Suu Kyi's party says it won landslide victory in Myanmar polls

13 Sept 10:59 Key points summarised by AI

Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) declared a landslide victory in Myanmar's recent elections, confident of surpassing their 2015 record despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Millions participated in the polls, marking only the second national election since the country emerged from outright military rule in 2011, with NLD supporters celebrating extensively.
The election drew criticism from rights groups for disenfranchising nearly two million people, including most Rohingya Muslims, and for cancelling polls in several ethnic minority areas due to "security reasons."
Despite international condemnation for her handling of the Rohingya crisis, Suu Kyi maintains strong support within the Bamar majority, though her party still faces an uneasy power-sharing agreement with the military.

Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package: Myanmar govt

Yesterday 03:08 Key points summarised by AI

Myanmar's detained Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, received a package from Britain's King Charles III, which included two gardening books, a sealed envelope, and diplomatic communication.
The event marked the first release of images of Suu Kyi in two months and saw Myanmar authorities describe her as a "special female prisoner" for the first time.
Suu Kyi, who was deposed in a 2021 military coup that triggered an ongoing civil war, remains under house arrest on charges that rights groups contend are politically motivated.