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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...- Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as presidentMyanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has become president. This follows a military coup five years ago. He took power after an election ex...
- Myanmar paves way for junta chief to become civilian presidentMyanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing is set to transition to a civilian role as vice-president. He has been nominated for the position an...
- Myanmar parliament convenes as army prepares for new era of ruleMyanmar's parliament has convened for the first time since a military coup five years ago. The army-backed party secured a dominant victory...
- Myanmar junta wraps election with ally set to seal victoryVoting concluded in Myanmar's month-long election on Sunday, with the dominant pro-military party on course for landslide victory in a junt...
- Myanmar votes in second phase of junta-run electionMyanmar's junta commenced the second phase of its elections on Sunday, a process democracy watchdogs criticize for enabling the military to...
- Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil warVoting began Sunday in Myanmar's heavily restricted polls, with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to democracy five years a...
- Myanmar junta air strike on hospital kills 31, aid workers sayA Myanmar military air strike hit a hospital in Mrauk U, killing more than 30 people. Aid workers reported the attack occurred as the junta...
- UN calls for Myanmar support as quake death toll reaches 3,354The United Nations called for global support for quake-hit Myanmar as the death toll reached 3,354. The 7.7 magnitude earthquake injured 4,...
- Myanmar earthquake death toll at 3,354, junta leader returns from summitThe death toll in Myanmar's earthquake has risen to 3,354, with thousands more injured or missing. The military government and humanitarian...
- Amid earthquake crisis, Myanmar military still bombs townsMyanmar's military government continues airstrikes on villages amid a devastating earthquake that killed around 1,700 people. The Karen Nat...
- Wang Yi visits Myanmar with an olive branch as rebel groups challenge China’s interestsChina's foreign minister Wang Yi visited Myanmar, extending an olive branch ahead of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok. Wang encouraged politic...
- Niger's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum living without electricity and is running out of food, only has rice and canned goods left to eatAs the political standoff in Niger continues, the plight of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum and his family highlights the dire consequence...
- Fear, defiance as fighting rages in Myanmar's northRare footage obtained by AFP shows a region wracked by violence, and criss-crossed by junta troops, pro-military militias and anti-coup fig...
- Myanmar junta charges Suu Kyi with fraud during 2020 pollsMyanmar's junta has charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with electoral fraud during 2020 polls that her party won in a landslide. She is...
- Myanmar army battles anti-coup rebels in northwestern townThe fighting in Mindat, Chin state, underlines the growing chaos in Myanmar as the junta struggles to impose authority in the face of daily...
- Troops fire at funeral as Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coupMourners fled the shooting in Bago at a service for 20-year-old student Thae Maung Maung near the commercial capital Yangon and there were ...
- 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...
- Nineteen Myanmar police seek refuge in India, more expectedThere have been several instances recounted on social media of police joining the civil disobedience movement and protests against the junt...
- 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.
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