Myanmar’s coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has been sworn in as the country’s new president, five years after he ousted an elected government and triggered a civil war. In his inauguration ...

Myanmar’s weak economy is being brutally exposed to the fuel crisis, with farmers unable to fill up tractors to work their fields and a fertiliser shortage caused by the throttling of the Strait of ...

Thousands of prisoners in Myanmar have been granted amnesty or had their sentences reduced. The pardon order by Min Aung Hlaing is one of his first official acts since the coup leader became president ...

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Former Myanmar military chief and Myanmar president Min Aung Hlaing arrives for a session of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Union Parliament) in Naypyidaw on Apr 10, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Sai Aung Main) ...

Five years after Myanmar’s military coup, people have begun returning to the streets for Thingyan – the country’s traditional New Year festival – after years of boycotting public celebrations. This ...

Myanmar's leader commuted all death sentences in a blanket order on Friday, one of his first official acts since the 2021 coup leader was installed as the country's civilian president. The military ...

U Win Myint is a close ally of Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s civilian leader. Both were forced from power by the military in a 2021 coup and imprisoned. By Richard C. Paddock Myanmar’s ousted ...

The bombs come at any time. The only constant is that they will. A stray remark or gesture can mean years in prison. The generals and their cronies prosper while the people suffer. For the young and ...

Suu Kyi, serving 27 years, has sentence cut by one-sixth Unclear if she will be allowed to serve sentence under house arrest U.N. stresses need for swift release of Suu Kyi and others April 17 ...

April 9 (Reuters) - Myanmar's parliament approved a list of 30 ministers to serve in the cabinet of junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on Thursday following his appointment as president last week, with the ...

The jail sentence of Myanmar's imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been reduced. It comes as thousands of prisoners are released, including the country's former president, Win Myint. The prison ...