Myanmar's junta chief said the country plans to hold elections in December and January, state media reported Thursday, pressing ahead with polls denounced as a sham by international monitors ...

A Myanmar woman arrested by the junta for "spreading propaganda" is being detained over a Facebook post celebrating the 80th birthday of jailed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, local media said.

JAKARTA - An Indonesian influencer has been sentenced to seven years in prison for meetin g rebels in junta-ruled Myanmar, a foreign ministry official in Jakarta said on July 2.

The junta’s recruitment of child soldiers has surged, Human Rights Watch said in a report on June 20, a significant number enlisted since it introduced mandatory military service. So far the military ...

Myanmar Junta Chief Restates Plans to Hold Elections At Year’s End Critics say that the military regime’s election plans are intended to enshrine military rule behind a civilian façade.

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Officials in Myanmar's major cities destroyed about $300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs Thursday. The destroyed drugs included opium, heroin, methamphetamine ...

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NAYPYIDAW, (Myanmar): Myanmar's State Administration Council chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that the election will be held during December this year and January next year, state ...

YANGON, June 12, 2025 — Myanmar has been severely impacted by the March earthquake, and the economic aftershocks are compounding ongoing challenges faced by firms and households, according to a new ...

With the potential for late-afternoon rain and storms for Saturday, the John Deere Classic schedule has been altered for the ...

Another incentive for tourism will be the resumption of flights between Yangon and Novosibirsk. Since October, Myanmar's national carrier will operate flights twice a week — on Wednesdays and Sundays.

YANGON: The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 3.5 million visitors in the first six months of this year, U Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon Pagoda ...