Myanmar's parliament is set to convene Monday for the first time since a military coup five years ago, packed with pro-junta ...

Observers say the move could formalise a military-controlled political system rather than signal real democratic change. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Stacked with military allies and ex-generals, the new assembly aims to legitimise a regime the United Nations and EU have ...

The president will be picked by a vote across both houses of parliament, dominated by MPs who either support the military or are currently serving in its ranks. Some Myanmar experts believe Min Aung ...

Military enforcer and USDP chief Khin Yi is rewarded with the speaker post, while the deputy’s role is taken by veteran apparatchik Maung Maung Aye.

Myanmar's parliament convened on Monday for the first time since a coup five ​years ago, in one of the final steps in a nominal return to democracy where its powerful ‌military retains tight control.

Analysts report a new brand of bottom-up federalism in Myanmar as ethnic rebels establish parallel governments in five states ...

Regime forces push north with relentless barrage of air, drone, and artillery strikes following the reported fall of Tagaung—the last resistance-held town in Mandalay Region.

Five years after the February 2021 military coup, Myanmar continues to face one of the world’s most severe human rights and humanitarian crises.

YANGON: Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing, pic, announced the release of more than 12,000 prisoners on March 2 to mark ...

The legislature convenes for the first time in five years, with junta allies filling key posts in the wake of military-orchestrated elections ...

Myanmar’s military is feeling the pinch just 12 days after the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran. Access to oil is key to the junta’s survival, and its supply shortages are ...