Balle balle & bullied ballot? Record number of voters is cause for cheer, but concerns over why many of them voted lingerIn a remarkable turn of events, the latest elections in multiple Indian states and a Union Territory showcased an unprecedented voter turno...
01 May, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Myanmar frees Aung San Suu Kyi ally, stirs faint hopes for democracyMyanmar's military leadership has pardoned former president Win Myint. This move raises questions about the fate of detained leader Aung Sa...
18 Apr, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Myanmar leader commutes all death sentencesMyanmar's leader commuted all death sentences in a blanket order on Friday, one of his first official acts since the 2021 coup leader was i...
17 Apr, 2026, 10.35 AM IST
India calls for cessation of violence by all sides in MyanmarAccording to reports, around 130 people including women and children were killed in the airstrikes in Kanbalu township in the central Sagai...
13 Apr, 2023, 06.38 PM IST
Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 3 years for voting fraudA court in Myanmar on Friday sentenced the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years' imprisonment after finding her guilty o...
02 Sep, 2022, 11.07 AM IST
Foreign Secretary Shringla emphasises India's interest in seeing Myanmar's return to democracy at earliestShringla is here on a two-day visit, in the first such high-level outreach from India after Myanmar's military deposed the democratically-e...
23 Dec, 2021, 01.30 PM IST
India says disturbed over sentencing of Aung San Suu KyiSuu Kyi had been sentenced to a four-year jail term by a court in Myanmar after holding her guilty of inciting dissent in the first of a se...
07 Dec, 2021, 02.59 PM IST
Escape from Myanmar: How reporter Mratt Kyaw Thu fled to safety in SpainIt had been an arduous few months for the journalist who quickly found himself on the military junta's wanted list for his reporting of its...
08 Jun, 2021, 08.00 PM IST
Myanmar diplomatic revolt against junta widens after violent crackdownWith tussles over diplomatic loyalties overseas, pro-democracy activists held more demonstrations in Myanmar on Friday to oppose the Feb. 1...
05 Mar, 2021, 11.16 AM IST
Ambitious but cornered, Myanmar army chief took full powerA senior diplomat based in Yangon said Min Aung Hlaing had been driven by personal interest. "There was no path for him to assume a leaders...
02 Feb, 2021, 03.08 PM IST
Military threats, coup fears overshadow Myanmar parliament openingAung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) won a resounding victory in the Nov. 8 poll, only the second free and fair general e...
29 Jan, 2021, 02.06 PM IST
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi favoured to win as election gets underwayLeader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy is expected to win a second term in the second general election since the end of de...
08 Nov, 2020, 01.04 PM IST
Change in Myanmar's internal structure will impact India and the region: ExpertsMyanmar is important to India therefore changes in the internal structure and governance in Myanmar can have a broader impact on the region.
07 Mar, 2016, 01.41 PM IST
Aung San Suu Kyi party to decide 'soon' on contesting Myanmar pollsAung San Suu Kyi Saturday said her opposition party would shortly decide whether to contest crucial elections in Myanmar later this year.
20 Jun, 2015, 10.34 AM IST
- Aung San Suu Kyi's victory is a symbol of positive change
Aung San Suu Kyi and 39 other members of her National League for Democracy (NLD) have won in the by-election in Myanmar.
03 Apr, 2012, 02.14 AM IST
- India must strengthen bilateral ties with Myanmar
Burma or Myanmar, our important though neglected neighbour, faces byelections for 48 seats of parliament and regional assemblies on April 1.
23 Mar, 2012, 11.50 AM IST
- Aung San Suu Kyi and the Myanmar stirs
Positive changes, but the junta's flexibility is also an attempt at legitimacy.
21 Nov, 2011, 04.00 AM IST