Myanmar marks 78 years of independence from British rule with an amnesty that freed thousands, even as the country faces contested elections and ongoing civil unrest. According to the military, 6,134 ...

YANGON — Myanmar's junta said on Sunday (Jan 4) it would release more than 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country's independence day. The military has arrested thousands of ...

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and reduced other inmates’ sentences Sunday to mark the 78th anniversary of the country's independence from Britain ...

BANGKOK — Myanmar's military-appointed election body has begun announcing the winners of the first phase of its three-part general election, saying that the military-backed party has won the majority ...

Streaming has revolutionized how audiences consume television, and over the past few years, a handful of new original shows have dominated screens worldwide. According to an analysis of around six ...

Myanmar's junta said slightly more than half of eligible voters cast their ballot in the first phase of a three-stage national election over the weekend, a figure that was markedly lower than the ...

Naypyidaw: Myanmar's dominant pro-military party is "winning a majority" in the first phase of junta-run elections, a party source told AFP Monday, after democracy watchdogs warned the poll would ...

(Reuters) - Overshadowed by civil war and doubts about the credibility of the polls, voters in Myanmar were casting their ballots in a general election starting on Sunday, the first since a military ...

Myanmar: Myanmar's military-led administration will hold a multi-phased general election starting on Sunday, even as a civil war rages across large ‍parts of the Southeast Asian country. The military ...