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Myanmar President Aung Hlaing begins India visitMyanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing is on a five-day visit to India. The trip focuses on enhancing trade, connectivity, border security, an...
Myanmar unearthed massive 4.2-pound ruby considered more valuable than the country’s largest-ever gemstoneMyanmar ruby discovery: Myanmar has found a massive 11,000-carat ruby in the Mogok region. This gem is considered exceptionally rare and va...
Former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest in MyanmarFormer Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest. Her sentence was reduced as part of a prisoner amnesty f...
Myanmar commutes ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence again, lawyer saysAung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's former leader, has had her sentence reduced again. She now has over 18 years left to serve. This comes as part ...
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...
Myanmar cuts Aung San Suu Kyi sentence, frees former presidentMyanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has had her sentence reduced. This comes as part of an amnesty granted by the new president. Suu K...
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 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...
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...
At least 170 civilians killed in Myanmar air strikes during election: UNMyanmar's recent elections saw over 400 military air strikes, killing at least 170 civilians. The United Nations condemned the vote, statin...
Myanmar pro-military party 'winning' junta-run poll first phase: SourceMyanmar's dominant pro-military party is "winning a majority" in the first phase of junta-Monday, after democracy watchdogs warned the poll...
Myanmar will hold its first general election in 5 years as criticism of military rule mountsThe military has framed the polls as a return to multi-party democracy, likely seeking to add a facade of legitimacy to its rule, which beg...
Myanmar's military-led government extends state of emergency, forcing delay in promised electionMRTV television said the National Defense and Security Council met Monday in the capital, Naypyitaw, and extended the state of emergency fo...
Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi jailed for total of 33 yearsThe court's action leaves her with a total of 33 years to serve in prison following a series of politically tinged prosecutions since the a...
Myanmar cracked down brutally on protests, may get worseThe slide from a nascent democracy to yet another coup, as rapid as it has been brutal, opens up a grim possibility: As bad as it looks in ...
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...
India urges citizens to avoid unnecessary travel to Myanmar after coup"In view of the most recent developments in Myanmar, all Indian citizens are required to take due precautions and avoid unnecessary travel,...
Myanmar's journey back to military ruleHere is a timeline of a nation that emerged from a military dictatorship, only to plunge into a trouble-filled -- and perhaps short-lived -...