That ended in February when the military detained Suu Kyi and other officials in the National League for Democracy party after a November 2020 election that saw the military lose seats. Suu Kyi led a civilian government after her party won in a 2015 election called after the military stepped back from half a century of direct rule. The Constitution bars anyone sent to prison after being convicted of a crime from holding high office or becoming a lawmaker.Īustralia, New Zealand and South Korea have also opposed the military takeover and called for a return to democracy. Growing conflict, insecurity, COVID-19, and a failing economy, has rendered some three million Burmese in in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance across Myanmar, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Monday.
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Thailand News Today Thailand Hotel Package Scam, Unvaccinated people to be tracked down Nov 23. Military eyes reopening Myanmar to tourists, shadow government says stay away. The Myanmar crisis and concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic were some of the issues. Myanmar crisis and vaccine equity discussed at. The Myanmar junta says it has plans to resume international tourism early next year. The cases against her are widely seen as contrived to discredit her and keep her from running in the next election. Be sure to check out our Southeast Asia News page as well. Myanmar junta to resume tourist welcome early 2022. She has also been charged with a list of other offenses, including illegally importing and violating the official secrets act. Local residents claim junta troops making more arrests of women in Chin State. Myanmar arrests ex-lawmaker Maung Kyaw who it claims masterminded anti-junta attacks. Verdicts in two cases related to her alleged ownership of walkie-talkies, allegedly found when soldiers raided her home early Feb. Spring Revolution Daily News for 20 November 2021. These aren’t the only charges against Suu Kyi, who was taken into custody after the takeover.