Maung Shwe Wah

President Win Myint, centre, is flanked by Aung San Suu Kyi and his wife, first lady Cho Cho, at the presidential residence in 2018 (Photo: Ministry of Information) There are also unconfirmed rumours that Aung San Suu Kyi could soon be moved from prison and placed under house arrest. . . Subscribe for full access Support our independent journalism by subscribing now. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Log in

Human rights activists call for the release of Myanmar Now photojournalist Sai Zaw Thaike during a protest in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 8 (Photo: Amnesty International Thailand) Sai Zaw Thaike has been denied permission to receive urgently needed surgery, according to prison sources. . . Subscribe for full access Support our independent journalism by subscribing now. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Log in

Kyi Myo Zaw or U Kyi, 54, from Yangon’s Hlaing Township (Photo: U Kyi’s Facebook profile) A bicycle courier in his 50s was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment with hard labour after pro-junta propagandists accused him of disparaging Myanmar’s junta leader and funding terrorists. . . Subscribe for full access Support our independent journalism by subscribing now. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Log in