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...
10 Apr, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing elected as president: AFP tallyMyanmar'tally showed, with the ex-military commander set to maintain his rule in a civilian guise after snatching power by force five years...
03 Apr, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
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...
30 Mar, 2026, 10.53 AM IST
Why is Myanmar's junta holding an election during a civil war?Myanmar's military is conducting a phased general election starting Sunday. This election follows a 2021 coup and aims to legitimize milita...
26 Dec, 2025, 10.01 AM IST
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...
30 Mar, 2025, 10.07 PM IST
India, China, others engage Myanmar as Junta's losing streak continuesMyanmar's military regime is facing setbacks against the Arakan Army in Rakhine and Chin states. The Arakan Army seized a key military head...
23 Dec, 2024, 12.18 AM IST
Myanmar rebels say they have taken junta's western regional commandMyanmar's rebel Arakan Army claims to have seized a key military headquarters in Rakhine state, marking the second fallen regional command ...
22 Dec, 2024, 12.20 AM IST
China caught in a double bind between Myanmar junta and rebelsChina is facing challenges in Myanmar due to the weakening military junta. While preparing to host Gen Min Aung Hlaing, Beijing struggles w...
30 Oct, 2024, 11.53 PM IST
Myanmar armed ethnic groups claim key northern townDozens of armed ethnic minority groups have battled Myanmar's military since independence from Britain in 1948. An armed alliance of ethnic...
06 Jan, 2024, 12.12 PM IST
Is the rule of Myanmar's junta under threat?An alliance of ethnic minority groups and pro-democracy fighters has launched a coordinated attack on Myanmar's ruling military, posing the...
20 Nov, 2023, 05.22 PM IST
China reaches out to assist Myanmar junta-backed partyChinese diplomats based in Myanmar this week held meetings with USDP functionaries after the junta announced intention to hold polls, ET ha...
03 Dec, 2022, 07.14 AM IST
ASEAN ministers hold talks on festering Myanmar crisisThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has said it is "gravely concerned" over escalating human rights abuses there, but its ef...
27 Oct, 2022, 10.49 AM IST
Myanmar beauty queen Han Lay flees to Canada following threats from the military junta. Read details hereHan Lay, the winner of Miss Grand Myanmar who took refuge in Thailand after reproaching her home country's ruling military junta, has depar...
28 Sep, 2022, 05.16 PM IST
China, Russia among those arming Myanmar junta: UN rights expert"Despite the evidence of the military junta's atrocity crimes being committed with impunity since launching a coup last year, UN Security C...
22 Feb, 2022, 01.40 PM IST
Myanmar says it's committed to ASEAN peace plan, despite general's snubIn an announcement in state media on Sunday, the junta said it upholds the principal of peaceful coexistence with other countries and would...
24 Oct, 2021, 12.03 PM IST
Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup, UN investigator condemns "mass murder"Children were among those killed on Saturday, Myanmar's Armed Forces Day, according to news reports and witnesses, in a crackdown that drew...
28 Mar, 2021, 09.17 AM IST
- Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’S pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally walks free.
16 Nov, 2010, 06.23 AM IST