Aung San Suu Kyi
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Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to son by phone for first time in over five years
Myanmar's authorities say the 20-minute consular call, held on 22 October, was the first contact between the detained former leader and her son Kim Aris in more than five years.
- Sep 29
Myanmar military airstrike on Kyauktaw market kills at least 50 people
A military fighter jet dropped bombs on a crowded wholesale market and bridge in rebel-controlled Kyauktaw, leaving up to 50 dead and 58 injured as regional fighting intensifies across Rakhine State.
- Aug 22
Myanmar military airstrike on Buddhist monastery kills 14 during meditation retreat
A Myanmar military jet dropped two bombs on a Buddhist monastery compound in Sagaing region on Friday, killing 14 people and wounding 20 during a meditation retreat.
- Aug 3
Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross in Naypyidaw, first visit by a foreign official since Myanmar's 2021 coup
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the ICRC's resident representative Arnaud de Baecque in Naypyidaw on 3 August 2026, the first publicly confirmed meeting with a foreign official since the military seized power in February 2021.
- Jul 1
Myanmar civil war death toll passes 100,000, ACLED data shows
The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data project reports 100,114 fatalities since the 2021 military coup, making it Asia's deadliest ongoing conflict.
- Jun 11
US diplomat found dead in Yangon hotel, Thai woman arrested as police suspect homicide
A US diplomat was found dead about two weeks ago at a hotel near the embassy in Yangon; a Thai woman is in custody and police are treating the case as a possible murder.
