Thousands of supporters of Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi have celebrated her 80th birthday by attempting a ...

Myanmar's deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 80th birthday in junta detention on Thursday, serving a raft ...

YANGON-Myanmar’s deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 80th birthday in junta detention on June 19, serving a raft of sentences set to last the rest of her life. Ms Suu Kyi was ...

Locked away birthday - Suu Kyi, the daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San, became a champion of democracy almost by accident. After spending much of her youth abroad, she returned in 1988 ...

As supporters plan tributes for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s 80th, the regime’s anxious response recalls an earlier birthday gesture that unnerved the generals.

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Aung San Suu Kyi poses for a portrait at the National League for Democracy headquarters in Yangon on 8 December 2010 (Getty) One entry states that Ms Suu Kyi ate two half-fried eggs for breakfast.

YANGON: Myanmar’s deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 80th birthday in junta detention today, serving a ...

The junta’s grip is slipping, but Suu Kyi’s life remains in peril as the battle for Myanmar’s future intensifies On June 19, 2025, Aung San Suu Kyi, will complete 80 years of her life and ...