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

More than four years ago, the military ousted Myanmar’s freely elected government at gunpoint. The upcoming polls will be a total sham. December 26, 2025 On December 28, Myanmar’s military will hold ...

The pro-military party in Myanmar, Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), has claimed a landslide victory in the first phase of elections in the country, reported news agency AFP citing a ...

Myanmar heads to the polls on Sunday (December 28, 2025) as it battles a civil war that has ravaged parts of the country as well as one of Asia’s ‍worst humanitarian crises. Already one of Southeast ...

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The three-phase elections that the Tatmadaw (the armed forces) announced to elect a civilian government in Myanmar began on Sunday. But with the principal political group in that country, the National ...

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The 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened ...

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 ...

as it battles a civil war that has ravaged parts of the country, as well as one of Asia’s worst humanitarian crises. Already one of South-east Asia’s poorest countries, Myanmar has been hammered by a ...