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The new charge follows an investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission into several accusations leveled at Suu Kyi. It found her “guilty of committing corruption using her rank,” the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar said. She was charged under the Anti-Corruption Law section 55, and if found guilty could face a maximum prison sentence of …

Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was in good health and would face court in the coming days, in excerpts of an interview published online on Saturday. It was his first interview since overthrowing Suu Kyi in a Feb. 1 coup. “Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is in …

Aung San Suu Kyi and her Australian economic adviser are among several people charged with breaking Myanmar’s colonial-era official secrets law, in an escalation of the campaign against the deposed civilian leader by the junta that overthrew her government two months ago. Her lawyer revealed the fresh accusations as the UN security council was warned …

A witness in the former capital Yangon told CNN the crowd on Sunday mostly consisted of young people and appeared to be significantly larger and better organized than Saturday’s protest. Public participation also looked to be growing, according to witnesses. Reuters news service said tens of thousands were in the streets. Protesters held banners and …

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s military staged a coup Monday and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi — a sharp reversal of the significant, if uneven, progress toward democracy the Southeast Asian nation has made following five decades of military rule. An announcement read on military-owned Myawaddy TV said Commander-in-Chief Senior …

The country woke up to widespread communications blackouts, closed banks, and soldiers in army fatigues patrolling the streets of Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon. Residents turning on their television sets could only access the military-owned Myawaddy TV channel, with all other news channels seemingly blocked. As news filtered through that the country’s democratically-elected leaders had been …

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained early Monday, her party said, amid fears of a coup. Aung Shine Oo/AP hide caption toggle caption Aung Shine Oo/AP Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained early Monday, her party said, amid fears of a coup. Aung Shine Oo/AP Myanmar’s military says it is taking …

Coles Supermarkets have been forced to introduce a one-per-person product limit for toilet paper and paper towels in all stores in Western Australia.  A two-pack-per-customer limit has also been brought in for items such as milk, hand sanitiser, tissues, canned meals and mince.  “Coles will continue to monitor product availability and asks that customers only …