Outside polling stations guarded by armed police, an upbeat music video urging people to take part in the election plays on ...

In total, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing pardoned 6,134 imprisoned Myanmar nationals, the National Defence and Security Council ...

Hundreds of prisoners were released in Myanmar on Sunday (Jan 4) following an annual independence day amnesty announced by ...

Hundreds of prisoners were released in Myanmar on Sunday under an independence day pardon, just a week after the start of a ...

Although U Thant, a Burmese national, often made front-page headlines in major newspapers when he was United Nations ...

The military-ruled Myanmar (earlier known as Burma and Brahmadesh) staged the first phase of the general election on 28 December 2025 amid a civil ...

A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy ...

There may be trouble ahead, but in a culture of everyday uncertainty like Myanmar, there is also always hope of a spiritual fix.

The hearings will examine witness testimonies, expert evidence, and oral arguments on whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya in 2017.

A Buddhist monk teaches a lesson during a meditation course at a post-primary monastic school in Yangon, Myanmar, Dec. 11, ...