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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

udos to a group of Indonesian citizens for filing a formal complaint of crime against humanity against Min Aung Hlaing, the newly sworn-in Myanmar president following a sham general election in a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

NAYPYITAW – Myanmar’s new President Min Aung Hlaing on April 10 said his government has many challenges to overcome and would seek to enhance international relations, including normalising ties with ...

Earlier this month in Myanmar, dozens of the country’s most senior military leaders swapped their uniforms for civilian clothing. The shift is cosmetic rather than transformative, a recalibration of ...