U.S. and ASEAN chair call for unconditional release of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi

August 7, 2026 11:37 AM

U.S. and ASEAN chair call for unconditional release of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi

The U.S. State Department and the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Friday reiterated their calls for the unconditional release of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. On Monday, Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross after years of questions over her health and well-being following her detention in a February 2021 coup that ousted an elected civilian government led by her. In s...

Floods wreak damage in Myanmar, killing at least 226, state media says

September 17, 2024 10:40 AM

Floods wreak damage in Myanmar, killing at least 226, state media says

Floods in Myanmar have killed at least 226 people in just over a week, state media reported on Tuesday, after heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Yagi battered the central provinces of the war-torn Southeast Asian country. Around a third of Myanmar's 55 million people are already in need humanitarian aid, following incessant conflict triggered by a Feb. 2021 coup when the powerful military unseated the civilian government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. The areas hardest hit by the flooding ...