUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon won support Wednesday from key nations for his appeal to Myanmar’s government to free detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and release all political prisoners — and he said he expects a positive response from the country’s military rulers. American on trial with Myanmar’s Suu Kyi hospitalized for seizures; verdict due next weekYANGON, Myanmar — An American facing up to five years in jail for entering the house of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been hospitalized after suffering seizures, a week before a court is expected to issue a verdict in his case. American on trial with Myanmar’s Suu Kyi hospitalized after seizures; verdict due next weekYANGON, Myanmar — An American on trial for secretly entering the house of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been hospitalized after suffering seizures, hospital sources said Tuesday. Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says her trial is a test of Myanmar’s justice systemYANGON, Myanmar — Hospital sources say an American on trial for secretly entering the house of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been hospitalized after suffering seizures. Suu Kyi stocks up on le Carre, French history books as part of her prison reading listYANGON - Resigned to the prospect of spending five years in a Burmese jail cell, pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is stocking up on books, including a biography of Winston Churchill, novels by John le Carré, books on French history and Burmese-language works on Buddhism, The Guardian reports. Diplomats: Court postpones verdict in Nobel-winner Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial until Aug. 11YANGON, Myanmar — The Myanmar court scheduled to deliver a verdict in the high-profile trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday it was not yet ready to make a decision and adjourned until Aug. 11, diplomats said. Myanmar official: Court postpones verdict in Aung San Suu Kyi trial until Aug. 11YANGON, Myanmar — Judges in Myanmar postponed the verdict Friday in pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial until Aug. 11 — a sign, activists say, that the ruling junta is hesitating in the face of outrage abroad and fears of unrest at home. Riot police block roads ahead of verdict in Nobel-winner Suu Kyi’s trial in MyanmarYANGON, Myanmar — Riot police sealed off the court trying Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in military-run Myanmar ahead of Friday’s verdict that could send the frail icon of democracy to prison for up to five years. Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi is bracing for the worst ahead of verdict in high-profile trialYANGON, Myanmar — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is bracing for Friday’s ruling in Myanmar on whether she violated the terms of her house arrest by harboring an American, a decision that could send the frail icon of democracy to prison for up to five years. Obama renews sanctions against Myanmar as US awaits verdict in activist’s trialWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has renewed sanctions against the junta that runs the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar. Myanmar’s state media warns against predicting the verdict in trial of opposition leaderYANGON, Myanmar — A day after democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi murmured in court that the verdict in her trial was already “painfully obvious,” Myanmar’s state-run media warned Wednesday that any predictions of the outcome would amount to contempt of court. American who swam to Suu Kyi’s defense is unlikely star of her latest battle with dictatorshipBANGKOK — He has been called a fool and a madman, an American innocent abroad who swam a lake to meet Myanmar’s most famous dissident and barged into the midst of her 20-year struggle of wills with the country’s military dictatorship. Myanmar’s democracy leader Suu Kyi expresses doubts about verdict set for FridayYANGON, Myanmar — The defense team for Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivered its final arguments Tuesday, closing the case days ahead of a verdict the Nobel laureate softly said will be “painfully obvious.” Aung San Suu Kyi trial wraps up with closing statements, Myanmar court sets verdict for FridayYANGON, Myanmar — The high-profile trial of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi concluded Tuesday with the court announcing it will deliver its verdict at the end of the week, a lawyer said. Lawyer: Trial of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi likely to wrap up with defense giving final statementYANGON, Myanmar — The trial of Myanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was expected to conclude Tuesday with the defense given the final statement in a trial that has drawn international condemnation, her lawyer said. Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi awarded Amnesty’s highest honorYANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won Amnesty International’s highest award for her defense of human rights, underscoring international support for the Nobel laureate whose trial is ending Tuesday. Myanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi named Amnesty ‘Ambassador of Conscience’DUBLIN — Myanmar’s long-detained democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is receiving Amnesty International’s highest honor, U2’s Bono publicly announced Monday before 80,000 cheering fans. Trial of Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi enters its final phaseYANGON, Myanmar — The trial of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was adjourned until Tuesday when her defense team will give their reply to final prosecution arguments, Suu Kyi’s lawyer said. Major donor considers return to Myanmar as country struggles with AIDS crisisYANGON, Myanmar — Shrunken to 30 pounds of skin and bones, Ma Moe could barely walk when she arrived on the doorstep of the clinic nearly two years ago. AIDS had killed her husband three years earlier, and it was slowly killing her. Myanmar accuses Hillary Clinton of interfering in ASEAN affairs after she criticizes the juntaYANGON, Myanmar — A Myanmar state-run newspaper on Sunday accused U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton of interfering in the affairs of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations after she urged its members to press for more democratic reforms in the country. |
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