Myanmar’s military-backed government has invited opposition armed groups to peace talks, but two key rebel groups quickly rejected the offer. President Min Aung Hlaing, the general who led a coup five ...

Activists say clamp down on period products to target insurgents is gender-based violence and violates rights Myanmar’s military regime is expanding its ban on the distribution of period products, ...

Myanmar's leader commuted all death sentences in a blanket order on Friday, one of his first official acts since the 2021 coup leader was installed as the country's civilian president. The military ...

Thousands of prisoners in Myanmar have been granted amnesty or had their sentences reduced. The pardon order by Min Aung Hlaing is one of his first official acts since the coup leader became president ...

April 17 (Reuters) - Myanmar's new President Min Aung Hlaing has approved an amnesty for 4,335 prisoners, state television reported on Friday, the third such move in the past six months. The names of ...

Five years after Myanmar’s military coup, people have begun returning to the streets for Thingyan – the country’s traditional New Year festival – after years of boycotting public celebrations. This ...

Dancers performing during celebrations of the Thingyan water festival in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday, April 13, 2026. The festival, marking the start of the Myanmar New Year, usually occurs in the ...

Former Myanmar military chief and Myanmar president Min Aung Hlaing arrives for a session of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Union Parliament) in Naypyidaw on Apr 10, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Sai Aung Main) ...

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Myanmar’s parliament approved ⁠a ⁠list of 30 ministers to serve in the cabinet of junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on Thursday following his appointment as president last week, with ‌the military still ...

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Min Aung Hlaing seized control five years ago and plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaos Min Aung Hlaing, the military general who plunged Myanmar into conflict and economic chaos when he ...