Michael Sullivan

There's been speculation the transfer may have been influenced by the Chinese foreign minister's recent visit to Myanmar.

A foreign ministry briefing the same day as the transfer described Suu Kyi as, quote, an old friend of China whose circumstance has always been on our minds.

For NPR News, I'm Michael Sullivan in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

When Senior General Min Aung Hlaing seized power, he promised a new election and a fresh start within a year.

It's taken five years for that election, and while the general resigned as its head, the military remains firmly in charge.

The parliament filled with its proxies, and 25% of the seats reserved for the military itself.

Myanmar, meanwhile, remains mired in a brutal civil war between the military and those who wish to see it out of politics for good.

That war has left tens of thousands dead, with millions displaced and even more hungry, with no end in sight.

Min Aung Hlaing has chosen another hardliner to replace him as the military's leader.

For NPR News, I'm Michael Sullivan in Chiang Rai.

The new government regulation bans under-16s from access to digital platforms that could expose them to cyberbullying, pornography, online scams, and addiction.

Children will be banned from having accounts on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, and Roblox.

after Australia last year became the first country in the world to enact a similar social media ban as governments attempt to give parents, not tech giants, the power to protect their children.

Neighboring Malaysia has already announced it will implement similar restrictions, and several European countries are also considering such bans.

Indonesia's ban will roll out gradually until all the platforms named conform.

For NPR News, I'm Michael Sullivan in Chiang Rai.

You know, you're never going to win long term on anger.

The new government regulation bans under-16s from access to digital platforms that could expose them to cyberbullying, pornography, online scams, and addiction.

Children will be banned from having accounts on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, and Roblox after Australia last year became the first country in the world to enact a similar social media ban as governments attempt to give parents, not tech giants, the power to protect their children.

Neighboring Malaysia has already announced it will implement similar restrictions, and several European countries are also considering such bans.