Myanmar’s Suu Kyi calls for ‘freedom from fear’

AFP

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for “freedom from fear” and further moves towards democracy in her first ever televised election campaign speech aired Wednesday. “Unless people get human rights with freedom from fear, a democratic system cannot be established and developed,” Suu Kyi said.

Myanmar ministry to sue journal over graft claims

Myanmar’s mining ministry said Wednesday it would file a lawsuit against a news journal which published allegations of corruption in rare public scrutiny of the regime’s finances. The Voice weekly, quoting unnamed parliamentarians, said Myanmar’s Auditor-General’s Office had discovered misappropriations.