Aung San Suu Kyi
Australia’s least likely spy on tipping the balance in a brutal civil war
Sean Turnell was Aung San Suu Kyi’s financial Mr Fix-it and says everything is pointing to the defeat of Myanmar’s junta.
- by Michael Ruffles
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Sean Turnell spent 650 days in a Myanmar jail. His humour survived
The Sydney economist is no Jason Bourne, but as an adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi’s government he was in the junta’s sights soon after the 2021 coup.
- by Michael Ruffles
Jailed Aung San Suu Kyi ill and denied medical care, says son
The 78-year-old’s condition has led her family to raise new concerns about her treatment by Myanmar’s military, which has detained her since a 2021 coup.
- by Chris Barrett
Aung San Suu Kyi among 7000 to receive pardons
The 78-year-old Nobel laureate was jailed for 33 years after the Myanmar military staged a coup in 2021. The clemency means her jail time will be reduced.
- by Chris Barrett
Airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100
A junta spokesman admitted the military attacked a ceremony held by its armed opponents and said if civilians died it was because they were helping “the terrorists”.
- by Grant Peck
‘Farcical’ : Aung San Suu Kyi’s jail time increases as secretive trials end
In a court session held behind closed doors, Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of offences relating to her lease and use of a helicopter.
- by Martin Petty
‘A clear message’: UN council demands end to violence in historic Myanmar vote
In its first ever-resolution on the South-east Asian nation, the council also urged the release of all “arbitrarily detained” prisoners including former leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
- by Edith Lederer
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Australian Sean Turnell released from jail by Myanmar junta
The academic was freed to “to maintain friendly relations with other countries”, an official announcement said.
- by Chris Barrett
Australian economist Sean Turnell set to learn fate in secret junta trial
Aung San Suu Kyi’s economic advisor Sean Turnell has been locked up on trumped-up charges in Myanmar since the military seized power in a coup last year.
- by Chris Barrett
Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more corruption charges
The country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to an additional six years in prison, a legal official said.
Sean Turnell’s trial to proceed, rules Myanmar court
The Australian served as economics advisor to leader Aung San Suu Kyi when her government was deposed in an army coup 16 months ago. He’s been in prison since.
- by Grant Peck
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