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The Intelligence from The Economist

Hard cell: Aung San Suu Kyi at 80

The Intelligence from The Economist

The Economist

News, Daily News, Global News

4.63.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

She was once the great hope for Myanmar. Though Aung San Suu Kyi fell from grace – and now sits in jail – she still has much support. How LifeWise, a Christian group, is changing religious education in America. And what to make of butter yellow, the colour of the moment. 


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0:00.0

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0:22.2

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0:24.9

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0:27.1

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0:33.1

The Economist.

0:45.4

Thank you. The Economist Hello and welcome to the intelligence from the economist.

0:46.6

And I'm Jason Palmer.

0:48.2

And I'm Rosie Bloor.

0:53.0

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

1:03.0

In America, more and more students are leaving during the school day to receive religious teaching. We look into the fast-growing company behind these lessons and the loophole that makes this blending of church and state legal.

1:10.0

And, dear listener, we bring you the and the loophole that makes this blending of church and state legal.

1:16.1

And, dear listener, we bring you the color of the season.

1:18.4

What is it? Why is it?

1:20.6

And how on earth do you wear it?

1:23.3

Let our correspondent be your guide. Thank you. But first...

1:39.3

Only Anzansuichi's jailers know how Myanmar's ousted leader spent her 80th birthday on June the 19th.

1:50.0

Irana Long writes about Myanmar for the economist.

1:54.0

She was detained in February 2021 when the army staged a coup,

1:59.0

and is believed to be kept in solitary confinement

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