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 ...

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 ...

Myanmar’s coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has been sworn in as the country’s new president, five years after he ousted an elected government and triggered a civil war. In his inauguration ...

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With Myanmar’s now-former military chief Min Aung Hlaing having taken up the country’s presidency in civilian garb following a bogus election, this is an opportune moment to examine whether major ...

Myanmar ⁠has freed former president Win Myint and reduced the sentence of imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu ‌Kyi as part of an ‌amnesty that saw the release of 4,335 prisoners, according to state ...

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 ...

JAKARTA – A criminal case against Myanmar’s newly elected President Min Aung Hlaing was filed in Indonesia on April 6 by a group of civil society organisations, accusing him of acts of genocide ...

JAKARTA, April 6 - A criminal case against Myanmar's newly-elected President Min Aung Hlaing was filed in Indonesia on Monday by a group of civil ‌society organisations, accusing the leader of acts of ...

U Win Myint is a close ally of Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s civilian leader. Both were forced from power by the military in a 2021 coup and imprisoned. By Richard C. Paddock Myanmar’s ousted ...