Aung San Suu Kyi News
Suu Kyi, former senior officials face fresh corruption cases in Myanmar
The state newspaper quoted the Anti-Corruption Commission as saying the accusations related to the misuse of land for the charitable Daw Khin Kyi Foundation, which Aung San Suu Kyi chaired, as well as earlier accusations of accepting money and gold
1 min read10 Jun 2021India gives 3,000 vials of Remdesivir to Myanmar to help fight COVID-19
Indian Army chief Gen. MM Naravane and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla are here on a two-day visit to Myanmar with an aim to further expand ties in a range of areas including connectivity, defence and security
2 min read5 Oct 2020India ready to help Myanmar to lessen economic and health burden of coronavirus
This was conveyed by PM Narendra Modi to Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi during a telephone conversation between the two leaders
3 min read1 May 2020Myanmar’s Suu Kyi told to ’stop the genocide’ of Rohingya Muslims in UN court
Myanmar’s civilian leader sat through graphic accounts of mass murder and rape as the west African state of The Gambia set out its case at ICJ in The HagueMuslim-majority Gambia accuses Myanmar of breaching the 1948 genocide convention
3 min read10 Dec 2019The myths of Aung San Suu Kyi
The same kind of people who made her a saint, now defame her. It is a reminder that we must not overly respect the opinions of the global elite about local affairs
5 min read22 Sep 2018Myanmar President and Suu Kyi confidant Htin Kyaw resigns
Myanmar President Htin Kyaw resigned suddenly Wednesday leaving the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi without a close confidant and political ally
2 min read21 Mar 2018Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi ‘unwell’, scraps Australia public appearance
Aung San Suu Kyi has been under fire internationally for her public silence about a military crackdown in Myanmar’s Rakhine state that has seen nearly 700,000 of the Muslim Rohingya minority flee to Bangladesh
1 min read19 Mar 2018Philippine protest, South Korea’s #MeToo mark International Women’s Day
Protests against the Philippine president, a surging #MeToo movement in South Korea and a call by Myanmar’s female leader for women to use their strength marks International Women’s Day
2 min read8 Mar 2018‘Wake up’ and stop Rohingya abuses: Nobel laureates tell Suu Kyi
Three Nobel laureates Tawakkol Karman, Shirin Ebadi and Mairead Maguire have urged fellow laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to speak out about violence against the Rohingya minority, warning she otherwise risks prosecution for ’genocide’
2 min read26 Feb 2018Myanmar at 70: the burden of a flawed legacy
Myanmar has witnessed long-running civil wars and is currently in the news for the Rohingya crisis
4 min read3 Jan 2018Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared