NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years on Monday following an election that did not include major opposition parties, ensuring that the ruling ...

BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners, mostly political detainees, and activists being prosecuted or in hiding, state-run media reported ...

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NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years on Monday following an election that did not include major opposition parties, ensuring that the ruling ...

The military ruler of Myanmar, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, is expected to seek a civilian post to add a veneer of legitimacy after sham elections. By Richard C. Paddock Reporting from Yangon and ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has commissioned new combat aircraft to boost its air capacities, state media reported Friday, as the army steps up efforts to regain territory from resistance forces ...

Myanmar’s military has commissioned new combat aircraft to boost its air capacities, state media reported Friday, as the army steps up efforts to regain territory from resistance forces in the country ...

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's parliament convened for the first time in over five years on Monday, following a controversial election that excluded significant opposition parties. The military, ...

March 16 (Reuters) - Myanmar's new parliament selected the chairman of ‌the army-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party as speaker of ⁠the lower house on Monday. Khin Yi, a retired brigadier ...

The British government announced Tuesday that it would stop issuing education visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and work visas for Afghans as part of its broader ...

Media in Myanmar say military airstrikes killed more than 20 people on Sunday, stoking concerns over continuing violence after the contentious general election in December and January. Reports say the ...

FILE PHOTO: This photo taken on September 24, 2023 shows trucks driving on the Yangon-Myawaddy section of the Asia Highway road near Kawkareik township. Myanmar imports 90 per cent of its fuel oil, ...